![]() ![]() Son walked slowly up to Rideau Hall, the residency of the Governor Princes Harry and William, joined by their wives, delighted crowds as they went for a walkabout in Windsor, collecting floral tributes and meeting some of those who turned out to pay their respects. King Charles held audiences with ministers and met opposition politicians at Buckingham Palace. Prince William, the new Prince of Wales, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth saying his grandmother had been at his side on both his happiest and saddest days. In Balmoral, three of the Queen's children - Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward - attended a church service along with other members of the royal family, and stopped to greet well-wishers outside the gates of Balmoral.ĭetails of the Queen's funeral were announced - it will take place at 11am on Monday, 19 September at Westminster Abbey. US presidents often have a keen sense of history and all those years on the throne wasn't lost on them.Īs a long day draws to a close in the UK, let's look back at what happened today:Ĭharles III was proclaimed king by the Accession Council in a ceremony at St James's Palace in London. Sense of responsibility and duty - she was, in Obama language, a no-drama I'm told that what changed the 44th president's view was her Relationship that the Queen reportedly asked him to come and visit even after The one president who, according to someone who workedįor him, didn't go into his first meeting with the Queen already star struckĪpparently he rather resisted the "hype," as With Gerald Ford and rode with Ronald Reagan.Ĭonnect with each of them, not just as a fellow head of state, but as a person. She traded scone recipes with Dwight Eisenhower, danced One after one, they would walk into Buckingham Palace and go jelly-kneed.ĭiminutive woman reduced powerful presidents to grinning school boys. They control theīiggest military in the world and its richest country. PA Media Copyright: PA Media Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan ride horses in Windsor Home Park in 1982 Image caption: Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan ride horses in Windsor Home Park in 1982 It will remain there for the next four days.ĭuring the morning the Queen's lying in state will end, and the coffin will be taken in procession to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, which will be a Bank Holiday in the UK.įind more details on all of the above here. The coffin will be taken on a procession through central London, and then will be laid in state at Westminster Hall. From there it will travel to Buckingham Palace, and be witnessed by King Charles and Queen Consort, Camilla. Princess Anne will accompany her mother's coffin on a flight to London. In the afternoon, the Queen's coffin will travel by procession to St Giles' Cathedral, accompanied by the King and members of the Royal Family. The Queen's body will depart Balmoral, travelling more than 175 miles through the cities of Perth, Aberdeen and Dundee before arriving at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Let's look at what to expect over the coming days. The first stage of Queen Elizabeth's final journey will begin later when her coffin is moved from Balmoral to Edinburgh.
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