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The pair, along with members including Zara Tindall and Lady Louise Windsor, looked emotional as they thanked the crowds of adoring fans, mourning the death of the late sovereign.
While Charles’ proclamation took place in London on Saturday morning, some senior members of the Royal Family remained in Scotland and the late Queen’s beloved Balmoral estate.
Princess Anne, Zara Tindall, Peter Philips, Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, Prince Andrew, and Prince Eugenie and Beatrice were among the members to have stayed at the residence following the monarch’s death.
On Saturday afternoon, the family members travelled to a private service at Crathie Kirk, Scotland, in honour of the late sovereign.
Meanwhile, in London, King Charles was officially sworn in as the new King, during the first-ever televised proclamation.
Charles’ proclamation, which took place at the palace on Saturday morning, was attended by 200 privy counsellors, including the new Prime Minister Liz Truss, who swore in the new King, following his beloved mother’s death on Thursday.
Three cheers for the new King were carried out following the proclamation.
The Accession Council is divided into two parts. In part one, the Privy Council, without The King present, will proclaim the Sovereign, and formally approve various consequential Orders, including the arrangements for the Proclamation.
Part two, is the holding by The King of His Majesty’s first Privy Council. The King will make his declaration and read and sign an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland and approve Orders in Council which facilitate continuity of government.
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On Sunday, both Australia and New Zealand held ceremonies in their capital cities to proclaim King Charles III their new King.
The British monarchy is the head of 14 states outside of Britain, although the role is largely ceremonial.
In Australia, Governor General David Hurley, the British monarch’s representative in Australia, proclaimed King Charles the head of state.
The proclamation took place at Parliament House in Canberra and was marked by a 21-gun salute by the Australian Defence Force.
Mr Hurley noted the reign of the “pleasant and glorious” Queen Elizabeth and said Australia “do now proclaim” King Charles the new monarch.
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On Saturday, Prince William and Prince Harry greeted well-wishers at Windsor Castle along with Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
Harry and William have not been seen in public together since the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh last year.
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If you are interested in paying your respects to the Queen, there are a few options.
Online, you can send a message on the Royal Family website, at https://www.royal.uk/send-message-condolence
Flowers and other memorials tributes can be left in certain areas of the country.
You can leave a tribute at Green Park and Hyde Park in London, the main gate of Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Physic Gardens in Edinburgh and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.
On Monday, those in Edinburgh, Scotland can pay their respects at St Giles Cathedral starting in the afternoon and on Tuesday, the Queen’s body will lie in Westminister for four days, which will allow the public to file past and pay respects.
Later today around 10am the Queen’s coffin will be transported from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to Edinburgh.
The journey will take six hours, and then the coffin will arrive at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which is the official residence of the royal family in Edinburgh.
On Monday, the Queen’s body will be moved to St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile of Edinburgh.
It will be transported on the Royal Train afterwards by the Royal Train to London for her funeral, which is expected to be Monday, September 19.
People from across the UK have told the story of the time they met Queen Elizabeth and given some insight into what Her Majesty was like when attending royal duties.
Some recalled her as “lovely” and “warm” while others remember her “commanding but friendly presence”.
Alison Thomas, the head of Veterinary Services at the Blue Cross, met the Queen in 2001 at the animal hospital in Victoria, Central London.
Ms Thomas recalled a dog jumped up on the Queen’s leg and added: “But she didn’t mind at all and was very happy to respond to the dog.”
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King Charles III received love and affection from his royal fans who took to Twitter to support him.
A royal fan Rob Nunn tweeted: “Long Live the King!”
A second user, AW78 tweeted: “Popped up to say goodbye to the queen and lay some flowers. Got to say hello to our new king and his queen consort.
“A very special day for us all.”
The Queen’s royal cypher has been on our postboxes, passports, and banknotes for over 70 years, but King Charles’ new symbol will now appear all over Britain.
On Saturday morning, King Charles was formally proclaimed monarch by the Accession Council at St James’ Palace in London, a historic ceremony which has taken place with every royal monarch since George I in 1714.
The former Prince of Wales wore what appears to be his new royal cypher as a tie pin during the historic ceremony.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were dressed in all black as they walked along the gates of Windsor Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they looked at the tributes, with Harry at one point affectionately putting his hand on Meghan’s back.
They were seen pointing at different tributes and discussing them as members of the crowd waved at them.
The four looked at tributes and flowers which have been left at Cambridge Gate following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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While signing the oath, the King used ink from a pot that had been gifted to him by his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
Following the death of Elizabeth II, Prince William has been given the title Prince of Wales.
This was previously held by his father, the longest bearer of the position.
In his first speech as King, Charles III also gave special mention to his other son, Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan Markle.
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The foursome appeared from black Range Rovers, and observed the floral tributes to the late Queen, before meeting members of the public.
However, there was a difference between the two couples which was noted by a body language expert.
Prince Harry and Meghan were observed holding hands, while there was a more noticeable gap between Prince William and Kate.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children Archie and Lili remain a plain Master and Miss on the royal website rather than prince and princess, but the King’s spokesman pledged to update it “as and when we get information”.
While William’s title in the line of succession as the Prince of Wales has been swiftly added with his children now listed as “of Wales”, Archie and Lili’s had not changed on Saturday.
They are technically now a prince and a princess because their grandfather has become King, but it has not been confirmed by their parents or Buckingham Palace whether they will use the titles.
Members of the Royal Family gathered around Balmoral Castle on Saturday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II.
Judi James, a body language expert, spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about the family’s body language during the emotional appearances.
She said: “This was an openly emotional display from top-tier royals who gathered together to share their grief with the crowds and to physically support and comfort one another in that grief.”
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Mr Cameron revealed when he was in office he had audiences with the then Prince of Wales so Charles could prepare for the day when, as sovereign, he was holding weekly meetings with the premier.
He told the BBC: “I had audiences with Prince Charles when Queen Elizabeth II was on the throne because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences.
“From what I saw he will be brilliant at that job. Brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. This has probably been the longest apprenticeship in history.”
He said that, as with his mother, the new King was a “superb diplomat” and predicted he would prove a “very worthy successor” when it came to supporting the British government of the day abroad.
Mr Cameron said: “I saw him in action at Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings and he knows everybody personally, he interacts with them brilliantly.
“The soft power the British monarch brings to help a Prime Minister and a government with all those international relations, it was obviously outstanding under Queen Elizabeth II.
“I think you will see Charles III will be a very worthy successor in that regard.”
She stunned in her first appearance since becoming the Princess of Wales. The 40-year-old wore a knee-length dress for Saturday’s occasion. She wore black stilettos as she joined her husband Prince William and also the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan.
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Mary Reynolds, 89, became a lookalike of Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 but was first told she looked like the monarch 38 years earlier — when she was 17. Ms Reynolds, who lives in Epping, Essex, has portrayed Her Majesty in television and film on several occasions, most notably in the 1990 comedy film Bullseye with the late Sir Roger Moore.
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Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt closed the second day of tributes, saying: “Our great Queen has entrusted us all with a living legacy of triumph over tribulation, of cheerfulness over challenge, of dedication and determination.
“She has left us. Her values remain with us. Her example compels us to continued fidelity to our King and our country. God save the King.”
A humble address was agreed unanimously by all those present, which conveyed “deep sympathy” to the King and his family for his loss, paid tribute to the late Queen for her “unstinting dedication”, and expressed the House’s “loyalty” to the King.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said: “This has been an amazing tribute. When the House comes together it comes together in a very special way, and there has been none more special than these last two days. 138 contributions today, making a total of 321 contributions in total.”
Schools will close on the day of the funeral.
The carefully choreographed plans will include a four-day lying in state at Westminster Hall from September 14.
Elizabeth II’s oak coffin – which is lying at rest in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle covered in a Royal Standard of Scotland with a wreath of flowers on top – will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday.
On September 12, the coffin will be taken from Holyroodhouse in procession along the Royal Mile to St Giles’s Cathedral, before being taken by air by RAF plane to London on Tuesday.
The Queen will lie in state for “four clear days” in Westminster Hall, arriving there in the afternoon of September 14, until 6.30am on the morning of her funeral.
Thousands of people will be able to file past to see the late monarch’s coffin. Further details of how the public can attend will be announced in the coming days.
A spokesman for the King said the monarch’s main focus will be leading the Royal Family and nation in mourning over the coming days.
The Earl Marshal, who has overall responsibility for the funeral, said it would be a chance to repay a heartfelt debt by carrying out the Queen’s last wishes.
He described how he and colleagues from within the Royal Household, the Armed Forces, the Police, and other institutions of Church and State would be carrying out their duties over the coming days with “heaviest of hearts” but with “the firmest of resolve to ensure a fitting farewell to one of the defining figures of our times”.
The Earl Marshal added: “While His Majesty The King was speaking about his family, I think it applies to us all when he said in his broadcast yesterday that ‘We owe her the most heartfelt debt’.
“I think we can, in some way, repay that debt by carrying out her last wishes in delivering Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral.”
Among the details released were the plans for the Scottish elements – known as Operation Unicorn.
After the coffin moves on Sunday, it will rest in the Throne Room until the afternoon of Monday.
It will then travel in a procession to St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, along the Royal Mile with the King and the late Queen’s other children the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex following behind on foot, along with Anne’s husband Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
Camilla, now Queen Consort, and the Countess of Wessex will follow by car and also attend the service in St Giles’s.
The people of Scotland will be able to pay their respects when the coffin lies at rest for 24 hours in St Giles’ guarded by Vigils from The Royal Company of Archers, in what will be seen as a mini lying in state.
Continuous vigils will be kept, including one by the King and members of the royal family at 7.20pm – a tradition known as the Vigil of the Princes.
When the Queen’s coffin is flown to London by RAF aircraft to RAF Northolt on Tuesday evening, it will be accompanied by the late monarch’s only daughter, Princess Anne, before being moved to rest at Buckingham Palace’s Bow Room.
A procession on September 14 will see the coffin, adorned with the Imperial State Crown, transported on a gun carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster ready for the Lying in State in Westminster Hall.
King Charles, members of the Royal Family and senior staff of the late Queen and King’s households will walk slowly behind in a dignified silence without music in a route that will take 38 minutes.
Buckingham Palace declined to give details of which royals would join the procession, but it will undoubtedly be senior royals including the Queen’s children, as well as the Prince of Wales.
A palace official described it as a silent procession with no music playing, which would be “relatively small and personal” compared to vast ceremonial procession for the state funeral on the Monday.
After the coffin arrives at Westminster Hall, the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service attended by the King and other royals, after which the lying-in-state will begin.
On the morning of the funeral, the coffin will be taken in a grand military procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, and afterwards taken by state hearse for a committal service in St George’s Chapel.
The King’s spokesman has said the question of whether the Royal Households will ever refer to Camilla as “The Queen” rather than “Queen Consort” is one for the future.
As the wife of the King, Camilla is technically Her Majesty The Queen, but in their briefings and statements Buckingham Palace has kept to Queen Consort.
A spokesman for the King did not rule out a shift when asked whether Camilla would forever more be known as Queen Consort, but said Charles and Camilla were concentrating instead on the events of the next week and a half.
He said: “The King and Queen Consort are focused on getting through those next 10 days.
“I think those who saw the Queen Consort yesterday movingly meeting people outside Buckingham Palace know how moved she is at the moment and that’s her focus so that will be a question for the future.”
The cortege is expected to leave the castle on Royal Deeside – where the Queen died on Thursday – at 10am on Sunday morning.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the “poignant” journey, which will see the Queen’s coffin transported to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, would give the public a chance to come together to “mark our country’s shared loss”.
Well-wishers are expected to gather along the route the cortege will take as it travels from Balmoral to the Scottish capital.
It will first head to the nearby town of Ballater, where it is expected at about 10.12am.
It is then expected to arrive in Aberdeen about an hour later, with tributes expected to be paid in the city’s Duthie Park.
Travelling south along the A90, it will then arrive in Dundee at about 2pm.
In Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon and other party leaders in Scotland are expected to observe the coffin as it goes past the Scottish Parliament.
From there it will be taken into the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it will remain for the night.
Transport bosses said an “unprecedented” amount of preparation and planning had gone into drawing up the route, which marks the start of the Queen’s last journey.
Ms Sturgeon stated: “Her Majesty’s death at Balmoral Castle means Scotland has lost one of its most dedicated and beloved servants.
“The grief we have seen across the world has been profound and deeply touching. It will be especially poignant to see Her Majesty’s coffin begin its journey from her Aberdeenshire home to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
“This is a chance for people to gather together publicly and begin to mark our country’s shared loss.”
The First Minister added: “We anticipate many, many people will be keen to pay their respects and we ask them to observe public safety messaging to ensure the safety of all.”
Transport Scotland operations manager Stein Connelly echoed that – as he warned road closures on Sunday could result in delays and disruption.
Liz Truss will accompany King Charles III on a tour of Britain’s four nations to lead days of national mourning for his mother, Queen Elizabeth, her spokesman said on Saturday.
Ms Truss, who was appointed PM by Elizabeth II on Tuesday in her last public act, was one of several senior lawmakers who swore a new oath of allegiance to the new king in a special session in parliament earlier on Saturday following the queen’s death.
She was also present, along with six former prime ministers, senior bishops and several politicians, when Charles, 73, was officially proclaimed Britain’s new king in a colourful ceremony laden with pageantry and tradition. She later met Charles along with other senior ministers at Buckingham Palace.
The spokesman told reporters: “In terms of the Prime Minister’s involvement, she will join the King as he leads the national mourning across the United Kingdom, attending services of reflection in Scotland on Monday afternoon, in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, and Wales on Friday.”
A royal source said the Prince of Wales asked his brother and his wife to join them in viewing the tributes.
The source said: “The Prince of Wales invited the Duke and Duchess to join him and the Princes of Wales earlier.”
The last time William was joined in public by his brother at Windsor Castle was at the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh in April last year.
Both couples left in the same vehicle as the engagement, which lasted more than 40 minutes, came to a close.
All four were dressed in black as they walked along the gates of the castle.
At one point during the walkabout, Meghan was seen being given a close hug by a young girl in the crowd.
The Duke and Duchess held hands as they looked at the tributes, with Meghan at one point affectionately putting her hand on Harry’s back.
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All dressed in black, the couples looked at tributes and flowers left outside Windsor Castle in their first appearance together since Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties.
The Prince of Wales said in a statement issued by Kensington Palace today: “On Thursday, the world lost an extraordinary leader, whose commitment to the country, to the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute. So much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign. I, however, have lost a grandmother. And while I will grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful.”
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King Charles III has been proclaimed Monarch of Canada at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa attended by the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
A statement, read in the Canadian capital at 10.39am local time, said: “To all to whom these presents shall come or whom the same in any way concerned, greetings, for as our late sovereign Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, by whose death the Crown of Canada vests in his Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, we the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, assisted by His Majesty’s Privy Council for Canada, proclaim that his Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the death of our late Sovereign, Charles III, by the grace of God and the United Kingdom, Canada, and his other realms and territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom we acknowledge faith and allegiance, given under my hand and seal of office at Ottawa this tenth day of September, 2022. Long Live the King.”
The Princess Royal looked moved through the window of a car after thanking members of the public at the gates of the late monarch’s home in Scotland.
Asked by a mourner how things were, Andrew said: “We’ve been allowed one day, now we start the process of handing her on.”
He added: “It’s nice to see you, thank you for coming.”
THE EARL OF WESSEX, accompanied by his wife who was holding hands with their daughter Lady Louise, thanked well-wishers lining the route back to Balmoral Castle.
Hearing one group had come from Glasgow to show their support, he said: “Thank you very much for coming all that way, we appreciate it.”
Members of the royal family – Princess Anne, Zara Tindall, Peter Philips, Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, Prince Andrew, and Prince Eugenie and Beatrice – have arrived back at Balmoral after their private service at Crathie Kirk.
PRINCE ANDREW has been pictured leaving Balmoral, along with Lady Louise Windsor, Princess Eugenie and Peter Philips.
They are believed to be headed to a private service in nearby Crathie Kirk.
CAMILLA, Queen Consort, has thrilled cheering crowds as she met with them outside of Buckingham Palace.
King CHARLES III paid tribute to the late Queen as he was formally declared head of state in a historic ceremony.
Charles was proclaimed to the nation as new head of state on Saturday morning during a meeting of the Accession Council attended by privy councillors at St James’s Palace in London, which was televised for the first time. The new King pledged himself to the task now before him and the “heavy responsibilities of Sovereignty”.
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The ceremony took place in the House of Commons on an unusual Saturday sitting, called by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to permit members to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death on Thurdsay.
PRIME MINISTER Liz Truss has sworn an oath of allegiance to King Charles III in the House of Commons.
She joined other senior parliamentarians in swearing the oath of allegiance to new monarch on Saturday afternoon.
KING CHARLES III, who was officially proclaimed as the new sovereign, has arrived back at Buckingham Palace.
KING CHARLES III has confirmed the day of the Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will be a bank holiday.
King Charles has confirmed the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will be a bank holiday across the four UK nations. The Accession council took place this morning for the first time since the Queen came to the throne in 1952.
THE second proclamation was read at the Royal Exchange in London at midday, where numerous officials gathered.
Further proclamations will be read in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at 12pm the following day (Sunday).
MEGHAN MARKLE has cancelled several prior arrangements and appearances she had planned, following the Queen’s death.
The Duchess of Sussex was set to appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and also had plans to visit the UN General Assembly in Manhattan with Prince Harry, but both engagements have now been cancelled, sources have confirmed.
The release date of the next episode of Meghan’s hugely popular bombshell podcast, Archetypes, has also been delayed.
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THE GOD Save the King performance by trumpeters at St James’s Palace had crowds observing the proclamation of King Charles III erupt into loud cheers.
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SIR KEIR STARMER spoke of the “mixed emotions” many people are feeling over the Queen’s death and the accession of her son, the new King Charles III.
Speaking about the late monarch, he said she has always been a “constant” in our lives as a nation.
A GUN salute was carried out at the Tower of London as Charles is formally sworn in as the new King.
Three cheers followed the gun salutes.
A GUN salute is expected to take place at 11am following King Charles’s proclamation. 
The King will firstly receive an audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Palace.
He will then meet with Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of the cabinet at 2:30pm.
At 3pm, he will meet with leaders of the opposition parties at Buckingham Palace.
Then at 4pm, he will receive an audience with the Dean of Westminster at the Palace.
WILLIAM, the Prince of Wales, was first to sign the proclamation document to were in his as the new King.
Camilla, Queen Consort, was the second to sign, followed by Penny Mordaunt and PM Liz Truss.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, whose responsible for crowning the new King, signed after Ms Truss.
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WILLIAM, the new Prince of Wales, and his younger brother, Prince Harry, have arrived at the palace for their father’s accession to the throne.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE has confirmed that King Charles III will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury at 2pm after his proclamation.
THE FIRST public proclamation of King Charles III as King is set to be read at 11pm, it has been revealed.
The proclamation will be hed on the Friary Court balcony at Saint James’s Palace in London.
TOM TUGENDHAT, Harriet Harman, Yvette Cooper, David Lammy, John Sentamu, Peter Mandelson, Michael Howard, David Lidington and the former Archbishop Rowan Williams all arrive at St James’ Palace.
Jacob Rees-Mogg also arrived at the palace, wearing a top hat and tales, alongside Iain Duncan Smith.
Other notable figures include Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and Dominic Raab, who are also on the Accession Council.
THE METROPOLITAN police have announced plans to launch their well-rehearsed plans across the capital, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
The public will see additional officers posted outside key locations, including transport hubs, Royal Parks and outside Royal residences in London.
Road closures are also being established at a number of locations in Westminster.
UK COMMONS Leader Penny Mordaunt and MP Dominic Raab have arrived at St James’s Palace for Accession Council this morning.
Ms Mordaunt and Mr Raab will be joined by Nicola Sturgeon to form part of the 200 privy counsellors summoned to attend the Accession Council and King Charles’s first Privy Council on Saturday morning.
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The coffin is expected to be moved to the cathedral on Saturday sometime between 10am and 3pm
NICOLA STURGEON will be an eyewitness to the formal proclamation of the death of the Queen and the accession of Charles to the throne today (September 10).
The Scottish First Minister is one of 200 privy counsellors summoned to attend the Accession Council at St James’s Palace in London and take part in King Charles’s first Privy Council.
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