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6 UCW SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2022 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Queen Elizabeth has namesake in North Carolina by DONNA KING, Carolina Journal 2990 SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL RD. FAYETTEVILLE , NC 28312 844-622-FARM BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW AT WWW.SWEETVALLEYRANCHNC.COM SEARCH "MUSIC AT THE FARM" ON FACEBOOK MUSIC AT THE FARM GATES OPEN: 6PM HELL IS HERE: 7-8PM MOSTLEY CRUE: 8:30-10PM BEER GARDEN + FOOD TRUCK OCTOBER 15, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died ursday at the age of 96. After 70 years on the throne, she was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. e news came hours after Bucking- ham Palace announced that the queen was under medical supervision at Bal- moral Castle in Scotland. Her funeral is traditionally to be held 10 days after her death at Westminster Abbey, with private burial at St. George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle, alongside her husband Prince Phil- lip, who died in April 2021, her sister Princess Margaret, and father King George VI. On Friday, Sept. 9, Britain's Acces- sion Council was expected to for- mally name her son Charles, Prince of Wales, to be the new King Charles III. Before her passing, the queen had di- rected that his wife, Camilla, be called Queen Consort when he becomes king. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had ordered the American flag over the Capitol lowered to half-staff in honor of the late monarch. North Carolina's senators expressed their condolences to the royal family and noted the queen's special impact on the rela- tionship between the United States and Great Britain. "My thoughts are with our friends in the United King- dom, and all those across the world, who are mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II," said Sen. Richard Burr in a statement ursday. "roughout the decades, she was a stalwart leader for her country and a steady global presence. She met with 13 of the last 14 U.S. presidents, helping to foster the special relation- ship between our countries. She will be remembered for a long life dedicat- ed to duty, honor, and service – prin- ciples she lived by example." North Carolina's dedication to Brit- ain's queen, the Queen Elizabeth II ship, floats in Roanoke Island Festival Park, drawing thousands of visitors each year to the Manteo waterfront in the Outer Banks. e ship was built in Manteo and was modeled after sailing vessels that sailed to Roanoke Island in 1584 and 1587 under the reign of Elizabeth I. UNC Tar Heel football also has a unique connection to Queen Eliza- beth. During a trip to the United States, she and Prince Phillip watched the Tar Heels play football against the University of Maryland at Byrd Sta- dium in College Park on Oct. 19, 1957. N.C. Gov. Luther Hodges represented the state at the game and presented the queen with a small trophy of Sir Walter Raleigh. Prince Phillip was giv- en a football that day for the couple's son, Charlie, or Prince Charles. Today, a 1971 oil painting of Queen Elizabeth II hangs in the N.C. Mu- seum of Art, given to the state by the Burroughs-Wellcome Foundation. NEWS DONNA KING, Carolina Journal COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200 An oil painting of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh. N.C. Governor Luther Hodges presents Queen Elizabeth with a trophy of Sir Walter Raleigh, Oct. 19, 1957. (Photo by Hugh Morton, UNC Archives)