President Joe Biden will go to the Queen’s funeral, but the White House won’t confirm his trip to London without Buckingham Palace extending the invitation first.
The day of death is traditionally D+0, but since the announcement came late in the day – at 6.30pm – plans for the complex arrangements were shifted back a day, meaning today is D+1.
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.
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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 Dutch Royal Family have sent their condolences to the British Royal Family after the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96 following 70 years on the throne.
The statement ‘from His Majesty The King’ came just half an hour after the ‘peaceful’ passing of the Queen was announced.