Queen Elizabeth’s death and King Charles’ accession

Our live coverage has ended for the day. Read more for updates on Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral plans here and King Charles III’s accession to the throne here.

The Queen was at the Balmoral Castle, her Scottish country home, when she died on Thursday. Her funeral will be held in London and she will be buried in Windsor.

On Saturday, Buckingham Palace released some of the details of how this last cross-country journey of the late monarch will look like.

Here’s what to expect:

Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death.

For almost 70 years, the Queen’s image has appeared on the United Kingdom’s coins, with different portraits of her profile as she aged. She was featured on the nation’s banknotes for more than 60 years, the first British monarch to do so. Her portrait also features on the currency of several countries that were formerly under British rule.

Since 1953, one year after the Queen took the throne, UK coins have borne five different versions of her portrait. She appeared on the country’s banknotes starting in 1960.

But now, the Bank of England, which prints the country’s banknotes, and the Royal Mint, which makes its coins, face the sizable task of withdrawing that currency from circulation and replacing it with money bearing the portrait of King Charles III.

There are more than 4.7 million banknotes in circulation in the UK, worth a collective 82 billion pounds ($95 billion), according to the central bank. There are also around 29 billion coins circulating, the Royal Mint said.

The new money is likely to be introduced gradually and will coexist as legal tender with the old notes and coins for a period of time.

A similar phase-in happened in 2017, when the Royal Mint began issuing a new 12-sided 1 pound coin. The new coin circulated at the same time as the old round-shaped coin for six months before the latter lost its status as legal tender.

But it’s not just cash that will require a makeover. The UK faces a mammoth operation to change the royal insignia on thousands of post boxes and newly issued passports.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: A photo illustration of British paper £50 banknotes, alongside the polymer replacement, that will soon be taken out of circulation, June 28, 2022 in London, England. The Bank of England will withdraw legal tender status of paper £20 and £50 banknotes after 30 September 2022. The majority of paper £20 and £50 banknotes have been replaced with the recently issued polymer versions, but there are still more than £6bn of paper £20 notes, and more than £8bn of paper £50 banknotes, in circulation. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

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King Charles III during his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace on Friday, September 9.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss will join King Charles III next week as he leads “services of reflection” for the late Queen in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, according to Downing Street. 

Truss will travel with the King to all three nations, beginning with Scotland on Monday, followed by Northern Ireland on Tuesday and Wales on Friday.

A Downing Street spokesperson told the UK’s PA Media news agency that the prime minister “believes it is important to be present for what will be a significant moment of national mourning around the United Kingdom.”

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son, Charles, immediately became King.

Here’s what we know about the British royal family’s line of succession.

King Charles III

Born: Nov. 14, 1948

What to know: Charles was the longest serving British monarch-in-waiting; he’s been the heir apparent since the age of 3.

Before he became King, he was president of The Prince’s Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and president or patron of more than 400 charitable organizations. Charles was also the first royal heir to earn a university degree.

More key relatives: Diana, Princess of Wales, to whom he was married from 1981 to 1996. They had two children together: Princes William and Harry.

Diana died in 1997 following a car accident in Paris, along with boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul.

In 2005, Charles married Camilla, now the Queen Consort.

Prince William

Born: June 21, 1982

What to know: Prince William, King Charles’s older son, is now heir apparent. The King also bestowed the title of Prince of Wales on William on Friday. William and his wife Kate have taken on the additional titles of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, which were previously held by Charles and Camilla.

William has achieved the highest educational degree – master of arts – of any member of the royal family. He served in the military from 2006 to 2013, participating in more than 150 helicopter search and rescue operations.

More key relatives: Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall, whom he married in 2011. The couple have three children together: Prince George, 9; Princess Charlotte, 7; and Prince Louis, 4.

The family live in Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom property in the grounds of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, about 25 miles from London. Their London residence, Kensington Palace, will remain the family’s principal residence, however, a royal source told CNN in August.

Prince George

Born: July 22, 2013

What to know: If all goes as planned and Prince George becomes King following the reigns of his grandfather Prince Charles and his father Prince William, George – now second in line – will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror.

But for now, he’s still brushing up on his education: George currently attends Lambrook School near Windsor along with his younger sister, Princess Charlotte and his younger brother, Prince Louis.

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A royal source has revealed the reason why the Prince of Wales, William, invited the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, on a walkabout at Windsor Castle a short time ago.

William, the source said, thought it was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family.

CNN understands Prince William reached out to the Sussexes shortly before the walkabout to extend the invitation, according to a source.

From left, Catherine, the Princess of Wales; Prince William; Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex; and Prince Harry look at floral tributes as they walk outside Windsor Castle on Saturday.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, spent about 45 minutes engaging with crowds of well-wishers and viewing floral tributes in Windsor, before leaving in the same car. 

The couples spoke to members of the public, accepted flowers and even gave some hugs during the walkabout.

William could be heard thanking people offering their condolences, reading a letter from a little girl out loud, petting dogs and receiving floral bouquets.

Meghan was pictured giving a teenage girl a hug.  

Prince Harry told the crowd outside Windsor Castle that Queen Elizabeth’s presence can still be felt everywhere in the castle.

“She was a great granny,” he added. 

Prince William and Prince Harry and their wives Kate and Meghan greeted crowds in Windsor paying tribute to the Queen.

Prince William walks with his brother, Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Saturday.

The Prince of Wales invited the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to join him and his wife, Catherine, to view floral tributes in Windsor earlier, a source told CNN.

CNN understands Prince William reached out to the Sussexes shortly before the walkabout.

The joint appearance of the two couples came as a surprise, after months of speculation about a rift within the family.

The joint appearance of Princes William and Harry and their wives Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, came as a surprise and was not announced in advance.

CNN’s Royal Correspondent Max Foster said the reunion — after a turbulent two years that saw Harry and Meghan step back as members of the royal family — was “a huge moment.”

This marked the first time the public has seen the two brothers together since the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. They did not interact publicly during that event.

“There was this ongoing tension between Harry and William. I don’t know if that is resolved, but it is resolved enough to the extent where they are able to come out and appear in public. It is a huge moment. This will go down incredibly well at the public,” he added.

From left, Catherine, the Princess of Wales; Prince William; Prince Harry; and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, walk outside Windsor Castle on Saturday.

The moment Prince William and Prince Harry walked outside Windsor Castle on Saturday marked the first time the public has seen the two brothers together since the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.

William and Harry were joined by their wives Catherine and Meghan. The four viewed some of the tributes to the Queen left by the gates of the castle and then proceeded to greet members of public.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, are currently walking around the memorials to the Queen in Windsor.

An overhead view of Westminster Abbey in 2021.

Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will be at Westminster Abbey in London on Sept. 19 at 6 a.m. ET, the Earl Marshal of Buckingham Palace announced.

The arrangements will include a four-day lying in state at Westminster Hall — the oldest part of the Abbey — starting on Sept. 14.

The Queen’s coffin will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday and will take a six-hour journey by hearse to allow mourners to pay their respects.

On Monday, the coffin will then go in procession to St Giles’s Cathedral, where it will lie at rest until Tuesday.

It will then be flown to Buckingham Palace before arriving at Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state until the morning of her funeral.

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held in London at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday.

The late monarch’s coffin will lie in state in Westminster Hall starting on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to pay their respects.

The Queen died at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday, and preparations are currently being made for her remains to be transported back to London.

In this photo from June, Queen Elizabeth II joins Prince William; his wife, Catherine; and their three children -- George, Charlotte and Louis -- on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

William, Prince of Wales, paid tribute to the late Queen, his grandmother, for the “wisdom and reassurance” she gave him. 

His wife, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, “had twenty years of her guidance and support,” he said in the statement, which struck a personal tone.

His three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, “have got to spend holidays with her and create memories that will last their whole lives,” he said. 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon take part in a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Saturday.

King Charles III has been proclaimed Canada’s new head of state during an accession ceremony in Ottawa on Saturday.

As the new King, Charles automatically became the head of state of 15 countries, including the UK.

The ceremony at the Rideau Hall in Ottawa was held following the formal proclamation of the King as the new sovereign at events in London and was attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon.

As part of the proceedings, Trudeau signed the order-in-council and the proclamation for the accession in the presence of Simon at the same table used by Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, during her first official visit to Canada in October 1957.

The proclamation was followed by a 21-gun salute. 

King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, meet with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Buckingham Palace on Saturday.

King Charles III held an audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in the 1844 Room of Buckingham Palace on Saturday afternoon. 

The 1844 Room, named to commemorate the 1844 visit by Russian Emperor Nicholas I, is used by the royal family to meet important guests.

It is where the Queen met the Japanese Emperor Akihito in 2007 and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in 2018. She also recorded several of her traditional Christmas messages there.

The Archbishop was present this morning for the the Accession Council to sign the proclamation of Charles III as King.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the leader of the Church of England, of which Charles is now the Supreme Governor of the church.

The King was also expected to hold audiences with the Dean of Westminster, the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet, as well as leaders of opposition political parties on Saturday afternoon. 

Members of the royal family in Balmoral, dressed in black, waved to crowds at the gates of the estate in Scotland on Saturday afternoon following their return from a private church service.

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York and the late Queen’s second-oldest son, embraced his daughter Princess Eugenie as she shed a tear after a walkabout with the public.  

The Duke of York thanked members of the public for coming, as the royal family was greeted by people waving, applauding and laying floral tributes in honor of the Queen.

Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex and the late Queen’s youngest son, also thanked well-wishers who came from both near and far away. 

“Thank you very much for coming all that way, we appreciate it,” Prince Edward said when he heard one group had traveled from Glasgow to show their support, PA reported.

The UK’s PA Media news agency contributed reporting to this post.

Prince Andrew, right, gestures to the public as members of the royal family look at the floral tributes outside the gates of Scotland's Balmoral Castle on Saturday.

Members of the royal family have returned to Balmoral estate following a private church service at nearby Crathie Kirk in Scotland. 

The royal family then did a walkabout with members of the public on the road leading to Balmoral estate. 

The royals who attended the short service include many of the late Queen’s children and grandchildren, including Princess Anne, her husband Tim Laurence, and her children Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips. 

Prince Andrew, the late Queen’s second-oldest son, and his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie also attended, as did her youngest son Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, along with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their daughter Lady Louise.

A CNN producer on the ground saw the walkabout and the cars with the royals return to the estate around 9:30 a.m. ET. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences “on behalf of 1.3 billion Indians” to the United Kingdom following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, according to a Downing Street spokesperson.  

“The two agreed on the vital importance of the UK-India relationship and looked forward to meeting in person in the near future,” Downing Street added.