David Beckham left speechless by Queen's comment during awkward meeting

Operation London Bridge was meticulously planned several years ago, there still seemed to be some teething problems as the new King prepares to take the throne. An embarrassing mixup appears to have led to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being invited to – then hastily uninvited from – a state reception hosted by the King and Queen Consort at Buckingham Palace this evening.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday 19 September will take place at Westminster Abbey, and King Charles III, 73, confirmed that the day will be a national bank holiday. On the morning of the sombre day, the lying-in-State period will end and the Queen’s Coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place.

The King and Queen Consort hosted world leaders and official overseas guests at Buckingham Palace on Sunday 18 September. His Majesty, 73, and Camilla, 75, were also joined at the event by Kate Middleton and Prince William in what the King’s spokesman described as an “official state event”.

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday 19 September after she passed away at the age of 96 on 8 September. Ahead of the day, world leaders have been flying into the United Kingdom to meet with King Charles and members of the Royal Family.

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced, people across the UK have flocked to London to pay tribute to the late monarch, leaving gifts and cards outside Buckingham Palace. While many mourners have opted to leave bouquets of flowers, others have chosen to leave Paddington Bear toys and drawings.

The Queen’s eldest granddaughter, Zara Tindall, has continued to stand as a pillar of support for her cousin Prince Harry as the two departed a vigil for the late monarch in the same car on Saturday night. Both the Duke of Sussex, 38, and Zara, 41, took part in a special ceremonial vigil at Westminster Hall on Saturday evening, in which all eight of the Queen’s grandchildren had come together to form an honour guard around her coffin for around 15 minutes.

Victoria Beckham has issued a heartfelt statement about the death of Queen Elizabeth II following her husband David Beckham's 13-hour queue to see the late monarch lying in state at Westminster Hall.RELATED: Royal fans touched by Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren in special Vigil clipThe former Spice Girl turned fashion designer, 48, praised the late monarch as the "ultimate icon in every way" in a moving post shared with her 30 million Instagram followers on Sunday. The mother-of-four – who raises children Brooklyn, 23, Romeo, 20, Cruz, 17, and 11-year-old Harper with David – said the Queen had been the "epitome of elegance" for her.WATCH: David Beckham explains why he joined the Queen's queue In her post, VB wrote: "I've spent the last week reflecting on the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and how she was a powerful source of inspiration not just for me, but for so many around the world.MORE: David and Victoria Beckham's 11 cutest moments with mini-me Harper SevenREAD: David Beckham reveals how wife Victoria still impresses him 25 years into relationship"The ultimate icon in every way and the epitome of elegance, she will live on in our hearts and minds forever."I offer my deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family at this time, and we join them in mourning the loss of our beloved Sovereign."A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham)Victoria Beckham paid tribute to the Queen in a moving postVictoria was made an OBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for her services to the fashion industry, while her husband David was made an OBE for his services to football in the Queen's birthday honours list in 2003.

Victoria Beckham has shared a touching tribute to the Queen and described her as “inspirational”– days after her husband David Beckham’s queued for 14 hours to see the Queen's coffin in Westminster Hall.  The former Spice Girl, 48, took to her Instagram to share three images of the Queen from her younger days as she penned a moving tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96. The singer shared one photo of the Queen in a red coat with matching hat and a second photo of her with her beloved Corgis, while the third showed her Majesty stroking a horse.

By one estimate, as many as 4 billion people could be watching as the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II takes place on Monday, September 19 beginning at 11 a.m. BST (3 a.m. PT). As many as 750,000 people are predicted to travel to London for the state funeral and pay their respects as the queen lies in state, per the UK’s Guardian. Among those waiting in line 12-plus hours to pay their respects was David Beckham. The service at Westminster Abbey is likely to be among the biggest single ceremonial events staged in the U.K. since World War II.

Her fans took to the comments to echo Victoria's emotional statement.SarahchapmanLondon penned a love heart emoji. Catherineharris11 wrote: “Our beautiful queen.”Priyadeepshome said: “May her soul rest in peace.”Lance_Flaemchen put: “Beautifully put.

The Dean of Westminster says Queen Elizabeth's funeral will be "deeply personal" and "very, very difficult" for the Royal Family. The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle will have the huge responsibility of officiating the late monarch's state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday (19. 09.

Strictly Come Dancing star Kaye Adams, 59, took to Twitter on Sunday to respond to some of her critics who became angered over her comments regarding David Beckham.One user took it a step further in criticising Kaye and she was prompted to respond.In a now-deleted tweet, the user slammed her divisive comment and questioned whether it was wise to make such statements so close to her Strictly Come Dancing debut.In response, Kaye hit back: “Is that a threat?”Another Twitter user, named Dan, also questioned Kaye’s sentiment by pointing out: “It’s literally a queue.”To which the TV star replied: “You are absolutely right Dan, but I was speaking figuratively not literally.”Several other users also disagreed with Kaye, including Shelby who said: “It’s a queue of people coming together to pay their respects. Definitely a queue.”And an unnamed account echoed: “No, it’s a queue.

The final day of the Queen’s lying-in-state has come and the queue could close “within hours”, while a one minute silence will be held later to mourn The Queen's passing at the age of 96. The late monarch’s coffin will remain in Westminster Hall for the public to view until 6.30am on Monday, ahead of the state funeral in Westminster Abbey, with today likely to be the last chance to join the queue.

Tilda Swinton has paid her respects at Queen Elizabeth's lying in state. The 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' actress - who was a childhood friend and classmate of the late Princess Diana - was spotted queuing with members of the public in London on Saturday (17. 09.

The Queen Consort is to pay a televised tribute to the late Queen, recalling her “wonderful blue eyes” and saying: “I will always remember her smile.” Camilla, in pre-recorded words, will speak of how Queen Elizabeth II carved out her own role for many years in the “difficult position” of being a “solitary woman” in a male-dominated world. “I can’t remember anyone except the Queen being there,” the Queen Consort will add, being among the majority of the nation for whom, until now, the Queen was the only British monarch they had ever known or could recall.The Queen Consort’s tribute to her mother-in-law is set to be aired on Sunday – the eve of the Queen’s state funeral – on the BBC, shortly before the national minute’s silence at 8pm.

The Queen's funeral will take place on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey. The day was announced to be a bank holiday by her heir King Charles III in one of his first addresses as the new monarch.The UK will say goodbye to the monarch, who reigned for an incredible 70 years, today with the televised proceedings to start at 11am.The State funeral has been planned for years, though in recent days conversation has turned to talk surrounding the cost of the large scale event.

In good hands. Prince William assured a child that Queen Elizabeth II‘s dogs are being taken care of after her death earlier this month at age 96.

This Morning have defended hosts Phillip Scofield and Holly Willoughby amid claims they "jumped the queue" at the Queen's lying-in-state.Phil and Holly were among the thousands of people to visit Westminster Hall in the week to witness the late Queen Elizabeth II lying-in-state following her sad passing on September 8.But claims swirled that the beloved TV duo had "jumped the queue" while thousands of people queued through the night in order to file past Her Majesty's coffin - with some waiting for a reported 24 hours.READ NEXT: This Morning fans threaten to 'boycott' show over Holly and Phil's 'shameful queue jump'The TV programme they host, This Morning, has now issued a statement which was posted on the show's Instagram story.It read: "Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something."We asked Phillip and Holly to be part of a film for this Tuesday's programme."They did not jump the queue, have VIP access or file past the Queen lying in state - but instead were there in a professional capacity as part of the world's media to report on an event."The statement comes as fans of the popular ITV Daytime show have threatened to "boycott" the show as they fume over Phil and Holly's appearance at Westminster Hall.People are up in arms because of the claims that say the two presenters "jumped the queue" while the likes of global football star David Beckham waited in line for 13 hours - and reportedly turned down a queue jump pass.One person took to Twitter to pen: "Time that viewers boycott this morning for the selfish way Phill and Holly behaved by thinking they are better than others and not queueing.

Lady Louise Windsor joined her cousins as she took her place at a vigil for her late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday evening. The eight royal cousins stood together in a ceremonial honour guard just hours after their parents held an emotional vigil in the Palace of Westminster on Friday. Lady Louise, 18, was joined by Prince William, Prince Harry, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Viscount Severn for the proceedings.