Far king hail

We interrupt this blog again with more breaking news. 

Seven years after besting Queen Victoria's record reign and in her own seventieth year on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II died, aged 96. 

History or providence arranged for Boris to have only just left the post of Prime Minister, leaving him to attend the service with all the other ex-PMs and Liz Truss having a key role as current leader. The incumbent US President Biden and wife Jill made a more conventional, not to say acceptable, guest than his predecessor and it was gratifying to see Justin Trudeau, Jacinda Ardern, Anthony Albanese and the like paying their respects, though there are already rumblings about Jamaica leaving the Commonwealth.

Prince Charles, whom I've admired since buying a book about his styling as a 'clown prince', is now King Charles III

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• Adamsfield Conservation Area
• Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area
• Bay of Fires Conservation Area
  
• Ben Lomond National Park 
• Blue Tier Regional Reserve
• Central Plateau Conservation Area
• Chauncy Vale Wildlife Sanctuary
  
• Coningham Nature Recreation Area
  
• Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
• Dial Range Reserves
  
• Douglas-Apsley National Park 
• Florentine River Regional Reserve
  
• Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
  
• Freycinet National Park
• Great Western Tiers Conservation Area
• Gunns Plains Cave State Reserve
  
• Hartz Mountains National Park
• Hastings Caves State Reserve
• Highfield Historic Site
• Kangaroo Bluff Historic Site
• Kate Reed Nature Recreation Area
• Kent Group National Park
• Lake Dulverton Wildlife Sanctuary
  
• Liffey Falls State Reserve
• Lime Bay State Reserve
  
• Maria Island National Park
• Mole Creek Kast National Park
  
  
• Mount Field National Park 
• Mount Nelson Signal Station
  
• Mount William National Park
  
• Narawntapu National Park, Parks and Wildlife Service
• Oyster Cove Historic Site
  
• Peggs Beach Conservation Area 
• Peter Murrell Reserves
• Port Arthur Historic Site
  
• Richmond Gaol Historic Site
  
• Rocky Cape National Park 
• Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area
  
• Ross Female Factory Historic Site
• Sarah Island
• Savage River National Park 
• Silver Plains Conservation Area
  
• South Bruny National Park
  
• South West National Park
• Southport Lagoon Conservation Area
• St Columba Falls State Reserve
  
• Strzelecki National Park
• Styx Tall Trees Conservation Area
• Tamar Island Wetlands Centre
  
• Tasman National Park
• The Nut State Reserve
• The Shot Tower
• The Steppes
• Trevallyn Nature Recreation Area
  
• Walls of Jerusalem National Park
• Waterhouse Conservation Area
• Wybalenna Historic Site