Queen dead: Double rainbow appears over Buckingham Palace before Her Majesty passes away at 96

Her Majesty The Queen on September 8, 2022.According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.The Queen's coffin was brought down to London from Edinburgh on September 13.According to the detailed Operation London Bridge plan, she has been transported from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in the capital, where her coffin will lie in state for four days, starting today (September 14) and concluding on the day of her funeral (September 19).Funeral preparations are now in full swing ahead of September 19, with conversations circulating on what the royal family will wear during their final goodbye to the Queen.Here's everything you need to know about Royal uniforms.The traditional dress during the national mourning period, and all the events that come with it, is a military uniform for working members of the royal family.These mourning period events include the Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, the procession to Westminster Hall, the vigil at Westminster Hall, the state funeral service at Westminster Abbey, and the committal service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.Other attendees will wear black to the funeral as a mark of respect for the late monarch, with royal women likely to wear black veils on the day.Black is the traditional colour to wear for a funeral and the funeral fashion was popularised by Queen Victoria who wore black for 40 years as a mark of respect to her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861.The Royal Family traditionally wear the colour black for the entire period of mourning, which King Charles III announced will extend to a week after the Queen’s funeral.A statement from Buckingham Palace read: “It is His Majesty The

, , Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward, trailed behind their mother's coffin on Monday, September 12, as it was driven from Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral.

Following the death of The Queen last week, King Charles has had a lot of changes to deal with as he became the new monarch following his mother’s sad passing. Alongside his grief, the new King, supported by his devoted wife, Camilla, Queen Consort must now navigate his mother’s funeral, his impending coronation and readjust to his life as the head of state, after spending so much of his life waiting to follow in his mother’s formidable footsteps.

Ulrika Jonsson, 55, has reflected upon her relationship with Prince Edward, as she claimed that the Queen’s youngest child once gave her an item from the Monarch she “treasured”. Ulrika explained how Prince Edward had once visited her at home "for a cuppa" after she fell ill with glandular fever and she went to her parent’s home in Windsor to recover.The Earl of Wessex decided to check in on her as she was struggling with the “horrendously debilitating” disease.According to Ulrika’s claims in a column for The Sun, Edward arrived flanked by security and gave her some homoeopathic tablets to help her feel better.The former Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star admitted she was "humbled” by the royal’s “thoughtfulness” before he presented her with an item she would go on to “treasure”.She wrote: “He presented me with a Tupperware box in which there was some summer pudding.“I’d mentioned that I loved it, at one of our dinners.""When he left, my mother nearly fainted."After that encounter, Ulrika was "in possession of some of the Queen's Tupperware", she added."This was quite unbelievable.

her death on Thursday.But Emmy-winning Netflix hit “The Crown” has given us some insight into the monarch who has been portrayed in the series by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and now Imelda Staunton. Still, the show has employed a fair amount of creative license in taking us behind the walls of Buckingham Palace and across the history of the late queen’s reign.In fact, series creator Peter Morgan has admitted that he has “made up” scenes, while one Palace source has accused the show of “trolling on a Hollywood budget.”Still, “The Crown” — which will return in November with its fifth season — had enough respect for the Queen to have a plan in place in the event of her death: The series shut down production for at least a week while filming Season 6, due out in 2023.Until the royal family is back in all of its streaming splendor on “The Crown,” we break down how much was fact versus fiction in reference to Queen Elizabeth II’s most memorable moments.In the third season of “The Crown,” Lord Mountbatten — the Queen’s second cousin once removed, who was also Prince Philip’s maternal uncle affectionately known as “Uncle Dickie” — was approached by a group plotting to depose Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Zara Tindall's husband Mike Tindall has revealed his grief after hearing news of the Queen's death. He posted on Instagram to pay tribute to Her Majesty.The former international rugby player, who used to sing the national anthem before every match, shared a photo of the Sydney Opera House with the Queen's image shadowed over it, on his story.

King Charles III made his first address as the new monarch on Friday (September 9). In a pre-recorded message from Buckingham Palace, an emotional Charles was dressed in a black suit and sat beside a photo of his late mother.

Harry Styles led his fans in a round of applause for Queen Elizabeth on Thursday (08. 09. 22) night.

The national anthem will be sung with its new lyrics on Friday 9 September at a memorial service for The Queen. As a new monarch is ushered in, the lyrics of the anthem will change to reflect the new King, Charles III.The lyrics to the national anthem will change from “Queen” to “King” and “her victorious” to “him victorious” to mark that King Charles III has now taken over as monarch.

“Punking” put Ashton Kutcher to shame.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 on Thursday, the royal’s friends and admirers came forward in droves to reminisce about her countless iconic moments. One of the more hilarious tales, shared by her bodyguard at the Queen’s Jubilee, came after the quick-witted monarch trolled two US tourists who didn’t recognize her at her own home.“There were two hikers coming towards us and the Queen would always stop and say hello,” former Protection Officer Richard Griffin told SKY News in a resurfaced clip about the uproarious encounter, which occurred while he was walking with Her Majesty outside Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Cue the “Undercover Boss” theme song! As the monarch was wearing a headscarf and a tweed jacket at the time, the tourists assumed she was just another visitor.

When the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip passed away last April, it was confirmed he would not be buried until the Queen's own death.

Britain’s royal family will observe a period of mourning that ends on the seventh day after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with flags at royal residences to remain at half mast.

Her Majesty The Queen on September 8, 2022. According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla landed back in London and made their way directly to Buckingham Palace today, where they were met with huge floral tributes left by the mourning public. Upon becoming the new monarch following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75, arrived to huge crowds gathered to pay their respects. After shaking hands with many in front of the gates, the Royal couple walked around to observe some of the floral displays.

The King and Queen Consort Camilla have landed back in London after they left Balmoral this morning. A plane carrying the King and Queen Camilla landed at RAF Northolt in west London around 13.34pm on Friday – Charles' first time on English soil since becoming monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has been placed in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle, a place close to her heart where she once danced as a young princess. Draped in the Royal Standard, the coffin will remain in Balmoral for two days so household staff can pay their respects, before the Queen begins her final journey back to London.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that King Charles III's Proclamation at the Accession Council will take place on Saturday, 10am, in the State Apartments on St James's Palace.

King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, left Balmoral Castle on Friday as they headed for London. This marks the first time the two have been spotted since the death of Her Majesty. Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday in Scotland as royal family members joined her from Windsor.

Fern Britton, 65, took to Twitter to comment on the sad news that the Queen had died aged 96 surrounded by her loved ones at Balmoral yesterday. In view of her 119,000 followers, she wrote: "The Queen is dead, Long Live the King."The famous phrase is a traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch, however not everyone believed it was appropiate. The words were last uttered in 1901 following the death of Queen Victoria, when her son Edward ascended to the British throne.In response to the presenter's comment, Twitter user Butterb2012 wrote: "A bit harsh Fern."Meg Boughton echoed the tweet adding a broken heart emoji, while Chezza70 typed: "A bit blunt."Piers Morgan blasts 'vile disgusting' criticism of Queen after deathRichard Harvey Mears added: "Mmmmmmm not sure I’m liking this tweet."Blunt comes to mind.