Newspaper headlines: 'The King's vigil' and 'PM under pressure'
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King Charles stands with his siblings beside the Queen's coffin
Almost all of the front pages feature pictures of King Charles and his three siblings, standing on each side of their mother's coffin, in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, as members of the public file past.
"The King's Vigil" is the Sun's headline,, external while the Daily Mail describes it as a "Silent Vigil for a Queen and mother", external.
The Daily Mirror says it's "a picture of dignity and sorrow", external. The paper's reporter describes how she queued for 12 hours to file past the coffin, and met a 72-year-old woman who arrived in Edinburgh at midnight and slept on a bench until the queue opened.
According to the Daily Telegraph,, external mourners in London may have to wait for 30 hours to see the Queen's coffin lying in state, with the queue likely to stretch more than three miles, from Tower Bridge to Westminster.
Writing in the Mail, columnist, Peter Hitchens argues, external the coffin should travel from Edinburgh to London by the Royal Train instead of being flown. He argues a train journey would give many hundreds of thousands of people an opportunity to line the route to pay their respects.
An article in the Telegraph says a train carriage has been modified, external to carry the coffin to London, but the plan was abandoned at the last minute. The paper says there were fears that the route would become a magnet for protesters or reckless behaviour, that would be too difficult to police.
The "I" newspaper, external has been looking at which world leaders will attend the funeral on Monday. Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, and Spain's King Felipe are among the latest to confirm their arrival. President Biden and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will also attend - but India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, have yet to say whether they will.
The director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Professor Philip Murphy, tells the Times, external that after Queen Elizabeth's death a number of countries could decide to leave the organisation or replace the British monarch as their head of state. He says this is being fuelled by the Black Lives Matter movement, the Windrush scandal, and the growing momentum behind the move for reparations for slavery and colonialism.
A report in the Mirror says a hundred food and drink brands - such as Heinz ketchup and Twinings Tea - must now stop using the Royal coat of arms and the words "by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen". The paper says the brands have to re-apply to King Charles and prove that his Royal household regularly uses them.
And the Financial Times says, external the new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has told civil servants at the Treasury that they now need to focus entirely on economic growth - with the aim to boost annual economic growth. The paper says the mood among Treasury staff is grim after Mr Kwarteng sacked Tom Scholar, the popular and highly experienced permanent secretary.
Both the FT and the Guardian say Mr Kwarteng is expected to announce his emergency budget on Thursday or Friday, external next week.
