There are remarkable scenes here on Royal Deeside
this evening.
In Ballater, I counted 804 people queueing to board
buses to the gates of Balmoral to pay their respects to the Queen before she
embarks on her final journey through the landscape she loved tomorrow.
Many people clutched bunches of flowers. One little
girl was dressed in a blue princess gown.
The wait was about two hours but the well-wishers
were patient and respectful.
The weather - beautiful, bright, early autumn
sunshine - made the delay much easier to endure.
Shirley Taylor, 64 from Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire was
carrying a bouquet of multi-coloured chrysanthemums, and spoke for many.
“It’s worth it just to show your respects,” she
said, adding, “I think [the Queen] was a remarkable woman, who set a
standard that we all should be trying to achieve.”
Villagers here are well used to tourists and
journalists making the trip to a community which is just a few miles down the
Dee from Balmoral Castle.
But no-one here has ever seen anything like this.
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What happens next, ahead of Queen's funeral
We've mentioned that the Queen's coffin is currently in Balmoral, but it will soon embark on its journey to the nation's capital, ahead of her state funeral on Monday 19 September.
During this period of national mourning, people will be given the chance to pay their respects to the Queen, as she will lie in state in Edinburgh before travelling to London.
Tomorrow, her coffin will depart Balmoral, proceeding slowly on the six-hour journey to Edinburgh.
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The coffin will arrive at the Palace of Holyroodhouse - the official residence of the British monarch in the Scottish capital.
Then on Monday, the Queen's coffin will travel by procession to St Giles' Cathedral, accompanied by the King and members of the Royal Family.
The Queen always would have "done her red boxes, read government papers" and would be well-versed in the dilemmas of government decisions, said Mrs May.
Her predecessor, Mr Brown, joked that sometimes he had been "embarrassed" by the extent of her knowledge, recalling that on one occasion she had more up to date information about a particular Commonwealth country than he did.
Mr Cameron described the Queen as the "world's greatest public servant" with a profound understanding of what was going on at any one moment.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg is on BBC One from 09:00 BST on Sunday 11 September and on BBC iPlayer
Queen's coffin is draped in Royal Standard
A senior palace official has described the
"scene of quiet dignity" at Balmoral, where the Queen currently lies
in an oak coffin in the ballroom.
The coffin is covered with the Royal Standard, with a wreath of flowers placed on top.
"This enables the Balmoral Estate Staff,
many of whom have spent a good deal of their lives in Royal Service there, to pay
their last respects," the palace official said.
King Charles leaves Buckingham Palace
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King Charles III is now leaving Buckingham Palace, passing large crowds on either side of the Mall.
He has been meeting Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of the cabinet inside the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace.
Camilla, the Queen Consort, was also there.
They also met the leaders of opposition parties, including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Royals leave Windsor after meeting crowds
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William, Kate, Harry and Meghan have now left the crowds at Windsor Castle, having greeted dozens of well-wishers.
The wait for thousands of people who had lined up behind barriers along Windsor's long walk paid off, with many surprised to see and speak to the four royals.
'We staked out our spot'
Jo Couzens
Reporting from Windsor Castle
Amanda Goldsmith and her husband Andrew Mitchell from West Byfleet have waited all day, hoping to see one of the royals. "We came to lay flowers and got wind there might be a visitor so
we staked out our spot - oh it was worth it," Amanda says.
“I shook William and Catherine’s hands. She is so beautiful and was lovely. She
spoke to me for ages. I told them I was sorry for their loss and she said ‘it’s just not the same
at the castle without the Queen’.
“William said all the flowers and cards left by children are just amazing."
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Amanda and Andrew at Windsor CastleImage caption: Amanda and Andrew at Windsor Castle
In pictures: The view at Windsor
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Many have left flowers in tribute to the late monarchImage caption: Many have left flowers in tribute to the late monarch
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Candles, pictures of the Queen and letters were also laid outside the castle's gatesImage caption: Candles, pictures of the Queen and letters were also laid outside the castle's gates
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Catherine, William, Harry and Meghan surprised the crowd outside by walking as a group to view the tibutesImage caption: Catherine, William, Harry and Meghan surprised the crowd outside by walking as a group to view the tibutes
People waited. And waited. Then a cheer went up.
Jo Couzens
Reporting from Windsor Castle
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Huge crowds gathered under blue skies and late summer sun
at Windsor castle this afternoon.
Most had come along to pay their respects to Queen
Elizabeth II but as security placed barriers around the Cambridge Gate entrance
and along Long Walk, people began to question if something was about to happen.
And we waited. And waited. Then suddenly a cheer went up,
children went on people’s shoulders and everyone’s phone was in the air to grab
a picture.
It was William, Kate, Harry and Meghan. The crowd roared
and cheered as they emerged to look at the flowers left in tribute and speak to
the crowds.
Watch: William, Kate, Harry and Meghan view tributes
Click on the video below to see the moment the four royals walked together outside of Windsor Castle to view tributes and greet crowds.
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Harry and Meghan talk to well-wishers
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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have been shaking hands with well-wishers who have lined up along the drive to Windsor Castle.
Many of those present are children with flowers.
Royals greet crowds at Windsor Castle
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The four royals have received a warm welcome from the crowds gathered at the gates of Windsor Castle.
Onlookers remained silent as a mark of respect as the couples read tributes to the Queen, before breaking out in applause and cheers as they approached.
BreakingWilliam, Kate, Harry and Meghan view tributes
William and Catherine, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, along with Harry and Meghan, are viewing tributes outside the grounds of Windsor Castle.
It's the first public appearance the royal couples have made together
since the passing of the Queen.
You can watch live coverage of them by clicking on the link above.
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BreakingKing Charles III to embark on tour of nations before funeral
In the days before his mother's funeral, King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, will travel to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The first stop will be Scotland, where they will visit the Scottish parliament and join a vigil in memory of the monarch.
On Tuesday, the royal couple will travel by air to Belfast and visit Hillsborough Castle, where they will view an exhibition on the Queen's long association with Northern Ireland.
They will also attend a service in memory of the Queen and receive a message of condolence led by the speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
After returning to London, where they will witness the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, the couple will travel to Wales on Friday.
Queen's final journey to end in sombre grandeur
Sean Coughlan
BBC News, royal correspondent
The Queen’s final journey will begin tomorrow with her oak
coffin being carried by her Balmoral gamekeepers, her own staff bringing her to
a hearse that will take her to Edinburgh.
That journey, beginning in simplicity, will end with the
sombre grandeur of a state funeral in Westminster Abbey.
It will be the first state funeral that many of us will have
seen, with the last being Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
The public will be able to pay their own respects when the
Queen’s coffin will be in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, and then over four full days in Westminster Hall in London.
King Charles will also have to carry out a series of engagements - as well
as taking part in the mourning for his mother in Scotland, he will also go to
meet political and civic leaders in Northern Ireland and Wales.
After the first phase of mourning, the planning for the
funeral is now moving into place.
More details on the funeral
As we reported, the Queen's state funeral will be held on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey.
The historic church is where Britain's kings and queens are crowned, and where Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947.
Heads of state from across the world will be invited to join members of the Royal Family to remember the life and service of the Queen.
Senior UK politicians and former prime ministers are also expected to attend the service, which will be televised.
The service will likely be conducted by the Dean of Westminster David Hoyle, with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby giving the sermon. Prime Minister Liz Truss may be called on to read a lesson.
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The funeral will be held at Westminster AbbeyImage caption: The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey
BreakingBank holiday to mark funeral
The UK will have a bank holiday on Monday 19 September for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
The bank holiday in honour of Britain's longest-reigning monarch was approved earlier today by King Charles III.
It marks the final stage of a period of national mourning.
Princess Anne to bring mother to London
Princess Anne will accompany Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to London ahead of the funeral, Buckingham Palace says.
The monarch died peacefully on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Buckingham Palace said the coffin would depart for Edinburgh airport on Tuesday and then be flown to London by RAF Northolt, with the Queen's only daughter on board.
The coffin is expected to arrive at Buckingham Palace at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday, where King Charles III and Queen Camilla will witness its arrival.
BreakingQueen to lie in state for four days
The Queen will lay in state for four days before her funeral on 19 September, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
She will be taken from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday, where the coffin will be rested on a raised platform, known as a catafalque.
Her coffin will be draped in the Royal Standard flag and once in Westminster Hall it will be topped with the Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre.
Members of the public will then be able to file past and pay their respects.
The grand hall is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, at the heart of the British government.
The last member of the Royal Family to lie in state in the hall was the Queen Mother in 2002, when more than 200,000 people queued to view her coffin.
BreakingQueen's funeral to be held on Monday 19 September
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be held on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey in London, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
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Latest Post'No-one here has ever seen anything like this'
James Cook
Scotland Editor, BBC News
There are remarkable scenes here on Royal Deeside this evening.
In Ballater, I counted 804 people queueing to board buses to the gates of Balmoral to pay their respects to the Queen before she embarks on her final journey through the landscape she loved tomorrow.
Many people clutched bunches of flowers. One little girl was dressed in a blue princess gown.
The wait was about two hours but the well-wishers were patient and respectful.
The weather - beautiful, bright, early autumn sunshine - made the delay much easier to endure.
Shirley Taylor, 64 from Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire was carrying a bouquet of multi-coloured chrysanthemums, and spoke for many.
“It’s worth it just to show your respects,” she said, adding, “I think [the Queen] was a remarkable woman, who set a standard that we all should be trying to achieve.”
Villagers here are well used to tourists and journalists making the trip to a community which is just a few miles down the Dee from Balmoral Castle.
But no-one here has ever seen anything like this.
What happens next, ahead of Queen's funeral
We've mentioned that the Queen's coffin is currently in Balmoral, but it will soon embark on its journey to the nation's capital, ahead of her state funeral on Monday 19 September.
During this period of national mourning, people will be given the chance to pay their respects to the Queen, as she will lie in state in Edinburgh before travelling to London.
Tomorrow, her coffin will depart Balmoral, proceeding slowly on the six-hour journey to Edinburgh.
The coffin will arrive at the Palace of Holyroodhouse - the official residence of the British monarch in the Scottish capital.
Then on Monday, the Queen's coffin will travel by procession to St Giles' Cathedral, accompanied by the King and members of the Royal Family.
Read our simple day-by-day guide of proceedings from now to the funeral.
The Queen and the prime ministers: Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg
Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
There is a tiny special club, a powerful group who knew Queen Elizabeth in a particular and private way - her prime ministers.
They all used to speak to her in person for an hour or so each week. The monarch was their confidant of sorts, an adviser providing a shrewd ear.
For this week's programme I've been speaking to Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, the Queen's 11th, 12th, and 13th prime ministers, about why it matters, their memories of one monarch, and their hopes for the next.
The Queen always would have "done her red boxes, read government papers" and would be well-versed in the dilemmas of government decisions, said Mrs May.
Her predecessor, Mr Brown, joked that sometimes he had been "embarrassed" by the extent of her knowledge, recalling that on one occasion she had more up to date information about a particular Commonwealth country than he did.
Mr Cameron described the Queen as the "world's greatest public servant" with a profound understanding of what was going on at any one moment.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg is on BBC One from 09:00 BST on Sunday 11 September and on BBC iPlayer
Queen's coffin is draped in Royal Standard
A senior palace official has described the "scene of quiet dignity" at Balmoral, where the Queen currently lies in an oak coffin in the ballroom.
The coffin is covered with the Royal Standard, with a wreath of flowers placed on top.
"This enables the Balmoral Estate Staff, many of whom have spent a good deal of their lives in Royal Service there, to pay their last respects," the palace official said.
King Charles leaves Buckingham Palace
King Charles III is now leaving Buckingham Palace, passing large crowds on either side of the Mall.
He has been meeting Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of the cabinet inside the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace.
Camilla, the Queen Consort, was also there.
They also met the leaders of opposition parties, including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Royals leave Windsor after meeting crowds
William, Kate, Harry and Meghan have now left the crowds at Windsor Castle, having greeted dozens of well-wishers.
The wait for thousands of people who had lined up behind barriers along Windsor's long walk paid off, with many surprised to see and speak to the four royals.
'We staked out our spot'
Jo Couzens
Reporting from Windsor Castle
Amanda Goldsmith and her husband Andrew Mitchell from West Byfleet have waited all day, hoping to see one of the royals. "We came to lay flowers and got wind there might be a visitor so we staked out our spot - oh it was worth it," Amanda says. “I shook William and Catherine’s hands. She is so beautiful and was lovely. She spoke to me for ages. I told them I was sorry for their loss and she said ‘it’s just not the same at the castle without the Queen’. “William said all the flowers and cards left by children are just amazing."
BBCCopyright: BBC Amanda and Andrew at Windsor CastleImage caption: Amanda and Andrew at Windsor Castle
In pictures: The view at Windsor
People waited. And waited. Then a cheer went up.
Jo Couzens
Reporting from Windsor Castle
Huge crowds gathered under blue skies and late summer sun at Windsor castle this afternoon.
Most had come along to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II but as security placed barriers around the Cambridge Gate entrance and along Long Walk, people began to question if something was about to happen.
And we waited. And waited. Then suddenly a cheer went up, children went on people’s shoulders and everyone’s phone was in the air to grab a picture.
It was William, Kate, Harry and Meghan. The crowd roared and cheered as they emerged to look at the flowers left in tribute and speak to the crowds.
Watch: William, Kate, Harry and Meghan view tributes
Click on the video below to see the moment the four royals walked together outside of Windsor Castle to view tributes and greet crowds.
Video content
Harry and Meghan talk to well-wishers
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have been shaking hands with well-wishers who have lined up along the drive to Windsor Castle.
Many of those present are children with flowers.
Royals greet crowds at Windsor Castle
The four royals have received a warm welcome from the crowds gathered at the gates of Windsor Castle.
Onlookers remained silent as a mark of respect as the couples read tributes to the Queen, before breaking out in applause and cheers as they approached.
BreakingWilliam, Kate, Harry and Meghan view tributes
William and Catherine, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, along with Harry and Meghan, are viewing tributes outside the grounds of Windsor Castle.
It's the first public appearance the royal couples have made together since the passing of the Queen.
You can watch live coverage of them by clicking on the link above.
BreakingKing Charles III to embark on tour of nations before funeral
In the days before his mother's funeral, King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, will travel to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The first stop will be Scotland, where they will visit the Scottish parliament and join a vigil in memory of the monarch.
On Tuesday, the royal couple will travel by air to Belfast and visit Hillsborough Castle, where they will view an exhibition on the Queen's long association with Northern Ireland.
They will also attend a service in memory of the Queen and receive a message of condolence led by the speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
After returning to London, where they will witness the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, the couple will travel to Wales on Friday.
Queen's final journey to end in sombre grandeur
Sean Coughlan
BBC News, royal correspondent
The Queen’s final journey will begin tomorrow with her oak coffin being carried by her Balmoral gamekeepers, her own staff bringing her to a hearse that will take her to Edinburgh.
That journey, beginning in simplicity, will end with the sombre grandeur of a state funeral in Westminster Abbey.
It will be the first state funeral that many of us will have seen, with the last being Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
The public will be able to pay their own respects when the Queen’s coffin will be in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, and then over four full days in Westminster Hall in London.
King Charles will also have to carry out a series of engagements - as well as taking part in the mourning for his mother in Scotland, he will also go to meet political and civic leaders in Northern Ireland and Wales.
After the first phase of mourning, the planning for the funeral is now moving into place.
More details on the funeral
As we reported, the Queen's state funeral will be held on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey.
The historic church is where Britain's kings and queens are crowned, and where Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947.
Heads of state from across the world will be invited to join members of the Royal Family to remember the life and service of the Queen.
Senior UK politicians and former prime ministers are also expected to attend the service, which will be televised.
The service will likely be conducted by the Dean of Westminster David Hoyle, with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby giving the sermon. Prime Minister Liz Truss may be called on to read a lesson.
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images The funeral will be held at Westminster AbbeyImage caption: The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey
BreakingBank holiday to mark funeral
The UK will have a bank holiday on Monday 19 September for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
The bank holiday in honour of Britain's longest-reigning monarch was approved earlier today by King Charles III.
It marks the final stage of a period of national mourning.
Princess Anne to bring mother to London
Princess Anne will accompany Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to London ahead of the funeral, Buckingham Palace says.
The monarch died peacefully on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Buckingham Palace said the coffin would depart for Edinburgh airport on Tuesday and then be flown to London by RAF Northolt, with the Queen's only daughter on board.
The coffin is expected to arrive at Buckingham Palace at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday, where King Charles III and Queen Camilla will witness its arrival.
BreakingQueen to lie in state for four days
The Queen will lay in state for four days before her funeral on 19 September, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
She will be taken from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday, where the coffin will be rested on a raised platform, known as a catafalque.
Her coffin will be draped in the Royal Standard flag and once in Westminster Hall it will be topped with the Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre.
Members of the public will then be able to file past and pay their respects.
The grand hall is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, at the heart of the British government.
The last member of the Royal Family to lie in state in the hall was the Queen Mother in 2002, when more than 200,000 people queued to view her coffin.
BreakingQueen's funeral to be held on Monday 19 September
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be held on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey in London, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.