Several articles a day on it in Canada, but it’s one news item among many and is moving farther and farther down the front page with each passing day (today, buried under COVID, inflation, stock market dip, some random GP from Massachusetts who couldn’t get a medical license in Newfoundland…)
I’ve noticed that the tone of reporting on the CBC (our BBC) is also… nuanced. Not republican per se, but quick to point out the problematic historical and current relationships between the Crown and indigenous peoples, respect for Queen Elizabeth but scepticism about King Charles…
She was our queen, but I don’t hear anyone talking about her in real life, other than an occasional “did you hear - too bad”. There was speculation about whether there would be a public holiday for the funeral. In some small provinces, yes, but in the bigger ones, nope.
I think a lot of people here had a degree of respect for Queen Elizabeth, but the news we’re seeing from the UK feels surreal and anachronistic.