Once in London, Charles III will have a busy schedule, with a pre-recorded address to the nation and a meeting with the prime minister, Liz Truss, at Buckingham Palace. He is also likely to see the Earl Marshal – currently Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the Duke of Norfolk – to approve the carefully choreographed plans for the coming days and weeks. The King and Camilla are likely to still be traveling when church bells across the country toll at midday to celebrate the Queen. The bells will ring at St Paul’s, Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle – as well as elsewhere. MPs and colleagues in the Houses of Parliament will also begin sitting at midday, paying tribute to the Queen. The rest of the royal family also began to leave the Aberdeenshire estate after gathering there on Thursday afternoon, hoping to be with the Queen for her final moments. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Prince Harry was first seen leaving the castle on Friday morning at around 8.15am. The Duke of Sussex was also the last to arrive at Balmoral around 12 hours earlier, having canceled an appearance at a charity awards ceremony in London. The Queen’s death was announced at 6.30pm on Thursday, shortly before the Prince landed in Aberdeen. Among those who paid their respects to the Queen at Balmoral were a group of Buddhist monks who chanted at the gates in a sign of mourning. Shujan Maharjan from Nepal, abbot at a Buddhist center in Aberdeen, said: “Chanting for someone who has died is a Buddhist tradition. This is sad news for all of us. We recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee by inviting different faiths to our center and that gave us a close feeling with the Queen.” Prince Harry boarded a British Airways flight at Aberdeen Airport at 10.20am on Friday morning wearing a black suit. He arrived at Heathrow shortly after 11.30am and is expected to stay at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. He and Meghan were wrapping up a short visit to Europe when the Queen died. They are expected to remain in the UK to attend the Queen’s state funeral, which is likely to take place on September 19, although that date has not been officially confirmed. The government is expected to make it a holiday.
