, ▁comes ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁Long ann et ▁coal ▁mine ▁in ▁F ife ▁after ▁it ▁flo ods ▁and ▁the ▁own ers ▁go ▁into ▁liquid ation , ▁putting ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁work . ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁– ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁The ▁Queen ▁Mother , ▁dies ▁aged ▁ 1 0 1 ▁at ▁Royal ▁L odge , ▁W inds or . ▁ ▁April ▁ 4 ▁April ▁– ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁The ▁Queen ▁Mother ' s ▁fun eral ▁process ion ▁from ▁the ▁Chap el ▁Royal ▁at ▁St ▁James ' s ▁Palace ▁to ▁West min ster ▁Hall ▁to ▁lie ▁in ▁state . ▁ 9 ▁April ▁– ▁The ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁The ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey , ▁London . ▁The ▁bur ial ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Chap el , ▁W inds or . ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁– ▁A ▁badly ▁decom posed ▁female ▁body ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ; ▁and ▁is ▁fe ared ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁of ▁Am anda ▁Dow ler . ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁– ▁The ▁body ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁ 7 3 - year - old ▁Mrs . ▁Mais ie ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁alive ▁near ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁She pp erton ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁ago ▁and ▁whose ▁death ▁is ▁not ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁susp icious . ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁– ▁Two ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁tw