LONDON – And similar to that, inside 72 hours, Britain had a latest prime minister, a latest king, and was mourning the death of its longest-serving monarch, who fulfilled her duties until the tip.
The primary full week of September might be remembered by many Britons as surreal. It began with the election of Liz Truss as prime minister, her plans to tame runaway energy costs, and to maintain the country’s lights on amid a stinging cost-of-living crisis.
The next day, Queen Elizabeth II, as head of state, accepted Boris Johnson’s resignation and asked Truss — her 15th prime minister — to form a government.
On Sept. 8, with that work done, the queen died at Balmoral, her beloved Scottish castle, private...
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