Britain awakes to an official state of mourning on Friday after Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully in Balmoral, aged 96.
The nation will hear from its new head of state, King Charles III, the day after the passing of the longest reigning monarch in British history.
The King and Camilla, now the Queen Consort, remained at Balmoral on Thursday night and will return to London on Friday where he is expected to meet with new Prime Minister Liz Truss and address the nation.
MPs will pay tribute to the Queen in a day-long House of Commons sitting.
The Government will confirm the length of national mourning, which is likely to be around 12 to 13 days, from now up to the day after the Queen’s funeral.
They will also announce that the funeral day will be a public holiday in the form of a Day of National Mourning.
King Charles described Queen Elizabeth’s death as “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family”.
It was reported that the Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.
An official statement released by the palace disclosed that the Queen passed on peacefully at Balmoral yesterday afternoon.
It reads:
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow”
An official period of mourning was observed yesterday in the United Kingdom, whereby flags were lowered at half-mast to observe a minute of silence.
The Queen is survived by her 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Her 4 children are; Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex.
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