Town Square with Ernie Manouse

Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest

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September 8th, 2022, Britain’s long-standing monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at the age of 96. She reigned for seventy years as the Queen, longer than any monarch in British history.

Today, September 19th, 2022, a state funeral took place at Westminster Abbey as the Royal Family, world leaders, and thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the late monarch.

Our panel of guests discuss their thoughts and feelings on the day’s events, the legacy she leaves behind, and the reaction from people all around the world mourning her passing.

 

Guests: 

Helen Mann

  • Former British Vice Consul at the British Consulate General in Houston
  • Former panelist on Houston Public Media’s hugely popular Downtown Abbey after show “Manor of Speaking” 

    • James Crawford-Smith

    • Royal Reporter, Newsweek

      • Dr. Aysha Pollnitz

      • Associate Professor of History, Rice University

        • Karen Peterson

        • Former president, Daughters of the British Empire Texas

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