X' - a reference to Her Majesty's skit with the beloved children's character for the Platinum Jubilee.įamilies with young children waited patiently to pay their respects to the beloved monarch. A note written on it said simply: 'One last story Ma'am. People are still leaving flowers and other tributes at both Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, and at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh - where one visitor left a copy of Michael Bond's book Paddington At The Rainbow's End.
This will include meeting members of the public, to share in their grief,' the spokesman said.Įarlier, King Charles III paid tribute to the reign of the late Queen, 'unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion', as he was formally declared the nation's new monarch during a poignant and sombre meeting of the Accession Council at St James's Palace in London. 'Whilst, in the next few days, the King will carry out all the necessary state duties, his main focus will be leading the Royal Family, the nation, the Realms and the Commonwealth in mourning Her Majesty The Queen. Thousands of people will be able to file past to see the late monarch's coffin - and further details of how the public can attend will be announced in the coming days.Ī 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 Queen will then lie in state for 'four clear days' in Westminster Hall from Wednesday September 14 before the state funeral. Senior palace officials revealed that Her Majesty's oak coffin, which is lying in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle, will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday September 11, on a six-hour journey by hearse. It comes as royal courtiers announced that the Queen's funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday September 19 at 11am. 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.' The family spent just under 10 minutes intently reading the tributes and admiring the flowers before they returned inside Balmoral Castle.Įdward, accompanied by his wife who was holding hands with their daughter Lady Louise, thanked well-wishers lining the route back to Balmoral Castle. Three of the Queen's four children - the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and Earl of Wessex - joined the Countess of Wessex, Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and the Queen's grandchildren Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and Lady Louise Windsor for a walkabout after attending a prayer service at Crathie Kirk. The late Queen's close family publicly grieved over the death of the elderly monarch at a private church service in Balmoral this afternoon - as Prince Andrew consoled his weeping daughters Eugenie and Beatrice, before making a touching tribute about his mother and thanking well-wishers who laid floral tributes outside the gates of the Aberdeenshire estate.ĭressed smartly in a suit, white shirt and black tie, the Queen's second son - who was exiled from public life after his car-crash Newsnight interview about his friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - said: 'We've been allowed one day, now we start the process of handing her on.'Ĭameras also captured the moment that the Duke of York wrapped his arms around his family including his brother and sister-in-law Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex shortly after getting out of a cavalcade of Range Rovers - before waving to a crowd of mourners at the Aberdeenshire estate who applauded the senior royals.
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