The C-17 carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lands at the Royal Air Force Northolt airport on September 13, 2022. Photograph: AFP
The funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at London’s Westminster Abbey on September 19 will be the culmination of decades of meticulous planning. Get all updates here:
Sep 13, 2022, 11:32 PM (IST)
The plane carrying Queen Elizabeth’s coffin has arrived in London
Sep 13, 2022, 10:37 PM (IST)
King Charles has concluded his Northern Ireland visit. He and Queen Consort Camilla took off from Belfast city airport to go to London
Sep 13, 2022, 10:29 PM (IST)
King Charles, on his Northern Ireland visit thanked Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill for her ‘incredibly kind words’.
Sinn Fein is the former political wing of Irish Republican Army (IRA).
The IRA killed killed Charles’ great uncle, Louis Mountbatten, in a 1979 bomb attack.
“Thank you so much for the incredibly kind things you said about my mother,” said King Charles.
This is seen as a sign of warming relations between Sinn Fein and the crown.
Sep 13, 2022, 09:41 PM (IST)
When King Charles travelled to the British-run province of Northern Ireland on Tuesday to lead mourning for Queen Elizabeth, he was urged to continue his own and his late mother’s efforts toward rapprochement between the divided populations there.
As Charles made his way through the crowds of people lining the streets outside Hillsborough Castle, the monarch’s official residence in the province, well-wishers welcomed him with handshakes, smiles, and kind words.
Sep 13, 2022, 08:36 PM (IST)
Few hotel rooms will be available in London due to the large crowds expected for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state and funeral, and transportation officials have issued a severe demand warning.
Public viewing of the late monarch’s coffin will begin on Wednesday at Westminster Hall, and her funeral will be held in the adjoining Westminster Abbey on Monday.
Also west of the nation’s capital, near Windsor Castle, where the queen will be laid to rest, large crowds are anticipated.
Following the passing of his mother last week at the age of 96, King Charles III accepted the government’s decision to declare Monday a national holiday throughout the United Kingdom.
Sep 13, 2022, 08:32 PM (IST)
A man has been detained for heckling Prince Andrew as he followed Queen Elizabeth’s coffin in a solemn procession on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to mark her final voyage.
Video of the incident shows the Duke of York alongside his siblings, King Charles, Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex, walking behind his mother’s hearse, when the heckler, a 22-year-old man shouted at him “You’re a sick old man”.
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Sep 13, 2022, 07:14 PM (IST)
Foreign heads of state attending the Queen’s funeral must use a group bus to Westminster Abbey rather than driving privately, as per recently released official instructions.
The documents, which were seen by the Guardian, lay out tight guidelines for the dozens of presidents, kings, queens, and prime leaders from other countries who are anticipated to attend the funeral. They advise them to take commercial planes rather than clogging up London’s airports.
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Sep 13, 2022, 06:23 PM (IST)
Ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s royal funeral the following week, flower sales are expected to flourish across the United Kingdom as citizens hurry to pay their respects to their beloved monarch.
Reports suggest that mourners also left non-floral items including balloons, lit candles, and plush toys that resembled Paddington Bear.
Additionally, marmalade sandwiches are being left as a tribute. Here’s why 
Sep 13, 2022, 05:34 PM (IST)
To calls of “God Save the King”, King Charles and Camilla leave the crowds and walk inside the grounds of Hillsborough Castle, which is the Royal Family’s residence in Northern Ireland.
Sep 13, 2022, 05:32 PM (IST) 
Sep 13, 2022, 04:55 PM (IST)
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, have landed at Belfast City airport for the King’s first visit as monarch to Northern Ireland.
The King and his wife will soon make the journey to Hillsborough Castle in County Down.
Sep 13, 2022, 02:52 PM (IST)
Reportedly, a Yemeni national travelled to Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform pilgrimage on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. In a video that has since gone viral on social media platforms, the man can be seen holding a banner saying, “Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask God to accept her in heaven and among the righteous.”
Sep 13, 2022, 02:41 PM (IST)
Three Premier League matches scheduled for the upcoming weekend have been postponed ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, the Premier League announced on September 12.
Chelsea’s home game against Liverpool and Manchester United’s home game against Leeds United have been postponed, it said. Brighton & Hove Albion’s match against Crystal Palace on Saturday will also remain postponed, it added.
The #PL will resume this weekend after a pause to the season as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Seven of the 10 Matchweek 8 fixtures will be played, with three postponed due to events surrounding The Queen’s funeral.
Sep 13, 2022, 02:36 PM (IST)
The Australian government said on September 13 that the image of King Charles III would not automatically replace Queen Elizabeth II’s on A$5 notes, and it may be replaced by Australian figures.
While coins are mandated to carry the image of the British monarch, Federal Assistant Minister for the Treasury Andrew Leigh said on Tuesday the decision to include the queen’s image on the A$5 dollar note was about her personality as opposed to her status as the monarch, and any changes would not be “automatic.”
The Royal Australian Mint, the sole producer of coins in the country, said on Tuesday that it will issue no circulating coins bearing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth in 2023.
The queen’s death has reignited debates about Australia’s future as a constitutional monarchy. Voters narrowly chose to maintain the British monarch as its head of state in a 1999 referendum.
Sep 13, 2022, 01:30 PM (IST)
In Scotland yesterday, The King and The Queen Consort attended the Ceremony of the Keys.
The tradition welcomes the monarch to the ‘ancient and hereditary kingdom of Scotland’ by symbolically receiving the Keys of the City of Edinburgh. https://t.co/jPxn3qx8HQ pic.twitter.com/oRoo6JptZp
Sep 13, 2022, 01:29 PM (IST)
“Through all the years of her reign, The Queen, like so many generations of our family before her, found in the hills of this land, and in the hearts of its people, a haven and a home.”
“Through all the years of her reign, The Queen, like so many generations of our family before her, found in the hills of this land, and in the hearts of its people, a haven and a home.”
His Majesty The King’s reply to the motion of condolence at Scottish Parliament:
Sep 13, 2022, 12:21 PM (IST)
There are mixed reactions pouring in from the Northern Ireland. The loyalists have moaned the death of the powerful symbol of the union, Queen Elizabeth II. On the other hand, Northern nationalists have shown indifference over the Queen’s passing.
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Sep 13, 2022, 11:06 AM (IST)
Queen’s coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday at the end of 24 hours of lying at rest in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral.
Tens of thousands of mourners have turned out in Scotland, with deep crowds gathering from the early hours to observe the processions. In London, huge numbers of people have left flowers and messages in the grounds of royal parks.
The queen’s coffin will leave Scotland for the first time since her death when it is flown to London in the evening and then driven to Buckingham Palace.
Sep 13, 2022, 11:05 AM (IST)
King Charles III and his three siblings Anne, Edward and Andrew held a silent vigil at the queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday (Sept 12).
The senior royals stood eyes closed for about 10 minutes around the casket after it was carried in a procession through the Scottish capital earlier in the day past hushed crowds. 
Sep 13, 2022, 11:01 AM (IST)
The funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at London’s Westminster Abbey on September 19 will be the culmination of decades of meticulous planning.
Here’s what we know about how the day will unfold:
Return to the abbey
The last time Westminster Abbey was used for a monarch’s funeral was for George II in 1760.
Since then, the preferred church has been St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, but Elizabeth opted for a larger venue.
On the morning of the funeral, the lying in state — begun at Westminster Hall in parliament on Wednesday — will continue until 6.30 am (0530 GMT).
The funeral will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby giving the sermon.
Gun carriage
At around 10:30 am a bearer party will transfer the coffin from the catafalque, a raised platform in Westminster Hall, to the state funeral gun carriage which will be waiting outside the north door of Westminster Hall.
The last time the gun carriage was seen was for the state funeral in 1979 of Lord Louis Mountbatten, uncle of the queen’s late husband Prince Philip.
It will be pulled, as is traditional for state funerals, not by horses but by junior enlisted sailors using ropes.
Members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin to the great west door of Westminster Abbey where it will be carried up the west steps and through the nave to a platform in the choir.
Major security operation
Westminster Abbey can hold up to 2,200 people. Those present will include family members, Prime Minister Liz Truss, senior politicians, former premiers, heads of state and other VIPs.
Journey to Windsor
After the funeral, the coffin will be drawn on the gun carriage from the abbey to Wellington Arch at London’s Hyde Park Corner from where it will continue to Windsor by hearse.
On arrival in Windsor, the hearse will make its way to St George’s Chapel via the Long Walk, a historic avenue, for a televised committal service.
The king and senior members of the royal family are expected to join the procession for the last stage of the journey from the Quadrangle in Windsor Castle.
St George’s is where Prince Harry and his wife Meghan married in May 2018. The funeral of Prince Philip was held there in April 2021. It is also regularly chosen for royal christenings.
Final resting place
A private burial service held later will be attended by only close family members.
The queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel which is an annex to the main chapel.
The queen’s mother and father were buried there as well as the ashes of her sister Princess Margaret.
The coffin of Prince Philip will be moved from the royal vault to the memorial chapel.
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