Harry and Meghan join Prince and Princess of Wales in floral tributes to Queen
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined the Prince and Princess of Wales for a stroll around Windsor Castle, moments after the Queen’s funeral date was announced.
Harry and Meghan joined William and Kate in public for the first time since Commonwealth Day on March 9, 2020, as they inspected flowers and balloons before a site walk on Saturday.
A royal source said the new Prince of Wales asked his brother and his wife to join them to watch the tributes.
Shortly before her appearance, the Duke of Norfolk announced that the Queen’s funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 at 11am.
It comes after King Charles III met Prime Minister Liz Truss this afternoon as members of the royal family wept as they read tributes to the late Queen at Balmoral.
Senior members of the royal family, including the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and their daughters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, spent just under 10 minutes perusing messages and admiring flowers left by the crowd before returning at Balmoral Castle.
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Liz Truss to join the King in “reflection services” in the UK
Liz Truss will join the King as she leads “the reflection services” in the UK, Downing Street has said.
The prime minister’s official spokesman said he will travel with the king to Scotland on Monday, followed by visits to Northern Ireland on Tuesday and Wales on Friday.
“The Prime Minister believes it is important to be present at what will be an important time of national mourning in the UK,” the spokesman said.
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The Queen’s coffin will travel from Balmoral to Edinburgh with thousands waiting along the route
The Queen’s coffin will travel more than 100 miles across the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Sunday, with thousands of people expected to line the streets to watch it pass.
The hearse will leave Balmoral Castle at 10am in a convoy of cars before slowly making its way through the small towns of Ballater and Aboyne. Many from Ballater, a Victorian village in the heart of Deeside, will know the royal family from summers spent at Balmoral.
The Queen is known to have met walkers in the Cairngorms and local traders from Ballater were invited to the annual Ghillies Ball, held at the castle, for an evening of Scottish dancing.
Our reporter Holly Bancroft has the latest from Balmoral.
The route that the Queen’s coffin will take from Balmoral to Edinburgh
The hearse will travel through villages in the Scottish Highlands before heading south to Edinburgh
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Shapps recalls an embarrassing moment with the Queen when he became a Privy Councillor
Shapps recalls an embarrassing moment with the Queen when he became a Privy Councillor
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‘Now we deliver’: Tearful royals greet well-wishers at Queen’s Balmoral
The royals wiped away tears as they read some of the thousands of tributes to the Queen left at the gates of Balmoral.
Prince Andrew joined his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Edward and other senior royals to greet well-wishers after attending a private memorial church service on Saturday.
Dressed in a black suit, Prince Andrew, who has taken a step back from public life following his Newsnight car crash interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, said: “We’ve been allowed one day, now we start the delivery process. she on”.
Our reporter Holly Bancroft has the latest from Balmoral.
Royals in tears as they greet loved ones at Queen’s Balmoral home
“We have been allowed one day, now we begin the process of handing her over,” Prince Andrew told supporters.
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Princes William and Harry reunited in grief over the Queen’s death
Clashing princes William and Harry had a painful reunion as they appeared together to watch floral tributes to Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
Accompanied by wives Kate and Meghan, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex spoke to supporters a day after Charles III used his first speech as king to try to draw a line under the rows over the decision of Harry to step back from royal duties. .
Prince William is understood to have invited his younger brother to join him on Saturday in what was their first public appearance together since the unveiling of a statue of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales les, in July 2021. They both attended a service of thanksgiving for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, but she did not speak.
Princes William and Harry reunited in grief over the Queen’s death
The date of the state funeral on 19 September was declared a public holiday throughout the UK
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Prince Andrew is speaking publicly for the first time since the Queen’s death
Prince Andrew is speaking publicly for the first time since the Queen’s death
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Liberal Democrats cancel conference after Queen’s death
The Liberal Democrats have canceled their next autumn conference and postponed major debates until the spring after the Queen’s death.
Sir Ed Davey’s party conference, scheduled for September 17-20, clashed with the 10-day mourning period for the late Queen Elizabeth II, including the funeral on September 19.
Nick da Costa, who chairs the party’s conference committee, said the Lib Dems “want and need to show our respect for the Queen and the period of national mourning”.
Liberal Democrats cancel conference after Queen’s death
The party’s Brighton meeting faced a 10-day mourning period and a state funeral
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Harry and Meghan speak in public outside Windsor Castle
Harry and Meghan speak in public outside Windsor Castle
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“I was very excited and I felt the Queen would have loved it”
Banita Ranow, 28, in the crowd on the Long Walk, said she heard Kate telling the children next to her what her young son Louis had said about the Queen’s death.
He said Kate told the children: “Louis said at least grandma is with great-grandpa now.”
Ms Ranow said Kate was “heaving” as she spoke to the children.
The benefactor from west London also spoke of her surprise at seeing the two brothers and their wives together, adding: “It was really nice.”
His mother Baljinder Ranow, 64, said he was “fabulous”, adding: “It was so beautiful to see.”
She said: “I felt really moved and I felt the Queen would have loved it. I just hope that in the future it will continue and the siblings will be reunited and the families.”
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Meghan Markle hugs a girl on the promenade at Windsor Castle
The Duchess of Sussex was spotted being hugged by a girl in the crowd at Windsor Castle.
Meghan made her way to a section of the crowd and approached a teenager, who was seen putting his hand over his mouth in shock.
The pair spoke briefly for a few moments and Meghan could be seen reassuring her by putting her hand on her shoulder.
Then the girl said, “Can I have a hug?” and Meghan was seen nodding, before leaning in and giving her a big hug.
The emotional moment was filmed by other members of the crowd.
Meghan Markle hugs a girl on the promenade at Windsor Castle
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