Ruth Ellis, described in reports as the last woman executed in the UK, is being granted a conditional pardon decades after her hanging. Multiple outlets report that the King accepts the government’s advice to grant the pardon. The move follows statements attributed to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, who says the government hopes it brings a measure of peace for Ellis’s family. Coverage notes that Ellis was 28 at the time of her execution and frames the pardon as posthumous. Different outlets vary mainly in wording and emphasis, but they consistently present the same core decision: a conditional pardon is granted to Ellis by royal approval based on government advice. The reports do not agree on additional procedural details beyond that acceptance and conditional nature. Overall, the story centers on the government’s recommendation and the King’s confirmation of the pardon, long after Ellis’s conviction and execution, along with accompanying comments from senior officials expressing the intention to offer reassurance to her family.