Anne said she ‘was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life’.

The King and his wife are touring the four home nations.

Charles spoke movingly of tributes and monuments to his mother inside the Palace of Westminster – and of feeling the ‘weight of history’.

The hearse made a journey of around 180 miles from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

As the Accession Council was broadcast for the first time, thousands of well-wishers continued to leave floral tributes at sites around the country.

A royal source said the new Prince of Wales asked his brother and his wife to join them in viewing the tributes.

The Accession Council was televised for the first time before the Garter Principal King of Arms read the proclamation at St James’s Palace.

Charles held a walkabout and made his first address as King.

Here is the timeline of events that are expected to take place today following the death of the Queen.

Flags were set at half mast and candles lit in tribute to the longest-serving monarch.

The Prince of Wales is now King, having acceded to the throne on the death of his mother.

The Queen missed this year’s festivities.

The event has returned to the streets for the first time in two years after it was thwarted by the pandemic.

The race precedes the annual World Bog Snorkelling Championships on Sunday.

A yellow thunderstorm warning was announced for parts of England.

Lee Byer will appear before magistrates on Friday.

Teenagers across the country have been anxiously opening brown envelopes showing how they fared in key exams.

After wind grounded the first launch, the colourful extravaganza saw hot air balloons fill the sky.

The Sturgeon supermoon is the final supermoon of the year.

Measures were taken to move some water-dependent creatures from drying rivers, but some people took to waterways to have fun in the sun.