The Queen’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace to be greeted by members of the Royal Family
It will move on Wednesday to Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state for four days
The Queen’s daughter, the Princess Royal has issued a statement saying she was “fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life”
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to file past the coffin to pay their respects, with a huge policing operation expected
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, who are now in London, earlier visited Northern Ireland as part of a tour of the UK
They greeted crowds at Hillsborough Castle, met political leaders and attended a service at St Anne’s Cathedral.
A huge cheer went up as the Queen’s hearse passed those waiting beside the palace.
After a previously sombre atmosphere came a respectful celebration of the late Queen.
Applause and shouts of “rest in peace” also met the cortège as it proceeded towards the Mall and round the Victoria Monument.
Shouts of “hip, hip, hooray!” were also heard.
BBC