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  • Queen would have been 97: Previously unpublished picture of herself and grandchildren released

    Queen would have been 97: Previously unpublished picture of herself and grandchildren released

    On what would have been her 97th birthday, a new photograph of the late Queen was made public.

    The former monarch can be seen grinning with some of her grandkids and great-grandchildren in the never-before-seen photo, which was taken by the Princess of Wales.

    Last summer at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, the family posed for a photo as a unit.

    In addition to Mia, Lucas, and Lena Tindall, Savannah, and Isla Phillips are present with the Queen, as well as Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

    Standing at the back are the Queen’s grandchildren Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex – the son and daughter of the now Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

    Recognising the Queen’s birthday on Instagram earlier, Buckingham Palace wrote: “Today we remember the incredible life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on what would have been her 97th birthday.”

    “When Her Majesty was born in April 1926, Princess Elizabeth and her family did not expect that she would one day become Queen. Following the abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII in 1936, her father acceded to the throne.

    “When King George VI died in February 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II when she was just 25. Her Majesty went on to be Britain’s longest reigning Monarch – the only one in history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.”

    Balmoral was one of the Queen’s favourite places and she is said to never have been happier than when staying there.

    After her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947, the couple spent their honeymoon at Birkhall – a hunting lodge on the Balmoral estate.

    Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss
    Image:Queen Elizabeth II and Liz Truss during audience at Balmoral

    The Queen then usually stayed at the main property annually from August and September, and into October.

    She travelled to the private residence on July 21 2022, and for the first time in her reign appointed a new prime minister there on Tuesday 6 September – two days before her death on 8 September.

  • King Charles set to gift William and Kate the huge Frogmore House mansion

    It appears that Kate Middleton and Prince William will soon be adding a new home to their growing collection.The Sun reports that King Charles has “earmarked” Frogmore House for the new Prince and Princess of Wales,

    The house (really, it’s a full-blown mansion) was built in 1684 on the Windsor Estate, and if it sounds familiar that might be because it was the location of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding reception. And speaking of the Sussexes, Frogmore House is fully different from their home Frogmore Cottage—which is nearby and also on the Windsor Estate.

    Photo credit: Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty Images

    A reminder that William and Kate literally just moved from their country home Anmer Hall to Adelaide Cottage, and apparently they aren’t super thrilled about the prospect of moving again now that Charles is King and royal property re-shuffle is taking place. But The Sun reports that while there’s no info on what “the Wales family would do” with Frogmore House, its “attraction may be too great to ignore.”

    Meanwhile, The Daily Mail recently reported that there’s a “radical drive to overhaul the vast Royal estate,” and there was even some talk of moving William and Kate into Windsor Castle proper. As the outlet put it: “Charles’s wide-ranging plans include turning Balmoral into a museum to the Queen and moving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge into Windsor Castle.”

    “The Prince of Wales [now King Charles] strongly believes that these places have got to deliver something for the public beyond just being somewhere for members of the Royal Family to live,” a source said. “Everything is seen through the lens of the question: ‘What value is this offering to the public? Everybody recognizes it makes no sense to run so many residences but if you give them up entirely you will never get them back when Prince George and the younger Royals grow up and need somewhere to live.”

  • Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin moves to Edinburgh

    Many thousands of well-wishers are expected to line the route as the Queen’s coffin is driven from Balmoral to the Scottish capital Edinburgh.

    The journey is expected to begin at about 10:00 and take about six hours.

    The cortege will make its way through Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Angus and Tayside before reaching Edinburgh.

    The Queen will then lie at rest in The Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight.

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    The Queen lies in an oak coffin in Balmoral Castle’s ballroom, according to a palace official. It has been covered with the Royal Standard for Scotland and a wreath of flowers has been placed on top.

    Members of staff at Balmoral have been able to pay their last respects before the Queen’s coffin is moved at 10:00 BST today. Many of the staff at the castle have spent a good deal of their lives working for the Queen.

    “It is a scene of quiet dignity,” the palace official said.

    The Queen’s love of her home in Balmoral was well known. She spent most summers at the 50,000-acre country estate in Aberdeenshire, usually with her beloved husband Philip and family by her side.

    The coffin will soon be carried by six of Balmoral estate’s gamekeepers to a hearse at the entrance, before departing on its six-hour journey to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

    People line up in Balmoral to view the procession of the coffin
    Source: BBC

  • To honor the Queen, the Cabinet convenes in Downing Street

    Senior ministers will gather before a special session of Parliament where peers and MPs will share their memories of the Queen.

    To honor the Queen, Liz Truss’ cabinet gathered in Downing Street.

    A number of senior ministers, many of whom were only appointed this week, including Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and Education Secretary Kit Malthouse, were seen arriving for the gathering.

    “Cabinet was united in their support for His Majesty the King, as he and the United Kingdom continue to mourn the passing of his mother. There was a moment of silence at the conclusion of the meeting.”

    The gathering comes before a special session of Parliament, starting at midday, in which MPs and peers will share their memories and praise for the monarch, who died at Balmoral on Thursday aged 96.

    Ms Truss became the Queen’s 15th prime minister when she was appointed at Balmoral on Tuesday.

    The meeting became the last public appearance of the monarch.

    Later on Friday, Ms Truss will meet the King when he returns to London from Scotland, where he had been since the Queen’s health deteriorated.

  • King Charles leaves Balmoral to fly to London following Queen’s death

    The 73-year-old, who was by his mother’s side at her beloved Scottish Highlands home as her health deteriorated, will return to the capital to hold his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss as king before he addresses the nation on television at 6 pm.

    King Charles III, the Queen’s son and a successor has left Balmoral en route to Aberdeen airport where he will fly to London.

    Dressed in a black suit and tie, the grieving king, left the estate seated in the back of a car, with his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, in the front passenger seat, as they were driven in convoy to the airport where he was pictured boarding the flight.

    The couple spent the night at Balmoral following the death of the 96-year-old monarch, who he described as a “cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother”.

    The King will return to the capital to hold his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss before he addresses the nation on television at 6 pm.

    The 73-year-old was by his mother’s side at her beloved Scottish Highlands home for much of Thursday after catching the royal helicopter from Dumfries House in Ayrshire.

    Following news that the Queen’s health was deteriorating, other senior royals also rushed to be by her side, including the next in line to the throne, Prince William.

    His brother Prince Harry, was the first to leave the Royal Family’s Scottish residence this morning and boarded a British Airways flight from Aberdeen to London after he traveled to Scotland alone.

    Prince William did not join his father, as it is a royal protocol that the monarch and heir to the throne do not travel together.

    He, Princess Royal, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and Prince Andrew remain in Scotland.

    King Charles III acceded to the throne immediately following the death of Elizabeth II on Thursday, and described losing his mother as “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family”.

    During this period of mourning, he said he and his family would be “comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held”.

    The new monarch – born Charles Philip Arthur George – became heir to the throne at the age of three, a title he would hold for 70 years.

    He has been preparing to be King for his entire life, and has chosen to use his Christian name for his title as monarch, just like his late beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

    Source: skynews

  • Queen Elizabeth II: King Charles readies to address nation for first time as monarch

    Following the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III is expected to address the nation for the first time in his capacity as monarch later.

    At Balmoral in Scotland, the longest-reigning monarch of Britain passed away quietly on Thursday. She was surrounded by her family.

    Gun salutes will be fired and church bells will be tolled on Friday as the UK pays tribute to her reign.

    There have been spontaneous gatherings and outpourings of emotion at Balmoral, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor.

    Members of the public have traveled to leave flowers, messages of thanks, and condolence for the Queen and Royal Family, with many visibly tearful or overcome with emotion.

    Union jacks are being flown at half-mast and Parliament will gather later to pay tribute to her momentous reign.

    The bells of St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle are expected to toll at noon in tribute to her life and service.

    A gun salute in London’s Hyde Park has been arranged for the following hour, with 96 rounds to mark each year of her life to fire around 13:00 BST.

    There will be a remembrance service at St Paul’s at 18:00 BST, attended by Prime Minister Liz Truss and other senior ministers.

    It will be open to the public, with 2,000 tickets to be released on a first-come-first-served basis.

    Those wishing to attend must visit in person the City of London tourism office on Carter Lane in London to collect a wristband from 11:00.

    A police officer appears to cry as he stands guard in front of Buckingham Palace

    People gathered to pay tributes to the Queen in London

    The King and his wife, Camilla, now Queen Consort, will later on Friday return to London, where the monarch is expected to address the nation after holding an audience with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

    All of the Queen’s children and grandchildren, the Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex, traveled to Balmoral, near Aberdeen, on Thursday after the Queen’s doctors became concerned about her health.

    Prince Harry left Balmoral on Friday morning to travel to Aberdeen airport, where he was seen placing an arm around a member of staff.

    Prince Harry places his arm around a member of staff before boarding a plane at Aberdeen International Airport

    On Friday, the palace released some details of plans for the coming days, with King Charles declaring a period of Royal mourning is observed for seven days after the funeral of his mother.

    There will be no physical book of condolences for members of the public to sign, but the palace has opened an online book of condolences for those who wish to leave messages.

    The government has said it expects large crowds to gather in central London and other Royal Residences as a mark of respect, warning there could be some travel disruption, traffic delays, and significant crowding,

    A man wipes away tears next to floral tributes laid by an entrance to Balmoral Castle

    Tributes to the Queen will also be paid by MPs and peers in the Houses of Commons and Lords from midday, with normal politics to be put on hold for a period of mourning which is due to last until late into Friday evening.

    The Cabinet met on Friday morning, with the only item on the agenda to pay tribute to the Queen.

    There will also be a rare Saturday sitting of the House of Commons, where senior MPs will gather to take an oath of allegiance to the new King from 14:00, with condolences continuing again until the evening.

  • Meghan and Harry travelling separately from other royals to Balmoral

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were already in the UK for a planned visit, are understood to be on their way to Balmoral separately from other royals, reports PA. But they have reportedly been “in coordination” with the plans of other family members.

    Source: bbc.com

  • Queen receiving medical care at Balmoral

    Buckingham Palace says the Queen is being monitored by medics at Balmoral after they started to worry about her health.

    “Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” they said in a statement.

    “The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”

    Her immediate family has been informed.

    The announcement comes after the Queen, 96, pulled out of a virtual Privy Council on Wednesday, with doctors advising her to rest.

  • Liz Truss will become UK’s next prime minister after beating Rishi Sunak in race to succeed Boris Johnson

    The foreign secretary has won the contest to become the next Tory party leader – and therefore prime minister – in a ballot of Conservative members.

    Liz Truss will become the next prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest.

    Ms Truss, who was the favourite to win, will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday and become the nation’s third female leader.

    The foreign secretary used her victory speech to indicate she would not trigger an early general election, instead pledging to secure “a great victory for the Conservative Party in 2024”.

    She won by a comfortable margin, but her victory was slimmer than in other recent leadership contests.

    Ms Truss said it is an “honour to be elected” as she thanked her party for organizing “one of the longest job interviews in history”.

    “You got Brexit done. You crushed Jeremy Corbyn. You rolled out the vaccine and you stood up to Vladimir Putin,” she said.

    Mr Johnson, who was forced to resign after a wave of ministers left his government over a series of controversies, will visit the Queen at Balmoral to formally tender his resignation tomorrow.

    Shortly after this, Ms Truss will meet the Queen, who will invite her to form a government.

    Ms Truss is expected to make a speech outside Number 10 once she takes office and will then get to work on appointing her cabinet.

    She faces the immediate challenge of coming up with a package of support to help households weather a worsening cost of living crisis driven by soaring energy bills.

    Ms Truss reiterated her promise to “deliver a bold plan” to cut taxes and grow the economy in her victory speech.

    “I will deliver on the energy crisis dealing with people’s energy bills, but also dealing with the long-term issues we have on energy supply,” she said.

    Ms Truss has remained tight-lipped about what kind of support package she might introduce – though speculation is mounting it could be a freeze in the energy price cap.

    Reacting to her victory, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said she “needs to show that she actually understands and can meet the challenges that are there after 12 years of failure of this Tory government”.

    Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, also called on her to “freeze energy bills for people and businesses, deliver more cash support, and increase funding for public services”.

    Conservatives have also been reacting to her victory.

    Theresa May said: “I look forward to supporting the government in that task.”

    And former leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt told Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby that Ms Truss is the strong character the UK needs to “take our country forward”.

    Mr Sunak and Ms Truss were whittled down to the final two candidates after five rounds of voting by Tory MPs.

    The pair went head-to-head over a summer of hustings and live television debates, during which they clashed repeatedly over their plans for the economy.

    Party members had from 1 August to 2 September to cast their votes, which were counted over the weekend.

    Source: skynews.com