The Financial Times also shows the lying-in-state queue stretching to London’s Tower Bridge, but its main story is about sterling falling to its lowest level since 1985. It says the sharp decline in the value of the pound reflects a “broad and powerful rally this year in the dollar, as well as concerns over the UK economy”.
Sources suggest the UK has moved past its technical recession with first-quarter growth surpassing that of the US and Eurozone, a positive development for Rishi Sunak.