What the papers say – April 12
The papers are dominated by further reaction to the death of Philip as well as the easing of lockdown laws in England.
The Daily Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Express all lead with the Queen describing her spouse’s death as “having left a huge void in her life”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Queen says Duke’s death ‘has left a huge void’ in her life'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 11, 2021
THE TIMES: Philip’s death ‘has left a huge void’ in Queen’s life #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3pQseRtEli
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 11, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: 'Stoic Queen: Huge void in my life' https://t.co/ea7Be1IuRF#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xOGQ6w62le
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 11, 2021
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail, Metro and Daily Mirror all carry the Countess of Wessex’s comments that it was as if “somebody took him by the hand and off he went”.
Monday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPage pic.twitter.com/nkZOnLdb6i
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 11, 2021
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
SO GENTLE 🟥 Duke's death was 'just like someone took him by the hand… and off he went'🟥 'A huge void in the Queen's life'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/m6gEaOjcIG
— Metro (@MetroUK) April 11, 2021
Today's front page: Open day #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/E7pBXcoG1q pic.twitter.com/b9f8qBaWhS
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 11, 2021
And The Sun reports Harry has arrived in the UK ahead of his grandfather’s funeral service.
Tomorrow's front page: Prince Harry arrived back in the UK today for Prince Philip’s funeral https://t.co/gmHZ4kckXR pic.twitter.com/vgscVWbdGd
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 11, 2021
Elsewhere, the i and Daily Star lead with Boris Johnson urging the nation to “behave responsibly” as pub gardens, shops deemed non-essential, hairdressers, indoor gyms and swimming pools reopen.
Monday's front page: Caution urged as shutters come up#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/FNsrCho5Wt
— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 11, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: 'They drink…it’s all over'https://t.co/jBclyi5eDX#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/dtxnTyvLsW
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 11, 2021
The Independent carries comments from Police Superintendents’ Association president Paul Griffiths that police will “struggle to handle” Covid breaches as restrictions ease.
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— The Independent (@Independent) April 12, 2021
Young black people are three times as likely to be jobless as their white peers, according to analysis from The Guardian.
Guardian front page, Monday 12 April 2021: Young black people three times as likely to be jobless as white peers pic.twitter.com/FO72SXhbJp
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 11, 2021
And the Financial Times says there are concerns over the effectiveness of China’s homegrown vaccines.
FT: China to mix and match jabs after worries over homegrown vaccines #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yR2jUxF9hk
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 11, 2021