The monarch, holding back tears, said, ‘To my darling Mama, thank you, thank you’, as he hailed Elizabeth II as an ‘inspiration and an example’.
Here is the day-by-day account of what is expected to happen next following the death of the Queen, leading up to the funeral which is expected on Monday, September 19.
Follow MailOnline’s liveblog for updates as King Charles III addresses the nation and a service is held at St Paul’s Cathedral following the Queen’s death aged 96.
Follow MailOnline’s liveblog for updates today after Her Majesty The Queen died aged 96 at Balmoral yesterday, and the nation begins a period of mourning.
The statement ‘from His Majesty The King’ came just half an hour after the ‘peaceful’ passing of the Queen was announced.
Prince Charles, 73, will host a global symposium of allergy scientists at Dumfries House in Scotland next week, organised by The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation.
In a bombshell interview, the Duchess of Sussex launched a fresh salvo of attacks on the royals, Britain and the press.
The Duke of York, 62, saw his royal career and in disgrace when he paid millions of pounds in an out-of-court settlement to his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre.
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