Royal gun salutes start in UK and abroad 

What else is on the agenda today?

The bells have rung out in churches across the UK to mark the passing of the Queen and proclaim the new King. 

• There’s a gun salute being fired in Hyde Park and elsewhere across the UK and abroad
• King Charles III will hold an audience with PM Truss
• At 6pm a remembrance service will be held at St Paul’s cathedral and attended by the PM and senior ministers. 
• Also at 6pm, the king will make his first televised address to the nation as head of state – it’s being suggested the address is pre-recorded. 

Queen’s death: Royal gun salutes start in UK and abroad 

Gun salutes are underway across the UK and abroad to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will fire 96 rounds – one for each year of the Queen’s life – at Hyde Park and all Saluting stations.