IT'S a question I've been asked time and again since arriving in London soon after the queen died: You're from South Africa? So the royals are popular with your readers? Oh yes, I reply. Royal news is one of the staples of this magazine so when the head of the family passes away it's a very big deal.
And it's a very big deal around the world too. I've heard of an American couple who abandoned their honeymoon in Rome and came to London instead when Her Majesty died.
I spoke to a family from California who dropped everything to get over in time for the funeral. Media representatives from over 100 countries are here.
Heads of state have jetted in from around the world. The UK is bursting at the seams with people wanting to be part of the occasion.
Queen Elizabeth II was a remarkable woman: a monarch for 70 years, a constancy during times of change, a steadying hand for her family, an almost universally respected figure.
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