before the king, there was duty too, and a need to be seen around the uk. we re all very saddened by her loss. as well as time in scotland, the king also visited northern ireland, where he received condolences from across all political parties. deepest condolences. and he experienced a bit of leaky pen frustration as he signed the visitors book at hillsborough castle. and he also went to wales before his mother s funeral, with a lengthy walkabout at cardiff castle. the king s sons were also visible during this period of royal mourning. the new prince and princess of wales visited the sandringham estate in norfolk to view tributes and thank staff and local people,
levels, say through the central belt. that could cause some travel problems overnight. northern scotland very cold, 10 in part to the northern highlands, with the risk of ice. my dystonia stay in the south, and through this day, this band of rain and snow would tend to sit around across scotland, tending to beat out during the day. showering close to northern ireland, there should be some dry spells as well. finland and wales, sunny spells, one of two hefty showers, temperatures between four and 13 degrees. when they are set to be a chilly day, but it should be mainly dry with just a few showers.
on tuesday 13th september, the queen left scotland for the last time as the public mourning moved to london. through the gloomy, drizzly skies, an raf aircraft brought the queen back to northolt, the raf base from where she had left her balmoral earlier in the summer. and as the evening set in, the state hearse took the queen to buckingham palace. through the suburbs of west london, traffic stopped, main roads closed, people came out to see. the involvement of the public was to be part of all events leading up to the funeral. thousands lined the streets of central london to see
the days ahead were filled with ritual and ceremony, some of it dating back centuries. the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george. god save the king. all: god save the king! the accession council gathered at st james s palace, former prime ministers, members of the royal family and other dignitaries, as charles iii was officially proclaimed as the new monarch. the queen s death at balmoral meant scotland would play an important role in the public mourning. three days after she died, the queen s coffin left the royal estate for edinburgh. slowly, the cortege wound through the breathtaking beauty
members of the royal family flew to scotland. it was clear the situation was grave. just after 6.30pm on thursday 8th september, the announcement that an historic 70 year reign was at an end. the bbc is interrupting its normal programmes to bring you an important announcement. buckingham palace has announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. in a statement, the palace said the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon. a stable centre during a reign of immense change, the only monarch most have known.