14K views · 1.3K reactions | Following the State Funeral, Abbey’s bell ringers are ringing a full peal of Stedman Caters, lasting more than three hours. The bells are being rung fully-muffled – something which only happens upon the death of the monarch. | Westminster Abbey | Facebook

2.7K views · 179 reactions | On September 26, 1971, Emperor Hirohito became the first reigning monarch of Japan to step on foreign soil. There to greet him in Anchorage, Alaska was President and Mrs. Nixon. #Japan #EmperorofJapan #ForeignPolicy | Richard Nixon Foundation | Facebook