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Future has dropped three chart-topping albums in just six months
by Stephen Thompson
This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.
The casket carrying Queen Elizabeth II is en route to her final resting place
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and author Claudia Joseph about the future of the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth's passing.
Hundreds of thousands waited around the clock to honor the late queen
Soccer great David Beckham was no different. He joined the queue around 2 a.m. Friday — spending 12 hours in line waiting to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
Florists in the U.K. are scrambling to keep up with the demand for flowers
The gates of Buckingham Palace and many other sites across the U.K. are covered in flowers as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth.
For the majority of Britons, the queen has been the face of the British monarchy
With the ascension of a new British monarch, a sort of royal rebranding is underway — replacing the image of Queen Elizabeth with that of King Charles on everything from currency to postage stamps.
After the funeral, the queen will be interred at Windsor Castle
Another part of the funeral takes place at Windsor Castle, about 25 miles from Westminster Abby. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt, author Claudia Joseph and NPR's Eleanor Beardsley.
Queen Elizabeth II has been honored with a grand funeral
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt, author Claudia Joseph and reporter John Phipps who reported on the many people who went to Buckingham Palace following the queen's death.
Crowds camped out to get a good spot to honor the queen and watch history
by Marc Rivers
Throngs of people lined the streets of London to witness the spectacle surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
U.K. security confiscates snacks before mourners enter Westminster Hall
Mourners brought food as they waited in long lines to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth. The confiscated snacks won't go to waste — more than 2 tons of food are being sent to charities.
On the day of her funeral, we remember Queen Elizabeth's coronation
Memories of Queen Elizabeth's coronation on June 2, 1953, from some people in Britain old enough to remember it. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and author Claudia Joseph.
10 days of national mourning in the U.K. end with the queen's funeral
As dignitaries gather for Queen Elizabeth's funeral, people have been lining the streets to catch a glimpse of the events. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and author Claudia Joseph.
News brief: Britain's state funeral, Hurricane Fiona, Biden's comments on Taiwan
Funeral services are held for Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Hurricane Fiona pummels Puerto Rico. President Biden says the U.S. will defend Taiwan if China stages an "unprecedented attack" on the island.
Festivalgoers express opinions about Queen Elizabeth's passing and the monarchy
NPR's Rachel Martin asks some of the people attending an arts and music festival over the weekend in the London neighborhood of Pekham to reflect on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.