King Charles III is to have his first day off public duties since the Queen's death on Thursday, September 8. The 73-year-old grandfather is being allowed a private day of reflection after the momentous period which has seen him become monarch.
The sovereign, who today walked behind his mother's coffin from Buckingham Palace to lie in state at Westminster Hall, has returned to Highgrove, his home in Gloucestershire. The new monarch was watched by tens of thousands lining the route from the palace as he delivered his mother to the hands of the nation for a period of four days.
He is not expected to attend any public events on Thursday. In the detailed planning for the aftermath of the Queen’s death – known as “London Bridge” – a day was set aside at this point for the new monarch to have some time away from public duties, reports PA.
