Britain's new king prepared to meet with the prime minister Friday and address a nation mourning Queen Elizabeth II
Finance worker Giles Cudmore said the queen had "just been a constant through everything, everything good and bad."Everyday politics was put on hold, with lawmakers set to pay tribute to the monarch in Parliament over two days, starting at noon. Many sporting and cultural events were canceled as a mark of respect, and some businesses - including Selfridges department store and the Legoland amusement park - shut their doors.
After a vigil in Edinburgh, the queen's coffin will be brought to London, and she will lie in state for several days before her funeral in Westminster Abbey. The public's abiding affection for the queen had helped sustain support for the monarchy during the family scandals, but Charles is nowhere near as popular.
Truss, appointed by the queen just 48 hours earlier, called Elizabeth "the rock on which modern Britain was built." Since Feb. 6, 1952, Elizabeth had reigned over a Britain that rebuilt from a destructive and financially exhausting war and lost its empire; joined the European Union and then left it; and made the painful transition into the 21st century.
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