Reacting to then news of the Queen’s passing with shock and sadness

“It’s something I had long been prepared for because I am an expert on the monarchy, I knew all the preparations that had been made… [But] despite all that preparation, when it actually happens, it is a terrible shock,” said Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Political Science).

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