A Royal protocol timeline as King Charles prepares to address the nation
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His Majesty The King returned to London this afternoon having stayed at Balmoral overnight.
He will head to an audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss this afternoon before a meeting with the Earl Marshal - the Duke of Norfolk who is in charge of the accession and the Queen's funeral, to approve the schedule for the coming days.
A period of royal mourning for members of the royal family and royal households will be observed until seven days after the Queen's funeral, the date of which is to be confirmed by Buckingham Palace.
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.
They will also announce that the funeral day will be a public holiday in the form of a Day of National Mourning.
It is expected that at 6pm there will be a televised address by King Charles III.
On Saturday, September 10 The Accession Council meets at St James's Palace in London to formally proclaim Charles as the new sovereign.
First, the Privy Council gathers without the King to proclaim the new monarch and arrange business relating to the proclamation.
Then Charles holds his first Privy Council, accompanied by Camilla - the new Queen - and William who are also Privy Counsellors, and makes his personal declaration and oath.
The first public proclamation of the new sovereign is read in the open air from the Friary Court balcony at St James's Palace by the Garter King of Arms.
Proclamations are made around the city and across the country.
Union flags go back up to full-mast at 1pm and remain there for 24 hours to coincide with the proclamations before returning to half-mast.
On Sunday, September 11,The Queen's coffin is expected to be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
On Monday, September 12, a procession is expected along Royal Mile to St Giles' Cathedral.
On Tuesday, September 13, the coffin is expected to be flown to London and will be moved to Buckingham Palace.
A rehearsal for the procession of the coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster takes place.
On Wednesday, September 14, The Queen's lying in state is expected to begin in Westminster Hall
Senior royals are also expected to pay their own moving tribute, standing guard at some stage around the coffin - the tradition known as the Vigil of the Princes.
On Thursday, September 15, through to Sunday, September 19 Lying in state continues and a rehearsal is likely to take place for the state funeral procession.
On Monday, September 19, if it is confirmed as so, The Queen's state funeral is expected take place at Westminster Abbey in central London.
The original plans are for the Queen's coffin to process on a gun carriage to the abbey, pulled by naval ratings - sailors - using ropes rather than horses.
The service will be televised, and a national two minutes' silence is expected to be held.
The same day as the funeral, the Queen's coffin will be taken to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for a televised committal service.
