Queen's funeral is 'biggest ever anti-terror op' with snipers on roof and SAS on standby

During his first address to the United Kingdom as monarch on Friday 9 September, King Charles reflected on how the death of Queen Elizabeth II would change the royal family. After becoming King immediately upon the death of his beloved mother, 73 year old Charles had to give up a number of his titles including that of the Prince of Wales, which he was given when he was just nine years old.

Queen Consort Camilla is to keep using her privately-owned home in Wiltshire. The 75-year-old royal bought six-bedroom Ray Mill in Wiltshire - which is just a short distance from her husband King Charles' private residence Highgrove - over 25 years ago after she divorced first husband Andrew Parker Bowles and enjoys the relaxed surroundings away from official residences, and she has no plans to sell the "treasured" abode because it allows her to truly switch off from public duties.

Prince William often feels "caught out" by his grief for Queen Elizabeth. The 40-year-old royal became first in line to the throne the moment his grandmother passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 following a record-breaking 70-year reign and his father King Charles became the new monarch but explained in his first public engagement since the funeral of Her Late Majesty that it is "comforting" that so many people care. He said: "If you flip it on its head, it is always very comforting that so many people care.

Queen Elizabeth II was graffitied on a popular sculpture in New York City.The words "F*** the Queen" were found on the Charging Bull sculpture on Wall Street with the NYPD currently searching for four suspects, the Daily Mirror reports.Surveillance footage captured two men and two women walking through Manhattan at 2:30am on September 9, the day after the Queen passed away at her home in Balmoral.READ MORE: Kate and William 'carefully protected' George and Charlotte at Queen's funeralThe vandals had used a 'paint marker type instrument' to graffiti their shocking insult on the forehead of the sculpture.The NYPD has confirmed while the defacing of the sculpture has been removed, the suspects have yet to be found as they could potentially a face a year in jail.Unfortunately this is just one in a long line of incidents where the Charging Bull has been vandalised.The bull's head was doused in blue pigment just three months after former President Donald Trump announced the US's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change.President Biden and the First lady, Jill, visited the Queen's coffin in Westminster Hall to pay their respects before the funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday (September 19).To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Biden gave a glowing tribute to the Queen following news of her death, saying: "Just because of the way she touched when she leaned over.

Still feeling her presence. Princess Kate said she felt as though the late Queen Elizabeth II sent her family a sign when rainbows appeared in the sky in Balmoral after her death.

Prince William and Kate Middleton got back to work Thursday as the royals continue a period of mourning following the Queen’s funeral.

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton) visit the Windsor Guildhall to thank volunteers and operational staff involved in her Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral on Thursday (September 22) in Windsor, UK.

The Royal Family all came together to support one another following Queen Elizabeth II's death, with the 'Fab Four' publicly reuniting for the first time since 2020. Prince William, 40, Kate Middleton, 40, Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, put their differences aside and surprised Royal fans when they emerged from the same car ready to greet crowds outside Windsor Castle on 10 September.

Princess Anne has thanked members of the armed forces who were involved in her mother, Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral during a visit to Portsmouth Naval Base.The Princess Royal, who also holds the title of Commodore-in-Chief Portsmouth, met with Royal Navy personnel in Portsmouth who took part in the funeral procession earlier this week. Following her appearance in Portsmouth, the Royal will travel to Aldershot, where in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of both the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Corps of Signals, she will thank personnel from across the Corps.

Camilla may bring an end to a royal tradition that was close to the Queen's heart, an expert has claimed.The Queen Consort is expected to do things differently to her mother-in-law, the late Elizabeth II, as part of a move to modernise the monarchy following the accession of King Charles III. One predicted change could be the scrapping of ladies-in-waiting, who have traditionally worked as unpaid personal assistants to the Queen.

despite her change in status. Her Majesty has already spent time at Ray Mill House since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and has no plans to sell the bolthole, despite her husband inheriting four official residences and two country estates in addition to his two other UK homes. The Queen bought her six-bedroom property after her divorce from her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, more than 25 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth II was carried by eight pallbearers who've been described as heroes due to a stellar showing at the late monarch's funeral.

Headlines were made when Prince William and Princess Catherine were joined by Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan for a walkabout outside Windsor Castle on Sept. 10 to view floral tributes to the Queen left by well-wishers.

A bittersweet goodbye. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back home in California with their children following Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Us Weekly can confirm.

The work continues. Prince William spoke out about a cause close to his heart two days after his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.

Prince George's playful moment during Queen Elizabeth II's processional was caught by an amateur photographer, who said he didn't notice it until later that afternoon!Prince William and Kate Middleton's 9-year-old son's silly moment lasted a nanosecond following Her Majesty's funeral on Monday at Westminster Abbey, but it was just enough time for amateur photographer Matt White to capture it. The young royal sat in the car — bound for Windsor Castle — with the Princess of Wales and his sister, Princess Charlotte, in tow.According to the, White, a sales consultant from Kent, England, camped out two nights to secure himself a front-row seat at the queen's funeral parade.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a royal insider has claimed. Amid the infamous Megxit fallout, Her Majesty, who recently passed away at the age of 96, was said to have told a close friend that she didn't "want to think" about the Sussexes.It appears that the turmoil from the period which saw Prince Harry and Meghan Markle rescind their royal titles and jet off to America caused a great deal of exhaustion for the late Monarch.READ MORE: William and Harry's truce 'only temporary' - with key move to tear brothers apart againThe claims come as the Queen was also said to have been upset she did not get to spend much time with Archie and Lilibet.An insider speaking to Vanity Fair said: "The Queen confided that she was exhausted by the turmoil of their decision.

King Charles III became a grandad for the very first time when he was 65 years old, after the Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed their first child, Prince George. The 73 year old is now a proud grandfather to five children - William and Kate's children, Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's two children, Archie, three, and one year old Lilibet. Charles also has five step-grandchildren through his wife Queen Consort Camilla's first marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles.

King Charles became heir to the throne at just three-years-old when his mother was crowned Queen following the death of George VI.