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How the Royal Family Used Twitter to Tell the World the Queen Elizabeth II Had Died

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How the Royal Family Used Twitter to Tell the World the Queen Elizabeth II Had Died

[ad_1] Queen’s Elizabeth II’s death after 70 years on the throne was announced first on Twitter — from the Royal Family’s own account. Queen's Elizabeth II's death after 70 years on the throne was announced first on Twitter — from the Royal Family's own account. A tweet stating the long-serving monarch had “died peacefully at Balmoral” was posted by @RoyalFamily at 6.30 p.m. local time, two minutes ahead of the BBC's own announcement on the platform. That Twitter was chosen as the initial vector for the news shows how much the family's approach to communication has morphed, especially in the latter years of the Queen's reign. Known for their use of pomp and ceremony to reinforce the power of the monarchy, the Windsors ...

The Process By Which Charles’s Accession To The Throne Is Formalised

[ad_1] Here is an explanation of the protocol surrounding the accession of a new monarchLondon: Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history, died on Thursday aged 96, with her son Charles succeeding her as king.Here is an explanation of the protocol surrounding the accession of a new monarch. Charles succeeds to the throne immediately on the death of the monarch. An Accession Council is convened as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours and held at St James's Palace, the official residence of the sovereign, to proclaim the successor.The council is formed of Privy Counsellors who have advised the monarch since the Norman era. They now comprise of about 670 senior politicians, including Prime Minister Liz Truss. Also present are the Lords Spiritual and Temporal - ...

UK PM Mourns ‘Second Elizabethan Age’ After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

[ad_1] "We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral," UK PM Liz Truss saidLondon: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, only two days into the job, addressed the nation Thursday from the steps of 10 Downing Street shortly after news of Queen Elizabeth II's death was announced.Here is her statement in full:"We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral."The death of Her Majesty the Queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the world."Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built."Our country has grown and flourished under her reign."Britain is the great country it is today because of her."She ascended the throne just after the Second World War."She championed the development of the Commonwealth -- from a small group of seven countrie...