As the nation prepares to says its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral, we take a look back at 12 momentous days which have shaken the United Kingdom.
The nation is saying farewell to its longest serving monarch
The first indication that the situation was serious came at around noon, when Prime Minister Liz Truss was handed a note in the House of Commons. The new PM had only two days earlier been with Her Majesty as she was invited to Balmoral to cement her leadership.Buckingham Palace took the highly unusual step of issuing a statement on the Queen’s health, saying her medics were “concerned”.
King Charles III gave a nine-minute address to the nation, in which he said he shared the “great sadness of so many” and a sense of loss that is “beyond measure”. In his speech, Charles also bestowed on his eldest son William and daughter-in-law Catherine the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales, which he and his late wife Diana previously held.Earlier, he and Camilla, the new Queen Consort, met crowds assembling outside Buckingham Palace. Many cried “God Save the King” and one woman embraced him and kissed him on the cheek.
Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it arrives at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh People used any vantage point they could to pay their respects. Some sat on hills high above roads on the route. Others stopped their cars as they realised the Queen’s procession was passing by.
After addressing both MPs and Peers at Westminster Hall in London, King Charles III flew to Edinburgh for the next stage of the Queen’s journey. Later, The King, along with the Princess Royal, Earl of Wessex and Duke of York stood in silent vigil as members of the public filed past the Queen to pay their own respects to the monarch. Elizabeth lay in state overnight at the cathedral and people filed through after waiting for hours in line, all passing the coffin in silent reverence.
Large crowds watched as the hearse made its way to Buckingham Palace. Motorway traffic stopped and people got out of their cars to pay their respects.Earlier in the day, King Charles and the Queen Consort travelled to Northern Ireland, where they carried out a lengthy walkabout with wellwishers. After a short service at Westminster Hall, members of the public were allowed to pay their own respects.Thursday, September 15, 2022 - Mourners queue for hours to pay their respectsLong queues wound around the streets of central London as thousands waited in line to file past the Queen’s coffin.
King Charles III meeting well-wishers after attending a service of prayer and reflection at Llandaff Cathedral, CardiffA sea of floral tributes as well as paintings and messages have been left by members of the public at the gates of Sandringham House in Norfolk, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Queues for the lying in state reached up to 20 hours at one point, but that did not put people off waiting in turn. The Prince of Wales meets members of the public in the queue along the South Bank as they wait to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state ahead With waiting times for the lying of state at around 14 hours, the queue was closed during the afternoon to allow the line to clear before the closure of Westminster Hall at 6.30am on the Monday.
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