Queen Elizabeth II: How newspaper front pages around the world covered the monarch’s passing
(September 19, 2022), Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom passed away. The monarch was 96 and one of the most universally loved public figures in the world. The queen ascended to the throne in 1952, making her reign 70 years–the longest of any monarch in recent history. Her son, the former Prince Charles, is now King Charles, having ascended to the throne upon her death.
Given Queen Elizabeth’s universal appeal and her unexpected passing, the death of the monarch is front page news around the world. Here’s how newspapers across the globe covered her passing.
The front page of The New York Times for Sept. 9, 2022. https://t.co/LilnXcdIw1 pic.twitter.com/GjcIFMe91E
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2022
Friday’s @USATODAY front page pic.twitter.com/pRpAun7she
— nicole carroll (@nicole_carroll) September 8, 2022
Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/CqL4hL3YaX pic.twitter.com/YfuB7RLnyY
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 9, 2022
Tomorrow’s front page: Queen Elizabeth II – 1926-2022.#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/qZLfyYFepR
— The Press & Journal (@pressjournal) September 8, 2022
Our front page tomorrow #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8No26vHjrk
— Alastair Jamieson (@alastairjam) September 8, 2022
?? La peine d’Angleterre : voici la une de @libe vendredi, après la mort d’Elizabeth II https://t.co/nj2k4mQp7h #QueenElizabeth pic.twitter.com/dngzR43bp7
— Libération (@libe) September 8, 2022
Friday’s front page: Thank you https://t.co/RpX4DCvQ5l #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0MxuaXtiDh
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 8, 2022
The Guardian front page, Friday 9 September 2022; Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 pic.twitter.com/5ROqSmVqE1
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 8, 2022
Friday’s Daily Mail: Our hearts are broken #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/5uOQSvyo5D
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) September 8, 2022
Tomorrow’s Paper Today ????
ELIZABETH II
1926-2022#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/DzONeztJo1— Metro (@MetroUK) September 8, 2022
Striking and poignant front page from down here in the south of France. Chapeau @laprovence #QueenElizabeth pic.twitter.com/bbfAZgMYlR
— Colin Farmery (@colinfarmery) September 9, 2022
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday September 9 https://t.co/tbknisJcrB pic.twitter.com/RxmEadxJOH
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 8, 2022
«Elizabeth II, un roc pour son royaume», l’éditorial de @edemontety
? https://t.co/VHWL2ENnO6 pic.twitter.com/Bz1PnYIv9n— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) September 8, 2022
The front page of Friday’s special late edition of The West Australian. pic.twitter.com/L3pqfuBPq6
— The West Australian (@westaustralian) September 8, 2022
???? Muere Isabel II; Histórica subida de tipos de interés; El CGPJ obvia el plazo marcado en la ley para la renovación del Constitucional, en la #Portada de EL PAÍS este viernes 9 de septiembre
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— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) September 8, 2022
The front page of Saturday’s special 32-page souvenir tribute to the remarkable life of the Queen in The West Australian. pic.twitter.com/PYw80LMCKK
— The West Australian (@westaustralian) September 9, 2022
Die @bild Titelseite von morgen. pic.twitter.com/g83U8gOnjD
— Johannes Boie (@johannesboie) September 8, 2022
Tomorrow’s front page as we pay tribute to the Queen pic.twitter.com/9ct0IZH8ST
— The Herald (@heraldscotland) September 8, 2022
A primeira página do PÚBLICO desta sexta-feira, 9 de Setembro.
Mais em https://t.co/hjQsOOq2OH pic.twitter.com/sU9X18euX0
— Público (@Publico) September 8, 2022
Front page of Spain’s conservative daily El Mundo.
‘The greatest queen.’ pic.twitter.com/DxXNLdQWlw
— Brendy Boyle (@BrendyBoyle) September 9, 2022
Friday’s Daily Star: ‘You did your duty, Ma’am’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/esue5x9XK9
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) September 8, 2022
Tribute on the front page (and many inside pages) of N.I.’s principal nationalist newspaper today.
The first visit by a reigning British monarch since Queen Victoria, when the whole of Ireland was then part of the UK. pic.twitter.com/N2MuD1Fd3L— Colm Nugent (@Wigapedia) September 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II
1926-2022 #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/JxAbyo71pF— Manchester News MEN (@MENnewsdesk) September 8, 2022
Gulf Today front page, Friday 9 September 2022 | WORLD MOURNS QUEEN pic.twitter.com/Rxc5A8yiRm
— Gulf Today (@gulftoday) September 8, 2022
Our front page: My beloved mother.
King Charles III and family mourn death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral.#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/xwv7hYRDwM
— Evening Express (@EveningExpress) September 8, 2022
FRIDAY FRONT PAGE
• Queen Elizabeth II dies ‘peacefully’ at age 96
• #Rwanda among countries to pilot oral drug treatment for Covid-19
• Rwanda, Kenya SMEs secure funding from Rockefeller Foundation to boost nutritious feedingGet your copy: https://t.co/W4E6QnSEoL pic.twitter.com/U6hB9JrRlf
— The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) September 9, 2022
Our front page: Queen Elizabeth dies at 96
Follow the latest on these headlines and more: https://t.co/Dyok24U2V3#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7nZ5xtVnmF— The National (@TheNationalNews) September 8, 2022
A tribute to The Queen is the full front page story on the cover of this morning’s @HoustonChron.
A show of just how significant her reign was … not just in the UK but around the world all the way here in Texas. pic.twitter.com/N4vRSSgDab
— Wiley Post (@WileyPostKHOU) September 9, 2022
#TheDilyTimes front page: President Lazarus Chakwera (September 19, 2022) condoled the British Royal Family, the people and government of Britain on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II who died (September 19, 2022) at the age of 96, after reigning for 70 years.https://t.co/MGGDqYsdAm pic.twitter.com/OJi6UFGU8K
— Times 360 Malawi (@Times360Malawi) September 9, 2022
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