In passing: the notable lives lost in 2022
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The Economist
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🗓️ 30 December 2022
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From Pelé, the “king of football”, to Britain’s longest-reigning queen, our editors and correspondents reflected on the accomplishments of many notable figures who died this year. But our obituaries editor shone a light also on the lives and legacies of lesser-known figures.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:09.0 | Most weekdays we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:20.0 | Today though, we'll be looking back at some notable lives. |
| 0:23.0 | The inspired and inspiring figures who died this year. |
| 0:27.0 | In Britain, 2022 brought a moment that had been as anticipated as it was dreaded. |
| 0:34.0 | A few moments ago, Buckingham Palace announced the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 0:40.0 | The whole of the country it seemed came to a halt. |
| 0:44.0 | The palace has just issued this statement. |
| 0:48.0 | It says the Queen died peacefully. |
| 0:51.0 | The country's longest-raining monarch died surrounded by her children at her Scotland home in Belmoral. |
| 0:57.0 | She was 96. |
| 0:59.0 | It's hard to overstate even to explain what and how much the Queen meant to Britain, |
| 1:04.0 | if only because of how long she rained. |
| 1:07.0 | As the tributes poured in, one of the most common words to be heard was duty. |
| 1:11.0 | Her reign was filled with ribbon cuttings and meat and greets, |
| 1:14.0 | proof of her sense of obligation to the people of Britain. |
| 1:18.0 | All of them, not just the politicos and the elites. |
| 1:21.0 | Our Britain correspondent Catherine Nixie looked back at her majesty's lifetime of service. |
| 1:26.0 | It's an incredibly evocative piece of film. |
| 1:30.0 | Let me begin by saying thank you to all the thousands of kind people who have sent me messages of goodwill. |
| 1:38.0 | It was made in 1947. |
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