Thousands of miles from their homeland, Britons living in the Inland Northwest keenly felt the loss of the only monarch they have ever known.
For some, the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday meant the passing of an age.
Englishman Richard Elgar, a political science professor at Washington State University, admitted to being “not much of a monarchist,” but allowed that many royals, especially the queen, “have worked really hard, despite all their inherited wealth.”
Like others, Elgar worried about the future, which includes a struggling British economy, a fragmenting Commonwealth, and a new prime minister – Liz Truss, who was appointed only two days earlier.
And now the United Kingdom will be led by King Charles III, who took the crown upon the death of his mother.
“I think it’s going to be tricky,” Elgar said.
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