Prince William and his brother Prince Harry will walk behind the Queen’s coffin today – in a procession that will take the casket from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
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Queen’s death: Day-to-day guide – Wednesday’s key events
The Queen will lie in state in London for four days ahead of her state funeral on 19 September.
The death of our beloved Monarch has brought thousands out onto the streets to pay their respects. All around the world, as tributes pour in, all eyes are on the UK as preparations for the Queen’s funeral are underway and the world is introduced to King Charles III.
The Metro says Former President Donald Trump vowed he would never leave the White House after losing the 2020 election, it has been claimed.
The Metro says Three young children who were found dead on the beach at Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday morning may have been drowned by their mother, according to New York City police.
The Guardian says Google faces a €25bn (£21.6bn) lawsuit in the UK and EU that accuses the tech firm of anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising market.
The Guardian says The Metropolitan police officer who fired the shot that killed 24-year-old Chris Kaba has been suspended from frontline duties, the Metropolitan police have confirmed in a statement.
The i says a military rehearsal took place overnight for the Queen’s coffin procession, hours before Charles makes his first visit to Northern Ireland as King.
The i says Mourners have been warned they face queues of up to 35 hours to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies in state.
The i says Liz Truss is setting out the first major policy intervention of her premiership in a bid to protect households and businesses from soaring energy bills
The i says Vladimir Putin is under pressure after Ukraine’s lightning counter-offensive in the eastern Kharkiv region led to Kyiv’s forces retaking an area the size of Greater London in 48 hours.
The Guardian returns to the cost of living crisis while events following the Queen’s death dominate headlines elsewhere. It reports that new Prime Minister Liz Truss is under pressure to reveal details about her energy plan before the Commons breaks up for party conferences towards the end of September.
A close up of King Charles bowing his head as he stands in front of the Queen’s coffin at Monday’s vigil is the front page of the i paper. The headline reads simply: “Vigil for a mother.”
“The King’s Vigil”. Three words with the same powerful image of King Charles, that features on so many of the papers, is the cover of the Metro. The newspaper adds how the Queen’s only daughter Princess Anne became the first woman to be part of the historic Vigil for the Princes ceremony. It has only previously been carried out by male members of the Royal Family, it reports.
“We will watch over you” is the Daily Mirror’s headline. The paper’s correspondent describes being one of those who attended the vigil for the Queen, as the public paid their respects. “Being so close felt strangely personal,” their correspondent writes, and brought home the “magnitude of her passing”.
“Lost in Grief” adorns the front page of the Daily Express, which has chosen a picture of King Charles in quiet reflection. The paper explains how King Charles previously stood in vigil when the Queen Mother died, when her four grandsons carried out the duty.
The Sun leads with “The King’s Vigil” and adds “Prayer for Her Majesty” on its front page, which also features an image of King Charles standing in front of his mother’s coffin.
Tuesday’s front pages are dominated by images of the Queen’s four children – King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward standing around their mother’s coffin.
An advertisement on Indian TV for road safety has come under sharp critiscm for allegedly promoting dowry.
Ukrainian forces have retaken even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, according to Ukrainian president Zelensky.
A Met Police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man has been suspended, the Met confirmed.
Shops have announced they will shut their doors in the UK on Monday 19 September, as a sign of respect to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
Following the death of Britian’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, details of official events are Her Majesty’s funeral are being released.
The key events and times for Monday’s events as the nation prepares to say its final goodbyes to our beloved Queen Elizabeth.