Summary
Here’s a roundup of today’s events as the Queen’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, ahead of her lying in state from tomorrow.
The Queen’s coffin has been welcomed by crowds of mourners as it arrived at Buckingham Palace. It will rest in the Bow Room, before it is moved on Wednesday to lie in state at the Palace of Westminster.
Officials have set out the formal plans for a queue up to five miles long for people to pay respects to the Queen lying in state, a complex logistical exercise including toilets, first aid and round-the-clock refreshments on the route.
King Charles will be joined by his sons the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex as they walk behind the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. Charles, William and Harry – along with Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward – will follow the coffin on foot.
Dozens of Clarence House staff have been given notice of their redundancy as the offices of King Charles and the Queen Consort move to Buckingham Palace after the death of the Queen, the Guardian has learned.
King Charles visited Northern Ireland and said he would “seek the welfare of all the inhabitants of Northern Ireland”, in a formal response to the region’s assembly on his visit to Hillsborough Castle to meet the public and politicians. He met Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill and Ireland’s president Michael D Higgins.
A service of reflection for the life of the Queen took place at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast.
That’s all for today. Tomorrow the Queen will be taken from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where she will lie in state until Monday.
The Trussell Trust, which runs more than 1,400 foodbanks in the UK, has defended a decision by some of its branches to close on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
A food bank in Stoke-on-Trent said it would close three distribution centres on Monday, and others in East Elmbridge, East Grinstead, Grantham, Ringwood and South Sefton said they would follow suit.
A food bank in Wimbledon has done a U-turn after saying it would shut. PA Media reports it said it now had enough volunteers to open and added: “as a reminder we are not a government service and run solely on people’s donations of time, money and food.”
Emma Revie, chief executive of the Trussell Trust said: “Food banks in our network run sessions on different days and at different times.
“Food banks are best placed to make the right decision for their communities and will ensure everyone who needs support can access it as they do with every bank holiday.
“As each food bank is an independent charity, we’d encourage people who need support to contact their local food bank to check their opening hours.”
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