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A royal expert has told how The Queen was the “nation’s grandmother”. Speaking exclusively to OK! following The Queen's passing at the age of 96 and 70 years on the throne, Duncan Larcombe told us how he thinks the monarch will be remembered. He says: “Families across Britain are together, sharing stories of the Queen.

The Queen's funeral will take place on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey. The day was announced to be a bank holiday by her heir King Charles III in one of his first addresses as the new monarch.The UK will say goodbye to the monarch, who reigned for an incredible 70 years, today with the televised proceedings to start at 11am.The State funeral has been planned for years, though in recent days conversation has turned to talk surrounding the cost of the large scale event.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have discussed how “strange” it has been going from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to her funeral in a matter of months. William and Kate were speaking with troops from the Commonwealth, who are taking part in the late monarch’s funeral, at Army Training Centre Pirbright in Surrey, on Friday afternoon.

The queue to see the Queen Lying-in-State has been paused for at least six hours as the waiting time had risen to at least 14 hours. In a tweet, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: “Southwark Park has reached capacity. Entry will be paused for at least 6 hours.

This Morning's Alice Beer has been criticised for handing out doughnuts and cracking jokes as she met members of the public queuing up to see the late Queen Elizabeth II Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall. The coffin of the late Queen, who died on Thursday, 8 September, is today to being moved to the Hall from Buckingham Palace, and it will remain at Westminster Hall until Monday, 19 September, so that members of the public can come to pay their respects.

As the nation continues to mourn for Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96 last week, many businesses across the country have decided to close their doors for a day as a show of respect for the late monarch. On Monday 19th September, the day of the Queen’s funeral, everything from shops to cinemas and even doctor’s surgeries will close their doors to give their staff time to reflect on her majesty’s life.

Penny Lancaster has been spotted carrying out her duties as a special constable where The Queen's coffin will arrive by plane.The 51 year old model and TV presenter, who is married to Rod Stewart, said this week that she was "very proud to be able to serve" as part of the policing effort around the monarch's funeral. She signed the signed the oath to the Queen after training as a special constable with the City of London Police last year.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will take place on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey nine days after Her Majesty passed away at age 96 at Balmoral Castle on Thursday 8 September. Shortly after her passing, the Royal Family released a statement announcing the plans for her upcoming state funeral and King Charles III confirmed that the day will be a Bank Holiday in the UK.

Thousands of people will flood the streets on Tuesday as Queen Elizabeth II ’s coffin makes its final journey to London ahead of her funeral on Monday. Flying from Edinburgh Airport, the queen’s body will travel in an oak casket over 400 miles before landing at RAF Northolt, where a funeral cortege will then transport it to Buckingham Palace.The journey, which is roughly 15 miles long, will see tens of thousands of mourners line the streets as they pay their respects this evening, before the Queen lies in state tomorrow.