Queen's death left Edinburgh council staff 'working 18-hour days' amid Operation Unicorn

The Queen died just minutes before Prince William ’s flight landed from Windsor as senior royals raced to Balmoral to be with the ailing monarch, it has been revealed. Details surrounding the Queen’s cause of death - which was attributed to old age - were officially released to the public on Thursday, with her time of death also being noted as 3:10pm.

Kate Middleton has been left convinced Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was keeping a close eye on the Royal Family following her death on 8 September. The Prince and Princess of Wales met with the unsung heroes who helped organise and the late monarch's funeral in Windsor to thank them for their "seamless and extraordinary" operation.

After ten days of mourning and a historic 70 enduring years on the British throne, Queen Elizabeth II has been formally lain to rest after a lifetime of dedicated service to the nation. On Monday, hundreds of foreign dignitaries and world leaders joined together with millions of viewers watching around the world as a historic state funeral took place for the late monarch at Westminster Abbey.

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

Meghan Markle was seen overcome with emotion as she joined members of the royal family at the State Funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Friday.The Duchess of Sussex was seen wiping a tear from her eye in emotional pictures as the procession left Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch while members of the royal family watched on.The Queen Consort, the Duchess of Sussex, the Princess of Wales and the Countess of Wessex were seen looking sombre as the King and his siblings marched off. Prince George and Princess Charlotte stood in front of their mother, with George looking directly at the coffin as it passed.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday 19 September will take place at Westminster Abbey, and King Charles III, 73, confirmed that the day will be a national bank holiday. On the morning of the sombre day, the lying-in-State period will end and the Queen’s Coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place.

Lilibet’s early childhood was not just carefree and secure, but surprisingly warm and loving, too.This was thanks to the efforts of her father, Bertie, who having endured a strict upbringing, battling a severe stammer throughout his life, encouraged demonstrations of affection in the family. As a baby, her days were mostly spent at 145 Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park.

The King and Queen Consort are visiting Wales today, as the late Queen's lying in state continues at Westminster Hall. King Charles III has begun his first visit to Wales as monarch and will start his tour by attending a service of prayer and reflection for the life of the Queen at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. Charles arrived by helicopter with the Queen Consort and travelled by state limousine in bright sunshine to the service, which is also being attended by Prime Minister Liz Truss and leading figures from Wales.

death of Queen Elizabeth II — and viewers are blasting the choice on Twitter.Oliver, 45, opened the HBO show — which took home two 2022 Emmys at Monday night’s awards ceremony — with a joke about the President of Chile, and then said: “But obviously, we need to start with the UK, which is clearly still reeling from the shocking death of a 96-year-old woman from natural causes.”The British comedian went on to joke about the bizarre group of people who paid tribute to the Queen.“It is a big moment which for some reason absolutely everyone felt that they had to weigh in on from Crazy Frog, which tweeted out ‘RIP the Queen’ [and a] candle emoji…to Dominos UK which posted, ‘Everyone at Domino’s joins the nation and the world in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family.’”“Which I guess is nice although if the world is mourning they should maybe tell the US Domino’s account whose most recent tweet as of this taping is ‘if ur reading this it means u need pizza like to confirm.’” Oliver continued.

Jenna Bush Hager was actually in the United Kingdom to interview the now Queen Consort, Camilla, before the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Following the death of The Queen last week, King Charles has had a lot of changes to deal with as he became the new monarch following his mother’s sad passing. Alongside his grief, the new King, supported by his devoted wife, Camilla, Queen Consort must now navigate his mother’s funeral, his impending coronation and readjust to his life as the head of state, after spending so much of his life waiting to follow in his mother’s formidable footsteps.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the 8 of September, a number of plans have been put into place. Due to the monarch passing away on the Balmoral estate in Scotland, the contingency plans that began upon her death on Thursday were codenamed Operation Unicorn, and saw the Queen's coffin make its journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday afternoon.

King Charles has admitted to Liz Truss, the UK’s new Prime Minister, that the death of his mother was “the moment I have been dreading”. The monarch made the emotional confession during his first meeting with the PM, as he returned to Buckingham Palace from Balmoral on Friday, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

King Charles III has paid tribute to his mother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in his first address to the nation following her death on Thursday 8 September. Pledging his duty to a life of service as the head of the British monarch in a televised speech, Charles, 73, said: "Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen – my beloved Mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother.” The King paid tribute to his family members, including sons William and Harry and their wives, Kate and Meghan.The King credited his son and heir, William, Prince of Wales adding: “With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the centre ground where vital help can be given.” He wished to “express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas”.The King ended his address by saying: “To my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa, I want simply to say this: thank you.Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years.

Tributes have poured in from across Perth and Kinross after Buckingham Palace announced the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Harry has made his way out of Balmoral less than 24 hours after arriving to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke of Sussex, 37, was pictured being driven in a black Range Rover out of the Royal Family's Scottish home on 9 September, after arriving there at 7:52pm the night before.