Queen’s death deepens UK’s downward spiral in global arena, US observers say

Boris Johnson scandals, energy crisis - not to mention Brexit - have undermined Britain's influence

The prevailing view from America of post-Brexit, post-Elizabethan Britain is principally one of a country of declining influence which is in danger of sinking on the world stage as a result of mostly self-inflicted crises.

The US news coverage of the day of the Queen's death was overwhelmingly reverent, but by Friday there was already a backlash, pointing to the inseparable bond between the royal family and the country's imperial past.