King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, wave as they arrive at Buckingham Palace in London, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP)Queen Elizabeth II Death Live Updates: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has met King Charles at London’s Buckingham Palace. King Charles and his wife Camilla had reached the palace hours ago for the first time as King and Queen. The King, who was at the Queen’s bedside as she breathed her last at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland, will also address a televised address to Britain at 10.30 PM (IST) today. Meanwhile, the palace announced that Charles will be officially proclaimed Britain’s new monarch at a meeting of the Accession Council at St James’s Palace on Saturday.
Meanwhile, India has declared one-day state mourning on September 11 as a mark of respect on Queen Elizabeth’s demise. Condolences poured in from around the world following the demise of the 96-year-old monarch. Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered her as a “stalwart of our times”, saying she “provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people” and “personified dignity and decency in public life”.
Britain’s Royal Family will observe a period of mourning that ends on the seventh day after the Queen’s funeral, with flags at royal residences remaining at half-mast, as per a Reuters report. Though the palace did not say when the funeral would be held, it is likely to take place around 11 days after her death. The Queen was not keeping well of late and was under medical supervision as doctors were “concerned for Her Majesty’s health”.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has arrived at Buckingham Palace for an audience with King Charles III, reports AP.
Just before boarding a flight at Aberdeen on Friday, the morning after the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry put his arm around the shoulder of an airport worker who had expressed her sympathy while accompanying him across the tarmac.
It was a moment of warmth and informality characteristic of Harry, whose approachable persona long made him one of the most popular royals - until his decision to step back from royal duties caused a breach in the family that is far from resolved.
Harry was the last to arrive at Balmoral Castle on Thursday, as the queen's closest relatives rushed to be with her in her final hours, and the first to depart on Friday, reflecting the fact that he is no longer part of the family's inner circle.
In happier times, Harry and his grandmother enjoyed a close, playful rapport, glimpsed by the wider public in 2016 when they appeared together in a comic video, reacting to a mic drop taunt from Barack and Michelle Obama ahead of the Invictus Games, a competition for disabled veterans which Harry has promoted. (Reuters)
Queen Elizabeth II‘s love for animals — particularly dogs — has always been known, considering the many photographs of hers available in the public domain that suggest the same. But, now that she has passed away, what will happen to her four-legged friends who have stayed by her side and kept her company for many years?
According to Country Living, the queen — who was the longest-serving British monarch — had four dogs at the time of her death: two Pembroke Welsh Corgis, a Dorgi (Corgi-Dachshund mix), and a Cocker Spaniel named Lissy, who joined the family only this year, in January 2022. Read More
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, breathed her last on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Following her death, social media became abuzz with demands for Kohinoor’s return to India. Meaning ‘Mountain of Light’, Kohinoor is a 105.6-carat colourless diamond which is believed to have been first mined in the 13th century, near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh by the Kakatiya dynasty.
Over the years, the jewel got passed on to the Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji and then to the Mughal empire following which Persian invader Nadir Shah took it to Afghanistan. It passed through different dynasties before reaching Ranjit Singh, the Sikh Maharaja of Punjab, in 1809. With Singh’s successor losing the kingdom to the British, the Kohinoor was ceded to Queen Victoria during the colonial rule. Read More
Britain's new monarch King Charles shook hands with members of the public outside Buckingham Palace on Friday, stopping to get out of his car while arriving at Buckingham Palace following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday.
Charles and his wife Camilla, Queen Consort, stepped out of the royal car to huge cheers from a crowd gathered outside the palace, television footage showed. (Reuters)
King Charles and his wife Camilla have reached London’s Buckingham Palace, where he is due to meet Prime Minister Liz Truss. The King, who was at the Queen’s bedside as she breathed her last at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland, will also address a televised address to Britain at 10.30 PM (IST) today.
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Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday afternoon at 96. Just two days before her death, she had made her final appearance at Balmoral Castle in Scotland as she formally appointed UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss. The meeting marked the first time the Queen appointed a prime minister outside Buckingham Palace in her 70-year reign.
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his “deep sorrow and heartfelt condolences” over the death of Queen Elizabeth II in a statement released Friday through the Imperial Household Agency.
In the statement, in Japanese, Naruhito praised Queen Elizabeth for guiding and encouraging the people of Britain and its Commonwealth nations.
“Her constant prayers for global peace and safety impressed many people around the world,” Naruhito said. (Via AP)
Britain's King Charles arrived at a military base near London on Friday, having flown back from Scotland to address the nation following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth a day earlier, Reuters reported.
The Queen's state funeral will be UK's first in more than half a century, with former Prime Minister Winston Churchill being the last head of state to be accorded with this honour in 1965. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96.
Unlike Prince Philip, who had a royal ceremonial funeral, the Queen will have a state funeral, which is usually reserved for the sovereign.
A state funeral typically begins with the body of the deceased being carried on a gun carriage, which is drawn by sailors from the Royal Navy, as part of a military procession, according to The Independent newspaper.
The body is taken from a private resting chapel to Westminster Hall in the House of Parliament, it said.
This is followed by another procession to the Westminster Abbey or St Paul's Cathedral, depending on where the service is, the report said.
Heads of state are then given a 21-gun salute.
The only monarch not to be given a state funeral in the last 295 years was Edward VIII, who abdicated.
The last state funeral in the UK was Churchill's in 1965 and the last state funeral for a sovereign was for the Queen's father, George VI, in 1952. (PTI)
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US President Joe Biden will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, NBC reported.
In tribute sitting of the House of Commons,’ former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Queen Elizabeth showed the world not just how to reign the world, but also how to love.
King Charles maintains a clear sense of duty and service even as he mourns the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Friday, having spoken to the nation's new monarch on Thursday evening.
"I was grateful to speak to His Majesty last night and offer my condolences. Even as he mourns, his sense of duty and service is clear," Truss told parliament. (Reuters)
King Charles will be officially proclaimed at a meeting of the Accession Council at St James’s Palace on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said.
The 0900 GMT Council meeting, which has two parts, proclaims the new sovereign and see the King sign an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland. Read More
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has caused a 'heartfelt outpouring of grief' around the world, said UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.
The House of Commons’ tribute sitting in tribute to The Queen has started.