Buckingham Palace announces details of period of Royal mourning

After a three week hiatus in respect of the royal mourning period, Meghan Markle’s new podcast episode will officially return next week on Tuesday October 4th. The Duchess of Sussex's ‘Archetypes' podcast had previously been postponed following the death of The Queen, as Meghan and husband Prince Harry grieved his beloved grandmother.

With the release of Netflix’s fifth season of The Crown in a matter of weeks, sources close to the new King suggest the palace is moving to protect the monarchy from the dramatisation. Over the weekend, streaming giant Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming fifth season of The Crown, which showed Princess Diana and Prince Charles preparing for TV interviews about their relationship.

Monday has been an emotional day for everyone, and it proved to be too much for some.

Buckingham Palace has responded to claims Prince Harry was only told about the Queen’s death five minutes before it was made public.

Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, and her husband Prince Edward surprised mourners outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday 17 September as they made an unexpected appearance to thank them for their well wishes.The Royal couple took several minutes to shake hands and speak to the mourners who had gathered outside the Palace to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who sadly passed away on 8 September. Excited crowds of well wishers, including some who had been standing for several hours, cheered and applauded as the couple made an appearance outside the Palace gates on Saturday afternoon, before taking their time to greet as many people as possible.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children's new titles will not be announced before the Royal Family's period of mourning is over following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Her late Majesty passed away "peacefully" in her Balmoral estate on 8 September at the age of 96 and her funeral is due to take place on Monday 19 September. While the nation is in a period of mourning for 10 days, King Charles III announced that the Royal Family would mourn for an additional seven days.

Following the tragic death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles has not only been navigating the personal grief of losing his beloved mother, but he has also been busy transitioning into his new role as monarch. After immediately becoming King Charles upon his mother’s passing, the 73 year old has undertaken several unique traditions including a tour of the four home nations and a procession of the late Queen’s coffin. And another unique obstacle that Charles now faces as King is the matter of where he will be based as head of the British monarchy.

Events since the passing of the Queen on Thursday 8 September have run like clockwork. And today's proceedings are no different.The schedule reveals that Elizabeth II's oak coffin, adorned with the Royal Standard, will be conveyed via gun carriage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall this afternoon.

Kate Middleton has paid her own subtle tribute to the Queen by wearing a pearl necklace as she received the coffin at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening. Dressed in a smart back ensemble, The Princess of Wales, accompanied her husband Prince William en route to the royal London home as the senior members of the Royal family gathered to receive the queen’s coffin for her final ever night in Buckingham Palace, before she would lie in state until next week’s funeral.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were seen arriving at Buckingham Palace last night, as they reunited with the Royal Family to receive the Queen's coffin as it arrived there from Edinburgh. Prince William, 40, and Harry, 37, will both support their father King Charles, 73, today during the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, which will be taken from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where it will lie-in-state.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined the royal family as Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was received at Buckingham Palace Tuesday after departing the RAF Northolt Airforce station in Ruislip, England.  Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at the age of 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world.  The hearse arrived to cheers outside of Buckingham Palace as the streets of London were lined with mourners.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, the new Princess of Wales, reunited with their estranged relatives Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as Her Majesty the Queen’s coffin finished its final journey to her home of Buckingham Palace.Today marks the first time the late Queen’s coffin has been on English soil since her passing on Thursday 8 September.The 96 year old monarch passed away peacefully at her Balmoral Estate, Scotland, before being taken to Holyroodhouse.The monarch was then transported to St Giles’ Cathedral where she laid in state for 24 hours for members of the public to pay their respects. From there, Her Majesty was taken to London today, Tuesday 13 September.The Queen was accompanied by her daughter Princess Anne, who said it was an “honour and a privilege” to escort her mother’s coffin.

The Queen’s coffin will continue lying in state in Edinburgh until 5pm today, Tuesday 13 September, when it will be flown to London ahead of her funeral next week. Her Majesty's coffin will remain at the St Giles' cathedral until early evening following an emotional vigil involving her four children last night.

The emotional journey of the Queen's coffin from Balmoral, where Her Majesty died aged 96 last Thursday, to Buckingham Palace will continue on Tuesday 13 September. After making its journey from her Scottish estate to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday, the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh took place on Monday.The coffin is expected to be flown to London on Tuesday. A rehearsal for the procession of the hearse from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster will be completed, ahead of the state funeral of Britain's longest reigning monarch on 19 September.

King Charles III will use Clarence House as his home for the time being, with major building work at Buckingham Palace yet to be completed, it has been confirmed. Buckingham Palace is regarded as Monarchy HQ and Charles III has already held a series of audiences with Prime Minister Liz Truss, cabinet ministers and Realm High Commissioners at the famous London landmark. The £369 million reservicing programme at the historic building is spanning 10 years, and includes updating the electrical cabling, plumbing and heating.

Following Queen Elizabeth II’s Thursday passing, King Charles III has officially declared a mourning period to honor his late mother.

The royal family have entered a period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The monarch passed away on Thursday (08. 09.

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla landed back in London and made their way directly to Buckingham Palace today, where they were met with huge floral tributes left by the mourning public. Upon becoming the new monarch following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75, arrived to huge crowds gathered to pay their respects. After shaking hands with many in front of the gates, the Royal couple walked around to observe some of the floral displays.

The King and Queen Consort Camilla have landed back in London after they left Balmoral this morning. A plane carrying the King and Queen Camilla landed at RAF Northolt in west London around 13.34pm on Friday – Charles' first time on English soil since becoming monarch.