A period of royal mourning will be observed from now until seven days after the Queen’s funeral, the date of which will be confirmed in due course, Buckingham Palace has announced
King Charles III has return to London from Balmoral, and is expected to address the nation with a televised statement at 6 p.m.
He went on a walkabout outside Buckingham Palace as thousands lined the barriers to welcome the King, as he arrived just after 2pm in central London.
A service of prayer and reflection on the death of the Queen will be held in St Paul’s Cathedral at 6pm.The Prime Minister and Lord Mayor of London are expected to attend the service which will be broadcast on the BBC.
The first official rendition of God Save the King will be sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service
All 2,000 wristbands for Friday evening’s service at St Paul’s Cathedral were distributed to members of the pubic within three hours, a cathedral spokeswoman said.
Tributes have been made in Parliament this afternoon
The Prime Minister Liz Truss has had her first audience with the new monarch at this afternoon
As the period of mourning begins, all normal government business is suspended
Flags other than the royal standard will be flown at half mast around the country.
Tomorrow at 10.00am The Accession Council, a body made up of members of the Privy Council will meet at St. James’ Palace to formally proclaim King Charles III the new monarch.
It will be televised for the first time in history, Clarence House has confirmed.
The proclamation will be read aloud and signed by those present.
Charles III will then make a personal declaration and take a statutory oath to protect the Church of Scotland.
The proclamation is then read in the coming days at Edinburgh Castle, Cardiff Castle and Hillsborough Castle, and in counties, cities, boroughs and parishes across the country.
On Sunday The Queen’s coffin is expected to be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.It will return to London by plane on Tuesday and a lying in state at Westminster Hall will begin on Wednesday
The BBC has announced that the Last Night Of The Proms has been cancelled as a mark of respect, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Schools are not as yet expected to close apart from the day of the funeral which is expected to be Monday 19th September
Sporting events taking place today been cancelled including the Test Match and the Golf at Wentworth.
All Premier League and EFL fixtures due to take place over the weekend have been cancelled but other sports are going ahead as planned
The TUC Congress, due to be held in Brighton from Sunday, has been postponed
