With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death

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)

With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death