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Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, Daniel Martinez Poveda of Colombia,left and second place, and Georg Steinhauser of Germany, third place and wearing the best young rider's white jersey, celebrate on the podium after the last stage of the Paris Nice cycling race with start and finish in Nice, France, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)

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Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain's monarch. She was sovereign to another 14 nations and a rare figure on the world stage who was almost universally admired. Her reach cut through hemispheres, generations, social divisions and politics.