With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death

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)

With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death