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Final goodbyes. King Charles III was spotted heading to the airport after rushing to late mother Queen Elizabeth II‘s side in Scotland before she died.

Prince William has left Balmoral and is travelling back to Windsor to be with his family ahead of the Accession Council, Kensington Palace said.

Prince Harry was pictured being offered comfort from an Aberdeen Airport worker this morning following the death of his beloved grandmother, the Queen.

Fern Britton paid a poignant tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away "peacefully" at her private residence in Balmoral on September 8.The Queen's death has made her son Charles the new King and his wife Camilla the Queen Consort, as he ascended to the throne immediately upon her passing.Charles' relationship with his youngest son Harry has been notably strained in recent years, with tensions said to be reaching an all-time high after his interview with Oprah, where his wife Meghan Markle made a number of allegations against the Royal Family.READ MORE: Fern Britton 'looks back and laughs' at Phil Vickery marriage and rules out new husbandTaking to social media, Fern said in her tribute: "I truly hope that some reconciliation between The king and his sons may now begin."They are a family between mourning and moving forward, but there is always time to reconnect. Now is the hour."In a follow-up tweet, Fern shared a picture of Harry and William while they were young boys, penning: "Prince William as little boys.

The death of the Queen yesterday at Balmoral has triggered contingency plans known as Operation Unicorn.

Rio Ferdinand hated the thought of playing for Manchester United when he was an up-and-coming star at West Ham.Three years prior to his multi-million move to Old Trafford, the defender said he told a United fan that he would "never" play for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, though admitted his stance was born out of jealousy."Frank Lampard and I went to Magaluf one year, it was FA Cup final weekend and Manchester United were playing Newcastle," Ferdinand said speaking on William Hill’s Stripped Podcast.READ MORE: The Queen told Sir Alex Ferguson no one would repeat Man Utd's historic treble"I was in the toilet and a United fan came up to me and went 'I bet you’d love to play for us, wouldn’t you?' and I went 'never would I play for Man United ever, dead team, no chance.' "That was because I was jealous as they just kept winning."Ferdinand became the world's most expensive defender a year later after Leeds paid £18m to bring him to Elland Road, though it wasn't long before he was glancing enviously at the red half of Manchester again.Where does Rio Ferdinand rank among the greatest Premier League centre backs? Let us know what you think in the comments section below."I first spoke to Sir Alex [Ferguson] during the 2002 World Cup. I played well in the tournament and I remember I was speaking to some of his players like Nicky Butt and they were saying 'you’ve got to come to Man United, it’s bigger than being with England'," Ferdinand added."My whole being of being a footballer was winning and up to that point I hadn’t won anything.

Prince William gained a new title after his father Charles became the King of England, but he did not automatically inherit his dad’s Prince of Wales title.

Prince Harry has just arrived in Scotland where his family is mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

There are a lot of name changes that have happened after the tragic death of Queen Elizabeth, which was announced a few hours ago.

Making a change. Shortly after Queen Elizabeth II‘s death on Thursday, September 8, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla seemed to combine their Instagram account with Prince William and Duchess Kate‘s.

Prince Harry arrived at Balmoral in Scotland an hour after the death of his grandmother the Queen was announced.The Duke of Sussex was seen sitting in the back of a car as he arrived to the estate to join other members of the royal family wearing a black suit and tie. Harry flew into Aberdeen Airport alone, hours after brother William and other royals arrived together on an RAF plane.

Mourning the queen. Prince Charles paid tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, after she died on Thursday, September 8.

at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, Buckingham Palace announced today. At 96 years old, she was the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch.“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," wrote.

Prince William and Catherine (Kate Middleton) have taken on new titles.

The Queen has died at Balmoral, aged 96 today. She has been UK's longest-serving monarch, after reigning for 70 years.

is the world's longest-reigning monarch. Following the royal line of succession, she was crowned after the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952.Queen Elizabeth II married , the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947—five years before she would become Queen.

Queen Elizabeth II decided to postpone a meeting with senior government officials on Wednesday after experiencing a full day of activities the day before. On Tuesday, the queen spent the day at her summer residence in Scotland appointing the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss.The 96-year-old queen oversaw an entire day’s worth of activities, involving the symbolic transfer of power to Truss.

Coronation Street’s Hope Stape star has opened up on her “heated” home life with her co-star siblings, admitting that she often feels “left out”.Isabella Flanagan plays John Stape’s daughter Hope on the Corrie cobbles, while her twin brother William takes on the role of Joseph Brown, Hope’s cousin. Their older sister Amelia is best known for starring as April Windsor in rival ITV soap Emmerdale.

Meghan Markle took to the stage to make her first public speech in the UK since she and Prince Harry stepped down as royals. The Duchess of Sussex and her husband attended the One Young World summit, where Meghan was the keynote speaker.Addressing the 2000 young leaders in attendance, from 202 countries across the world, she spoke about gender equality and how becoming a mother had changed her worldview.READ MORE: Prince William will 'not meet his brother until his memoir is released', says expertShe said: "It is very nice to be back in the UK and it is very nice to be back with you all at One Young World."The resounding spirit I believe you’ll hear is that you are the future.