The reign of Queen Elizabeth II was truly majestic. Hers was an era of elegant longevity. She became Britain’s longest-reigning monarch in 2015. Winston Churchill, her first prime minister, was born ...

For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth reigned over the United Kingdom, giving a sense of stability to its monarchy and national identity, a continuity that many now say shifted dramatically following her ...

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II processes out of Westminster Abbey after her funeral on Sept. 19. (James Forde for The Washington Post) You’re reading Post Elizabeth, our newsletter following the ...

The queen is dead. The second Elizabethan era is over. In the hours and days to come, the royal family will do what it does best, and mask uncertainty and emotion with ritual and pageantry. There will ...

Crowds gathered Thursday at the British Embassy in Northwest D.C. to mourn the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. It’s an “end of an era and the beginning of a new one” is how Katya, who was among ...