How England Will Officially Mourn Queen Elizabeth

The world is preparing for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

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Victoria Beckham has said that meeting Queen Elizabeth II was a "proud moment" after paying a heartfelt tribute and posting a throwback snap with Her Majesty.With her husband David having queued 13 hours to pay tribute to the late monarch, the former Spice Girls star has now penned a sweet message to pay her respects.Taking to Instagram on SUnday (September 18), Victoria penned a moving message alongside a glamorous snap of the Queen.READ NEXT: This Morning fans threaten to 'boycott' show over Holly and Phil's 'shameful queue jump'"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," she began.Posh went on: "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."After her heartfelt Instagram post, Victoria took to her stories to post another set of images with more moving words - even reflecting on the time she met the late monarch.In 1997 Victoria along the rest of the Spice Girls came face to face with Queen Elizabeth II when they met her at a formal event.Looking incredible in the signature Posh Spice black dress, Victoria beamed as she shook hands with the Queen.Uploading the throwback snap onto her stories, Victoria penned: ''One of my proudest Spice Girls moments was meeting Her Majesty at the Royal Command Performance in 1997.

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”.

Queen Elizabeth II was seen in rare photos from Balmoral Castle, ahead of her death. In pictures taken on the property, the monarch smiles as she sits in a chair wearing sunglasses. The royal was dressed in a green coat and a plaid skirt.

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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.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are "considering" taking Prince George to Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Prince William and his wife Catherine have reportedly been asked by advisors to take their eldest son - who is now second in line to the throne behind his father - to the service at Westminster Abbey on Monday (19. 09.

Queen Elizabeth II was left "shaken and badly bruised" after a grouse hit her in the chest whilst she was out in grounds in Balmoral in 1995. Her formal royal protection officer Dick Griffin described how he looked for her, then aged 69, but she was nowhere to be seen. After a frantic search, he then found her lying on the ground with a dead grouse next to her.

banana and not eating bread crusts were just some of the quirks of the late Queen Elizbeth II's dining habits, members of her former kitchen staff have revealed.One of the former chefs lifting the lid on Queen's eating peculiarities and author of Eating Royally Darren McGrady, said the late Monarch did not bite into a banana "like a monkey". Rather, the Queen would cut the top and bottom off, then slice the skin away length-ways, Daily Star previously reported.

Many are wondering if the Wales and Sussex children are going to be in attendance at their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth‘s funeral on Monday (September 19).

Celtic and St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday morning which left some unable to tell the two sides apart. Although Ange Postecoglou side's 364-day unbeaten run in the division came to an end thanks to a 2-0 victory for the hosts - much of the social media chatter was in relation to the similarity of the two kits.With St Mirren wearing their home strip of black and white stripes, Celtic for some reason wore their all grey third kit - with both sets of players donning black shorts. READ MORE: Sky Sports to 'turn down crowd noise' after disrespectful chanting about The Queen One fan wrote: "The ref would have known days in advance of each teams intention regards to strips & particularly given it’s a TV game should never have allowed this clash."With a second adding: "The kit clash in the Celtic match is ridiculous."A third continued: "Is it my bleary-eyed hangover, or are the kits in Celtic v St Mirren clashing horribly on screen?"Should the kits have been changed? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.With a fourth fuming: "Who cleared #Celtic to wear the third kit today? Straining my eyes to tell the teams apart!"A fifth writing: "Maybe the most ridiculous kit colour clash ever in St Mirren vs Celtic.

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.

St Mirren delivered a punch-perfect performance to floor Celtic and end the champions’ incredible unbeaten run.

A woman who visited Queen Elizabeth II's coffin seven times in Edinburgh is now in London to join the queue at Westminster.