ing Charles III and Prince William have met members of the general public on Lambeth Bridge in a shock go to to ‘The Queue’.
The King and the Prince of Wales thanked individuals who have come to pay their respects to the Queen.
They’d earlier visited the Metropolitan Police central management room to thank emergency service staff for his or her work and help forward of the Queen’s funeral.
The king shook arms with the brand new commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the brand new House Secretary Suella Braverman.
Later the Earl and Countess of Wessex met with well-wishers exterior Buckingham Palace.
In the meantime officers have warned the ready time for the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II mendacity in state is as much as 14 hours – though it has fallen from 24 hours in a single day.
The Authorities’s tracker feed has warned that entry to the queue will likely be paused if it reaches capability. It had earlier warned folks not to not journey to hitch the road.
1000’s of individuals queued via the night time to see the Queen’s coffin.
Mourners final night time may file previous whereas the Queen’s youngsters mounted a vigil round her coffin.
At round 10pm a person was arrested after ‘speeding in the direction of the Queen’s coffin and lifting the Royal Normal’.
Her grandchildren together with Prince William and Prince Harry are on account of maintain an analogous vigil on Saturday night.
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Pictured: King Charles III sits with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Buckingham Palace
Pictured: Members of the general public queuing close to Tower Bridge
16.5 hour wait suggested at queue
The again of the queue continues to maneuver at tempo in Southwark Park, as mourners proceed to reach for the mendacity in state.
The climate for these ready in line is pleasantly heat and sunny, although most mourners have introduced extra layers in preparation for the cooler temperatures afterward.
Present wait time is an estimated 16.5 hours.
Liz Truss assembly with Joe Biden cancelled
Prime Minister Liz Truss will maintain a full bilateral assembly with Joe Biden on the United Nations Basic Meeting on Wednesday somewhat than assembly the US president at Downing Road on Sunday, her workplace mentioned on Saturday.
Leaders from all around the world together with Biden are flying to London forward of Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral on Monday.
Some overseas leaders are nonetheless scheduled to carry conferences with Truss, who succeeded Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister earlier this month.
Truss on Saturday spoke with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, who expressed his condolences following the Queen’s loss of life, her workplace mentioned. She additionally spoke with Australian PM Anthony Albanese and New Zealand’s premier Jacinda Ardern on the Authorities’s Chevening nation residence.
Edward: ‘I do know that my mom would actually respect this improbable help’
Listed below are some footage of the Earl and Countess of Wessex assembly well-wishers exterior Buckingham Palace earlier. Edward instructed mourners the Queen would “respect” the variety of folks paying their respects.
Nicely-wishers might be heard telling Edward and Sophie “sorry on your loss” exterior Buckingham Palace.
The Queen’s youngest son instructed these within the crowd: “I do know that my mom would actually respect this improbable help”. Sophie stopped to take a look at one younger lady’s T-shirt, which was printed with pictures of the Queen via the many years of her reign.
Sophie collected armfuls of flowers together with sunflowers and roses, and was given paper tributes to the late monarch by a number of the well-wishers.
Sophie and the Earl of Wessex additionally walked over to fulfill members of the general public stood behind obstacles on the sting of Inexperienced Park.
Canada PM and his spouse signal e book of condolence
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his spouse Sophie Trudeau have signed a e book of condolence to the Queen at Lancaster Home in London. They’re visiting to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on Monday.
The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the King and Queen Consort for a Buckingham Palace lunch with governors-general from the Commonwealth realms on Saturday.
Kate was seen deep in dialog with Camilla.
The princess, who wore her hair down, was pictured smiling on the Queen Consort, who was holding a drink with a slice of lemon in it, because the pair chatted.
At one stage, Kate, who was sporting a protracted three-strand pearl necklace, positioned her hand on the arm of Saint Lucia governor-general Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles as they spoke.
The princess additionally stood subsequent to the King as he spoke to the dignitaries, with William additionally mingling within the busy room.
The governors-general of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu had been amongst these current.
Prince Edward and Countess of Wessex greet crowds
Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex have been noticed greeting well-wishers exterior Buckingham Palace.
Sophie was handed boquets of flowers and a teddy by mourners ready exterior.
Saudi crown prince won’t attend Queen’s funeral
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will journey to London to fulfill the King however won’t be attending the Queen’s funeral, based on stories.
Representatives from Saudi Arabia’s overseas ministry will seemingly attend, however King Salman won’t.
Queen’s face ‘lit up’ recalling Paddington sketch
The Queen’s face “lit up” as she recalled her notorious Platinum Jubilee sketch with Paddington Bear, a former Church of Scotland moderator has recalled.
The Very Rev Dr Martin Truthful has instructed of his pleasure after he stayed with the late monarch at Balmoral Citadel on the finish of August simply earlier than her loss of life on September 8.
The sketch noticed the Peruvian bear go to Buckingham Palace for afternoon tea, the place the Queen exhibits him a marmalade sandwich from her purse.
Dr Truthful mentioned: “Her face lit up with essentially the most radiant smile you would think about, and she or he mentioned, ‘it was somewhat enjoyable, wasn’t it?’
“As I look again on that night, I’m so glad that she was in such good type – smiling, laughing and having fun with the recounting of particular reminiscences.”