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Queen Elizabeth II death: Latest as King Charles III mourns his mother's passing with senior royals in Balmoral as he prepares to address nation today and world grieves for beloved monarch

Jimie 2022. 9. 9. 16:49

Queen Elizabeth II death: Latest as King Charles III mourns his mother's passing with senior royals in Balmoral as he prepares to address nation today and world grieves for beloved monarch

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By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 16:30 AEST, 9 September 2022 | UPDATED: 17:05 AEST, 9 September 2022

Follow MailOnline's liveblog for updates today after Her Majesty The Queen died aged 96 at Balmoral yesterday, and the nation begins a period of mourning:

Mark DuellHost commentator

08:42

Theresa May recalls audiences with the 'immensely knowledgeable' Queen

Former prime minister Theresa May said audiences with the 'immensely knowledgeable' Queen were the only meetings as leader where everything that was said would remain private.

She told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that the meetings involved 'talking about the affairs of the day, in a sense tapping into her wisdom and that knowledge that she had from her great experience'.

Mrs May told the broadcaster the Queen would pass on 'the knowledge that she had of the people, a lot of the people that the prime minister, that I, was dealing with.'

She added: 'She was a very acute judge of people and was able often to give those little, if you like, pen portraits of people that she knew, that she'd met.

'And sometimes it was a case of not just the individual but actually a sort of history of that individual, of her experiences of particular countries, particular issues.'

Paying tribute to the Queen's warm nature, Mrs May said: 'There was often that twinkle in the eye, and that magnificent smile that would break out and that calmed so many people's nerves and made so many people feel at ease.'

08:38

Royal Commonwealth Society says the Queen offered a 'personal touch'

Dr Linda Yueh, executive chairwoman of the Royal Commonwealth Society, said the Queen offered a 'personal touch' to all those she met.

The Queen was patron of the charity, which works to improve the lives of people living in Commonwealth countries.

'She had an incredible smile that lit up the room,' she told BBC Breakfast. 'It doesn't matter how many times you meet her, it's always special.

'I think I was always very struck by her interest and how involved she was in some of the projects that we delivered in her name.

'And you just know the Queen would have had a question for you and listened intently to your answer. I think her personal touch, I think, is what most of us will be reflecting on.'

08:11

Winston Churchill 'loved' the Queen, says grandson Sir Nicholas Soames

Sir Nicholas Soames said his grandfather Winston Churchill 'loved' the Queen.

The former Tory minister told Times Radio: 'I mean, that is the only word to use. It's the only word that... can begin to cover his feelings for this young sovereign.

'I think the Queen found him a great comfort. I think she must have been slightly alarmed to start with, but on the other hand, she'd known him since she was a little girl.

'I mean, we've only lived in the shadow of one monarch. Churchill served six of the kings and queens of Britain. He was commissioned into the British Army in the reign of Queen Victoria and he died in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.'

Churchill was the first of the Queen's 15 prime ministers and greeted her on her sudden return to Britain from Kenya on the death of her father, King George VI in 1952.

08:11

Parliament to hear tributes to the Queen from MPs and peers

Parliament will be brimming with memories of the Queen as MPs and peers gather to pay tributes in a special session of condolence.

Both Houses are due to sit at 12pm to allow members to pay their respects, with normal politics on hold for a period of mourning.

The tributes, led by Prime Minister Liz Truss, are due to last until 10pm tonight.

There will also be a rare Saturday sitting, where senior MPs will take an oath of allegiance to the King from 2pm, with condolences continuing again until 10pm.

08:10

'Everybody got her attention', says the Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said that the Queen could make anyone she met feel like they were the only person in the room.

Praising the time she devoted to public service, he told BBC Breakfast: 'There were hundreds of events every year which she attended.

'And she was the one - and again it runs in the family, I've seen His Majesty do the same thing - who could go into a room full of people or walk down a crowded street, and everyone she spoke to felt that they were the only person there.

'She was never looking over their shoulder to see if there was somebody a bit more interesting. Everybody got her attention.'

He added: 'I think part of her great service that was unseen, as one former prime minister I heard say, that there's only one person in the world that he could talk to and say exactly what he thought and felt and was 100% certain that it would never go any further.

'And I think that that was a hidden service. She was a place of confidences, and of accumulating wisdom.'

08:06

People gather at Buckingham Palace to pay tribute to the Queen

Hundreds of people have gathered at Buckingham Palace gates to pay tribute to the Queen the day after her death.

Mourners, many dressed all in black, congregated beside hundreds of colourful bouquets and messages which had been left overnight and early in the morning.

A large Union flag in tones of black and grey has been pinned to the right flank of the gates, while police officers kept a crowd back from the main gates further to the left.

08:05

Winston Churchill's grandson feels 'desperate sadness' at Queen's death

Sir Nicholas Soames, the former Conservative MP and grandson of Winston Churchill, said he feels 'desperate sadness' at the Queen's death.

He told Times Radio: 'All, most of us, our generation, we have grown up with the Queen as our head of state.

'And as the sort of absolute guarantor, in my view, of our stability - through hard times, through bad times, through thick and thin, the Queen was always there, wonderfully reassuring, calm, I think, sage figure, fortified and sustained, obviously by a profound faith.

'So my feeling is one of desperate sadness. I really am so sad for her family, and I think it's also worth remembering that the King has lost his father only quite recently, and now loses his mother. And for all the royal family, this is on every account, a very, very bad day indeed.'

07:52

London Stock Exchange will open today as trading continues

The London Stock Exchange said it will open and trade as normal today following the Queen's death.

The Exchange confirmed trading will also 'close at the normal times' this afternoon.

Trading will continue at the usual times during the national mourning, which is expected to continue for roughly 12 days.

The Exchange did say, however, it will close if a public or bank holiday is announced for England and Wales.

07:49

Dalai Lama tells of his 'deep sadness' in letter to King Charles III

The Dalai Lama has expressed his 'deep sadness' over the death of the Queen in a letter to King Charles III.

'I remember seeing photographs of her coronation in magazines when I was young in Tibet,' he told the King.

'Her reign, as Britain's longest-serving monarch, represented celebration, inspiration and a reassuring sense of continuity for so many people alive today.

'Your mother lived a meaningful life with dignity, grace, a strong sense of service and a warm heart, qualities we all should treasure.'

07:48

What will happen today following The Queen's death?

The King and Queen return to London - Charles and Camilla stayed at Balmoral overnight last night, but will return to London today.

Audience with the PM - Despite his grief, duty calls for new sovereign Charles who will have his first audience as monarch with Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Confirming funeral plans - Charles is likely to meet the Earl Marshal - the Duke of Norfolk - who is in charge of the accession and the Queen's funeral, to approve the carefully choreographed schedule for the coming days.

Court mourning - Charles will decide on the length of court or royal mourning for members of the royal family and royal households. It is expected to last a month.

National mourning - The Government will confirm the length of national mourning, which is likely to be around 12 days, from now up to the day after the Queen's funeral.

Flags - Union flags on royal buildings are flying at half-mast.

Bells and gun salutes - Bells will toll at Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral and Windsor Castle.

Gun salutes - One round for every year of the Queen's life - will be fired in Hyde Park and at other stations.

Charles's televised address - The King will make a televised address to the nation, which he is due to pre-record, in the early evening.

Service at St Paul's Cathedral - The Prime Minister and senior ministers will attend a public service of remembrance at St Paul's in London.