Sunday 11 September 2022 04:01 PM Thousands leave flowers for the Queen outside Buckingham Palace trends now
Huge queues have formed around Buckingham Palace towards Green Park as thousands of mourners wait in line to leave their tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II - while staff temporarily close the underground station to manage the masses.
Piles and piles of flowers are growing by the minute in the royal park beside Buckingham Palace as it slowly becomes spot for members of the public to pay their respects for Her Majesty.
Park staff have been moving tributes placed at the palace gates to Green Park to make space for the public to continue to get as close as they can to the King's new home as the nation comes to terms with the Queen's death.
And London Underground staff have now temporarily closed as thousands continue to form a vast line to leave flowers for the Queen.
After her doctor's health concerns were shared to the public on 8 September, members of the public have headed towards the royal palace to send their well-wishes - and the numbers have only skyrocketed since the Queen's death was announced at 6.30pm on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of flowers, written tributes, balloons, cuddly toys, candles and cards have been left for Her Majesty in the days since her passing, with many people seen in tears at the sight of what's before them.
Members if the public have been pictured helping arrange and prepare flowers for display in Green Park due to the large volumes being laid for the Queen following her death
Lots of young families have made their way to Buckingham Palace this weekend, with parents taking the opportunity to show such a huge moment in history to their children.
A line of floral tributes continues to build up outside the gates, with a similar picture seen at the Queen's other royal residences in Balmoral Estate, where she passed, Sandringham Estate and Windsor Castle.
Today marks the second official day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II and her coffin is being taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, on a six-hour journey by hearse, covering 175 miles. She is accompanied by her daughter, Anne, Princess Royal.
Those heading in towards Green Park paying tribute may have also got a glimpse of the new King as he was driven into Buckingham Palace early this afternoon as he waved to crowds.
A tearful King Charles III was greeted by thousands of well-wishers as he arrived at Buckingham Palace this afternoon where he will meet with Commonwealth general secretary Patricia Scotland - while his mother the Queen embarks on her six-hour journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh.
Crowds lining the length of The Mall - including children sat on top of parents' shoulders - cheered and waved at the monarch as he was driven through the Palace gates, accompanied by a motorcade of four cars and four police motorbikes.
Huge queues have formed as people make their way from Buckingham Place towards Green Park today to pay their respects to the Queen
People have been queuing at the various entrances to get into Green Park, where thousands of tributes have been laid for the Queen after her death on Thursday
Members if the public help arrange and prepare flowers for display in Green Park due to the large volumes being laid for the Queen following her death
People continue to flood into Green Park beside Buckingham Palace to pay their respects to The Queen this morning
Crowds of public gather on the Long Walk to lay flowers at Windsor Castle on Sunday as many people head towards the royal residences across the UK to pay their respects
People have been laying flowers by Windsor Castle as huge numbers of people are seen down the Long Walk by the Estate
The Long Walk up to Windsor Castle has huge numbers of well-wishers to make their way up to the gates of the Estate to lay flowers or look at the tributes
Thousands of members of the public have made their way into Green Park to pay their respects and soak up the atmosphere where a sea of flowers and tributes have been laid for Her Majesty
Huge queues near St James's Park as people pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, with huge numbers of people flocking into the central London parks
Lots of people have been queuing at Greek Park Station on Sunday as people head towards the memorial areas for The Queen in Greek Park, by Buckingham Palace
Huge queues at Green Park Station today as people head towards the park beside Buckingham Palace to see the sea of tributes laid for the Queen after her death aged 96 on Thursday
Floods of people can be seen leaving Green Park tube station in central London, some with bouquets in hand, to head towards the park which has thousands of tributes laid for the Queen
People have come into central London in their masses, with some holding bouquets and personal messages for the Queen and the royal family, to lay down in Green Park (pictured)
Crowds continue to make their way into Green Park from the tube station to look at the masses of flowers and tributes for the Queen laid down in endless lines of bouquets
Yesterday King Charles attended St James's Palace at 10am for a historic ceremony where he met with the Accession Council. Privy Counsellors gathered without Charles and proclaim him King before he takes an oath.
Trumpeters played at 11am as the public proclamation of a new sovereign was read from Friar Court balcony by the Garter King of Arms. Union flags went back up to full mast at 1pm and remain there until 1pm this afternoon.
The new King later held audiences with new Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Cabinet
Today, which marks the second official day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, the late monarch's coffin – which is lying in the ballroom at Balmoral Castle – will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, on a six-hour journey by hearse, covering 175 miles.
Wellwishers are expected to gather along the route and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon alongside other party leaders in Scotland are expected to watch the coffin as it goes past the Scottish Parliament.
Flower tributes are continuing to be brought into Green Park as masses of the public head to central London to visit the royal park
Huge areas have been covered in flowers in Green Park as people are encouraged to bring their tributes to the royal park beside Buckingham Palace instead of placing them near the gates
A woman looks at the tributes lining the railings within Green Park where people have come in their thousands to look at the the floral display
Lots of flowers have been put in separated areas to allow people to walk amongst the displays in Green Park as thousands of bouquets are brought to the park beside Buckingham Palace
A child waves the Union Flag in front of Buckingham Palace as they pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday morning
A pearly king and queen walk past Buckingham Palace on Sunday morning following the Queen's death on Thursday evening
Devoted daughter Princess Anne will accompany the late monarch's body to London ahead of the funeral, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
On Monday the coffin will be taken to St Giles' Cathedral where it will lie in rest until Tuesday.
After lying in state for 24 hours, the coffin will be flown to RAF Northolt on Tuesday and taken by road to Buckingham Palace.
It will be taken to Westminster Hall on Wednesday for lying-in-state until the morning of the funeral on September 19. Members of the public will be able to see the coffin as it lies in state.
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be held on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey at 11am - which King Charles today declared would be a bank holiday.
The service at Westminster Abbey will be the culmination of ten days of official mourning, details of which were revealed for the first time by the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, who is charged with organising the huge event.
Mourners have once again gathered outside Buckingham Palace from the break of day this morning to lay flowers and pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II
After her doctor's health concerns were shared to the public on 8 September, members of the public have headed towards the royal palace to send their well-wishes - and the numbers have only skyrocketed since the Queen's death was announced at 6.30pm on Thursday
Tens of thousands of flowers, written tributes, balloons, cuddly toys, candles and cards have been left for Her Majesty in the days since her passing, with many people seen in tears at the sight of what's before them
Lots of young families have made their way to Buckingham Palace this weekend, with parents taking the opportunity to show such a huge moment in history to their children - and their dogs, who some have dressed up
Mourners around the world gather outside Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II - with one young boy holding a Paddington Bear toy to lay at the royal residence
Lots of young families have made their way to Buckingham Palace this morning, pictured, to pay their respects to the Queen
Palace gardeners have removed bunches of flowers off the gates and moved them to Green Park (pictured) to help make space for the public to continue to get as close as they can to the King and Queen's new home as the nation comes to terms with the Queen's death at age 96
Flowers and tributes, left in Green Park. The flowers are due to be be turned in to compost after being displayed in Green Park Queen Elizabeth II died in Balmoral, Scotland aged 96 on Thursday
Royal Park workers deliver flowers to Green Park that have been collected from other locations near the Palace
