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King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla have delighted crowds crowds outside Buckingham Palace.
Thousands had gathered to catch a glimpse of the new monarch, with two hour queues reported near Green Park.
Extra police have been put on to cope with the increased demand.
The new King, dressed in a blue pinstriped suit, waved to well-wishers and smiled as the royal convoy drove through the gates of the Palace.
He is due to meet with representatives from the Commonwealth this afternoon as part of his duties as new monarch.
High Commissioners for the likes of Antigua and Barbuda, Canada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be among the guests.
Camilla, who also smiled and waved towards crowds, was dressed in a black dress with a gold necklace.
The couple arrived at Buckingham Palace in a black Rolls-Royce at 1pm, after a brief trip from Clarence House.
Meanwhile the Queen’s coffin is making a far longer journey.
It left Balmoral Castle this morning and began the six-hour drive to Edinburgh. Princess Anne is travelling alongside her late mother.
Thousands across the world are watching as the royal convoy makes its way through Scotland.
Mourners lined up to pay their respects in the village of Ballater, near Balmoral, bowing their heads in silence as the coffin passed by.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the ‘poignant’ journey will ‘mark our country’s shared loss’.
Her Majesty had remained at rest in the Balmoral ballroom since her passing on Thursday, allowing her loyal workers the chance to say their last goodbyes.
After its situ in Scotland, the Queen’s coffin then be flown down to London. Princess Anne will be on the flight, Buckingham Palace added.
The late monarch will lie in state for ‘four clear days’ in Westminster Hall from September 14.
King Charles, joined by Camilla, will next week embark on a tour of the UK’s four home nations ahead of his mother’s funeral on September 19.
She will be the first monarch to have a funeral at Westminster Abbey since George II in 1760.
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