Queen Consort Camilla and Princess Beatrice have been given important new royal roles under King Charles III’s reign. Charles formally became King on September 10, just two days after Her Majesty the Queen’s passing.
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The Queen died on September 8 at the age of 96. Her Majesty passed away ‘peacefully’ at her Scottish home of Balmoral Castle and as soon as her death was announced government departments were previously instructed to have flags at half mast within 10 minutes of the announcement.
Prince Charles has become King upon his mother's passing and he is set to address the nation later today, while the Prime Minister Liz Truss was the first government member to issue a statement.The Queen will be buried 10 days after she dies, and it is expected for this to be on 18 September, and as her successor Charles will embark on a tour of the UK before the burial is held. The sovereign's coffin will lie in state for three days at the Houses of Parliament, with authorities anticipating hundreds of thousands of people to descend on London - sparking fears over gridlock, policing and even food shortages.
Any other Parliamentary business is set to be suspended for 10 days, it is reported. Details of what will happen, named Operation London Bridge, was previously leaked to Politico, which reports that officials will refer to the day the Queen dies as 'D Day'.The Prime Minister was one of the first to be informed of the monarch's passing, with the news set to be delivered in a call by the Queen’s private secretary.
Members of the Privy Council Office will also be informed.The PM will hold an audience with the monarch as soon as possible. As the Queen passed away in Balmoral, Operation Unicorn is implemented.
Operation Unicorn dictates the protocols in case of the Queen dying while at her summer residence in Balmoral, Scotland. Details of 'Operation Unicorn' emerged in 2019, Edinburgh Live reports , and they outline what would happen if the Queen
.Queen Consort Camilla and Princess Beatrice have been given important new royal roles under King Charles III’s reign. Charles formally became King on September 10, just two days after Her Majesty the Queen’s passing.
Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96, her eldest son, King Charles III, officially ascended the British throne and was declared sovereign. While his coronation ceremony has yet to take place, there are things that will have to be done prior to that happening, one being getting his crowns resized.The St.
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Meghan Markle was seen overcome with emotion as she joined members of the royal family at the State Funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Friday.The Duchess of Sussex was seen wiping a tear from her eye in emotional pictures as the procession left Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch while members of the royal family watched on.The Queen Consort, the Duchess of Sussex, the Princess of Wales and the Countess of Wessex were seen looking sombre as the King and his siblings marched off. Prince George and Princess Charlotte stood in front of their mother, with George looking directly at the coffin as it passed.
Jenna Bush Hager was actually in the United Kingdom to interview the now Queen Consort, Camilla, before the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Part of the Honours of Scotland and considered to be the oldest crown jewels in the British Isles, the Crown of Scotland will play an important ceremonial role ahead of the funeral of the Queen. Her Majesty's coffin will be adorned with the Crown whilst lying in state for 24 hours at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh this afternoon.
The hearse carrying the late Queen’s coffin departed her beloved Balmoral Castle yesterday (11 September) amid crowds of mourners and she began her final journey back to London, via Edinburgh. Royal fans watching the procession noticed something rather odd about the hearse itself, as at the beginning of the drive, a large sticker bearing the name of William Purves, the undertaker chosen to transport the coffin, was visible on the vehicle's window.The sticker obstructed part of the view of the coffin, which was draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland.
King Charles III has officially ascended the British throne following his proclamation Saturday morning in the State Apartments of St. James's Palace in London.While he automatically became the new King of England following Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday, the Accession Council convened Saturday for what's considered a constitutional formality to recognize his sovereignty.
King Charles has admitted to Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss he had spent his life dreading the moment of his mother Queen Elizabeth’s death. He made the admission as he met the nation’s newly anointed Conservative leader at Buckingham Palace for the first time on Friday. (09.
King Charles has admitted to Liz Truss, the UK’s new Prime Minister, that the death of his mother was “the moment I have been dreading”. The monarch made the emotional confession during his first meeting with the PM, as he returned to Buckingham Palace from Balmoral on Friday, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
Britain’s new king prepared to meet with the prime minister Friday and address a nation mourning Queen Elizabeth II, the only British monarch most of the world had known and a force of stability in a volatile age.
returned to London from Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Friday after his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, September 8.The royals' return to Buckingham Palace marks the couple's first time in the country's capital in their new roles as monarch and royal consort. The pair landed at RAF Northolt in West London around 1:35 in the afternoon on Friday where they were greeted by over 100 people gathered to watch the new king's arrival, per .
The royal family have entered a period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The monarch passed away on Thursday (08. 09.
Everlasting love. King Charles III, Prince Harry and more members of the royal family paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death.
Viewers of The Crown will know that ‘Operation London Bridge’ – the term used to describe the complicated plan for what happens after the death of the British monarch – has already swung into effect.
On the afternoon of Thursday 8 September, Buckingham Palace announced the sad news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing. But hours before her death, the Royal Family were informed of her "hours to live" condition, with many members rushing to get to her bedside.
Queen Elizabeth II’s final royal engagement was Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
It’s time to hit pause.
Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch, has died. She was 96.