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With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death

FILE - A man walk past a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II decorating a street near Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 13, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) A woman reads messages placed between flowers for late Queen Elizabeth II at Green Park, near Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) The cortege carrying the coffin of late Queen Elizabeth II, arrives at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A photograph of Queen Elizabeth II is placed inside a balloon as people bring floral tributes in London's Green Park, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) A woman reads messages placed between flowers for Queen Elizabeth II at Green Park, near Buckingham Palace in London, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) FILE - People wait in line to lay flowers for Queen Elizabeth II in front of Buckingham Palace, in London, Sept. 11, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File) FILE - King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort sit, in Westminster Hall, where both Houses of Parliament met to express their condolences, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Sept. 12, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE. - The coffin containing the body of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) FILE - Jamie and Emma with their daughters, from second left, Maisie, Arabella and Elithia, stand next to flowers and messages placed for Queen Elizabeth II at Green Park memorial next to Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 12, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File) FILE - A tribute to the Queen is displayed on a giant screen at Piccadilly Circus in London, Sept. 9, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File) FILE - A woman reacts next to flowers and messages for Queen Elizabeth II at the Green Park memorial, near Buckingham Palace, in London, Sept. 10, 2022. Because she reigned and lived for so long, Queen Elizabeth II's death was a reminder that mortality and the march of time are inexorable. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death