Harry, William to join Charles in coffin procession to Westminster Hall – follow live

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II reached Buckingham Palace last evening, after making its way through London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse in a drizzly weather and bid her a final farewell.

People wanting to catch one final glimpse parked their cars along a normally busy road, got out and waved as the hearse, with lights inside illuminating the flag-draped coffin, made its way into London.

People pressed in on the road in the city and held their phones aloft as it passed.

Shouts of “God save the queen!” were heard. People clapped as the hearse swung around a roundabout in front of the queen‘s official London residence and through the wrought iron gates.

Her son, King Charles III, and other immediate family members waited inside.

Here’s a day-by-day guide between now and the funeral:

The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has seemingly made a subtle tribute to Queen Elizabeth II through her choice of jewellery.

On Tuesday, the Princess was photographed alongside her husband Prince William as they made their way towards Buckingham Palace to receive the Queen’s coffin.

In photos captured of Kate by the DailyMail, she could be seen wearing all black with a simple necklace consisting of three strands of pearls.

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Prince Harry and Prince William will walk alongside their father, King Charles III, as they follow the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in state.

Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death at Balmoral Castle, she lay in state for 24 hours at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, before her coffin was received by her children, grandchildren and their spouses at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, as crowds of mourners paid their respects outside the gates.

After being laid overnight in the Bow Room, a room in the palace’s west wing used by the Queen to host world leaders, the monarch will depart her longstanding home in London for a final time in a procession due to begin at 2.22pm on Wednesday.

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The Princess Royal said it was an “honour and a privilege” to accompany the Queen’s coffin as it left Scotland yesterday on its journey to Buckingham Palace.

The late monarch’s only daughter said the love and respect shown to the Queen on her journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh and onto London had been “both humbling uplifting”.

Crowds broke into applause as the coffin was taken from St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, where some 26,000 well-wishers had queued for many hours around the clock to pay their respects.

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Oprah Winfrey has sparked a debate over her role in the tensions between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and members of the royal family after suggesting that Queen Elizabeth II’s passing provides “an opportunity for peacemaking”.

“Well, this is what I think,” the talk-show host said on Monday. “I think in all families – you know, my father passed recently, this summer, and when all families come together for a common ceremony, the ritual of, you know, burying your dead, there’s an opportunity for peacemaking. And hopefully, there will be that.”

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Thousands of hospital and GP appointments have been cancelled due to the public holiday surrounding the Queen’s funeral on Monday.

Many hospitals are to postpone outpatient appointments and planned operations because of reduced staffing, while most GP surgeries will also close.

Our health correspondent Rebecca Thomas has the full report here:

Details of the route for mourners queuing to see Queen Elizabeth II lying-in-state in London have been announced by the government.

Huge numbers of people expected to flock to Westminster Hall, the oldest building on the parliamentary estate, to mourn her passing, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published its official guidance for those planning to do so:

Prince Harry has asked that the focus continue to remain on the late Queen and her funeral, rather than on what he will wear, after reports that he would not be permitted to wear his military uniform while he mourns his grandmother.

The Duke of Sussex, who served two front line tours of duty in Afghanistan, addressed the rule barring him from wearing his military uniform in a statement released through his spokesperson on Tuesday.

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The majority of the UK’s cinema chains will close on Monday in light of the Queen’s funeral, while others are offering to screen the event for free, my colleague Tom Murray reports.

The UK release of romantic comedy Ticket To Paradise, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, has also been pushed back from 16 September until the day after the funeral.

Several anti-monarchy protesters have been arrested or spoken to by police in the UK, sparking questions about the laws around freedom of speech.

Our home affairs editor Lizzie Dearden has this comprehensive explainer on what rights people have to protest the monarchy: