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The Palace has clarified the seating arrangement at the Queen's state funeral on Monday, after Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were seated behind King Charles and Camilla. Members of the royal family came together to say their final goodbyes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey on Monday with the Queen's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in attendance.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seated behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at the funeral, with some wondering why his brother William was on the other side.

K.J. Yossman Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral drew a peak of 27 million viewers in the U.K., equating to a 95% audience share. The vast majority of those watching in the U.K. on Monday – some 18 million – were tuned into the BBC, who began their coverage from 8am before finishing at approximately 5.30pm, reported Broadcast, citing Overnights TV. In second place was ITV with an audience of 4.5 million followed by BBC2, BBC News and Sky News, which came in fifth with 700,000 viewers. Crucially, the numbers do not include those watching via digital. Sky reported 12.4 million tuned in to Sky News’ coverage of the funeral across all Sky TV channels, the Sky News app and the Sky News website.

Labour party bosses have been told they "cannot dodge" a debate on the future of the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Penny Lancaster had "great training and preparation" to be part of the police detail on Monday for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. "With all that planning going ahead, you can never quite predict how the crowd is [going to] react and the dangers that might lay ahead," the British model and TV personality, who is married to Rod Stewart, told Sky News. "But we’ve had great training and preparation and fortunately, everybody paid their respects in the proper manner, and we didn’t have any incidents to speak of," the 51-year-old shared.

It has been revealed that more than 250k people visited Westminster Hall to see the Queen lying in state in the days leading up to her funeral. The queue to allow mourners to pay their respects to the late monarch was closed a number of times, with wait times reaching to over 14 hours.

A heartwarming photo of Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled following Monday’s private burial when the late monarch was laid to rest.

Prince Andrew made a pit stop ahead of the burial of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke of York was photographed with the queen's beloved corgis, Muick and Sandy, outside of Windsor Castle as the hearse carried Her Majesty's coffin to St. George's Chapel.The two pups were walked around Windsor Castle and then watched the procession of the coffin.

The former captain of the Royal Yacht Britannia has declared Queen Elizabeth's committal service at Windsor will be "poignant". Commodore Anthony Morrow served under the late monarch on the royal family's yacht until it was decommissioned in 1997 and he is among the guests who will be attending the service at St George's chapel in Windsor on Monday (19.

Royals fans got more emotional after the Queen’s Corgis came out in Windsor to bid farewell to the late monarch during her funeral on Monday.

The final two mourners to see the Queen lying in state have said they think they will be friends “forever” after meeting in the queue. Chrissy Heerey, a member of the Royal Air Force, and Sima Mansouri, 55, were the two last people into Westminster Hall on Monday morning.The public viewing ended shortly before 6.30am and the pair became the last of the hundreds of thousands of people who have waited for hours to pay their respects.

Eleven days after her death was announced, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on today (Monday). The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on September 8, aged 96.

Soap fans may be wondering when they'll next get their Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders fix as the TV schedules are disrupted. The Queen's state funeral will take place today, Monday, September 19, with all major broadcasters covering the historic event.

A proper tribute. Prince Andrew is speaking out after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince William has reassured mourners The Queen's corgis are being looked after "very well" in the wake of her death. The late monarch - who died aged 96 on September 8 - has two corgis left, Sandy and Muick, after her beloved dorgi (dachshund-corgi cross) passed away aged 18, just months before she passed away. And the Prince of Wales told those queuing in Lambeth, south London to see the queen's coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall that the monarch's canine companions have a "good home".

Prince William is addressing the future of Queen Elizabeth‘s corgis.

Prince William is assuring well-wishers that Queen Elizabeth’s beloved corgis will “be looked after very well.”

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.

TalkTV presenter Piers Morgan slammed those heckling King Charles III yesterday over taxpayers’ money.The journalist suggested that comments were insensitive given the recent death of the monarch’s late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.Piers, 57, took to Twitter yesterday to address the public’s reaction to the new King in view of his 7.9 million followers.He shared a video from Sky News, which showed a man heckling the King as he stopped to greet the crowds gathered in Wales.The clip was captioned: “During his visit to Cardiff today, King Charles was heckled over taxpayers' money.”The man in the video could be heard shouting: “While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade.“The taxpayer pays £100 million for you, and what for?”Above the video, Piers added: “Imagine doing this to a man whose mother died a few days ago? So disgusting.”On Thursday, September 8, it was confirmed the Queen had died at the age of 96.In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the monarch had died "peacefully" at her Balmoral estate, surrounded by close family.King Charles ascended the throne immediately after his “beloved” mother’s death and paid tribute to her, saying that it had been “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family”.Piers’ followers took to the comment section to share their views on the subject of heckling, with some sympathising with the man’s complaints despite the timing of the Queen’s death.Smith wrote: “He's right.

David Beckham has joined thousands of mourners queuing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth. The former England football captain joined the queue in London to see the coffin of the late British monarch, who is lying in state in Westminster Hall, at around 2am on Friday morning (16. 09.

King Charles, 73, has not stopped since his mother Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral last Thursday.The new King began his tour as the country's Monarch in Cardiff and was met with heckles, with Piers Morgan, 57, hitting out at protestors on Twitter.Piers responded to a video posted by Sky News showing the new King greeting the public in Cardiff as he began his tour.During the struggle, one man can be heard shouting to the King: "While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade."In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers exclaimed: "Imagine doing this to a man whose mother died a few days ago? So disgusting."Many social media users shared Piers' view slamming protestors for hitting out at the grieving King.LouellaKate said: "I feel for him. He's going through so much with the weight of the world on his shoulders."GoldenGoonerlg added: "Maybe someone should show this bloke the figures of how much Tourist trade the Royal's bring in, the Palaces, Changing the Guard."And I would not call it a Parade would you? The UK is a place of tradition, maybe that's now wrong? I don't know.

K.J. Yossman David Beckham, Sharon Osbourne and “Good Morning Britain” anchor Susanna Reid are among the hundreds of thousands of mourners who have spent hours queuing for a chance to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II while she lies in state ahead of her funeral on Monday (Sept. 19). Beckham told Sky News – who caught up with him while he was still waiting in line – that he had joined the queue at 2am on Friday morning. “Well we all want to celebrate our Queen, Her Majesty,” he told the camera crew as the line inched forward. Later that day, at around 3pm, the BBC’s livestream of the lying in state showed Beckham, dressed in a black suit and tie, finally entering Westminster Hall. As the soccer star approached the Queen’s coffin, which is sat on a catafalque draped in the Royal Standard flag and the Imperial State Crown, he stopped and bent his head, pausing for a moment before following the others mourners out.