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UK to Fund £40 Million Queen Elizabeth Trust With King as Patron

The move anchors a week of national remembrance led by an official biography plus BBC programming.

Overview

  • Coverage on Sunday reported a one‑off £40 million government payment to set up the Queen Elizabeth Trust with King Charles III as patron.
  • The charity will focus on reviving shared community spaces, including underused buildings and green areas.
  • Buckingham Palace named historian Dr Anna Keay as the authorised biographer with access to the late Queen’s personal and official papers.
  • A BBC centenary film, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century, airs at 9pm Sunday on BBC One and iPlayer using archive footage and new interviews.
  • The centenary falls on Tuesday, 21 April, when the Royal Family will remember her at a number of events.