The death of the queen marks the end of the second Elizabethan era and the beginning of the second Carolingian age: the reign of King Charles III.
New Prime Minister Liz Truss chose her words carefully when she told the House of Commons on Friday that the UK would enter “our new Carolean era”.
The term Carolinian comes from the Latin for Charles – Carolus.
It comes as Harry and Meghan continue to create drama, with Buckingham Palace staff revealing their fury at the Duchess of Sussex’s plans to visit Balmoral, where the Queen was seeing out her final hours.
Meanwhile, dozens of Australian leaders gathered in Canberra to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Governor-General David Hurley gathered in Parliament to lay a wreath in honor of the Queen.
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