Prior to tomorrow’s Accession Council, Prince William has left Balmoral Castle and is returning to Windsor to be with his wife Kate Middleton and children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
The Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, as he is now called, will join his father King Charles III later in the day rather than travelling to London with him and Camilla, the Queen Consort.
William, a Privy Counsellor, will attend the Accession Council at St. James’s Palace in London, according to Kensington Palace.
According to reports cited by MailOnline today, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew, and Princess Anne are all anticipated to stay at the castle in the Scottish Highlands.
For the first time since ascending to the throne, the new King was seen this morning leaving the royal house with the Queen Consort and travelling to Aberdeen Airport. He was nicely attired in a suit and tie.
The rest of the Royal Family’s senior members will stay in Balmoral, but without Prince Harry, who departed earlier today at roughly 8:15 a.m. after arriving to the castle around 12 hours earlier to join other royals who had congregated there.
After landing at London Heathrow, the Duke of Sussex was transported to Frogmore Cottage near Windsor, where he has been staying. Later in the morning, the Duke of Sussex was observed boarding a British Airways plane at Aberdeen Airport.
When the Queen passed away, Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were about to wrap up a short tour of Europe. They are anticipated to remain in the UK to attend the late monarch’s state burial, which is anticipated to take place on September 19.
As President of the Privy Council, Charles will now meet with Prime Minister Liz Truss and other top parliamentarians later today, while his siblings Andrew, Edward, and Anne will remain at Balmoral.
This morning, a source from Buckingham Palace informed MailOnline that King Charles must go back to London to do official business. The other senior royals, however, will retreat to Balmoral Castle for a day of solitude and contemplation.
The information was released when King Charles III, the country’s new ruler, started his moving trip from Balmoral to London after the death of his mother, the Queen.
The bereaved person King was seen leaving Birkhall, his private residence on the Balmoral estate, by automobile at roughly 11.15am today, the first time since he assumed the throne.
As he made his way to Aberdeen Airport, Camilla, his new Queen Consort, sat in the front passenger seat while Charles, who was wearing his mourning attire of a black suit and tie, sat in the rear.
As they were being taken away from the Scottish house, where they had hurried to be at the Queen’s bedside when she grew very sick, Camilla fixed her gaze straight ahead.
The pair spent the night at Balmoral, the home of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon at the age of 96. As the monarch’s health deteriorated, members of the royal family hurried to be with her.
The Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, the Countess of Wessex, the Duke of Sussex, and her children Charles, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, and the Earl of Wessex all went to the castle.
When the Queen’s coffin starts its trip back to the capital in the coming days, senior royals will have obligations to fulfil in Scotland, Prince Harry was seen departing Balmoral this morning.
To enable her devoted household employees to pay their respects before she embarks on her last voyage back to London, the Queen’s coffin has been put in the Balmoral ballroom, where she danced as a young princess and subsequently had memorable moments with Prince Philip.
The Royal Standard is now covering the coffin, which is located in the ballroom. It will stay there for two days before being transported to Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyrood House. Later this week, it will be brought back to London.
The Queen, whose love for the highlands was well known, had unique recollections in the ballroom. At the Ghillies Ball, an annual dance at Balmoral for the employees, where she eagerly participated for years, she performed as a little princess at the age of 12.
The yearly ball has been held every year since Queen Victoria and Prince Albert originally purchased the estate in 1852. It is a custom that has persisted for well over a century and was their way of saying “thank you” to the personnel for their dedication and commitment.
The celebration was considered to be especially enjoyable for Queen Elizabeth II, who often stayed late to rejoice with the servants. Videos from 1991 show her stuttering when accompanied by Prince Philip, the Queen Mother, Charles, and Diana.
After spending the next two days in Balmoral, her corpse will be transported to Edinburgh and laid to rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. She would remain there for two more days as a type of “lying-in-state” before being finally transported back to London for her burial.
In a letter to the King, the Dalai Lama expressed his “deep grief” at the passing of the Queen, whom the Prime Minister referred to as the “rock on which modern Britain was founded.”
“Your mother had a meaningful life with dignity, elegance, a strong sense of service, and a kind heart,” he told Charles.
Thousands of mourners continue to visit the Queen’s former residences at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Balmoral, leaving hundreds of flowers, handwritten cards, and lit candles in her honour.
Despite his anguish, Charles has already started to do his royal responsibilities. He issued an edict declaring a “Royal Mourning” period for the Queen from this moment on until seven days following her burial.
Members of the royal family, members of the domestic staff, representatives of the royal Household performing official tasks, and military engaged in ceremonial duties will all observe Royal Mourning.
On Friday at 1pm, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and the Honourable Artillery Company will fire royal salutes throughout London, one round being fired at the Tower of London for each year the Queen has lived.
Half-mast flags were flown yesterday, and they will stay that way until 8 a.m. on the morning of the last day of royal mourning.
This evening, the King is scheduled to deliver a televised speech to the country and have his first meeting with Liz Truss, the prime minister.
Senior ministers and the Prime Minister will attend a memorial ceremony in public at St. Paul’s Church in the heart of London.
At St. James’s Palace in London, an Accession Council will be held tomorrow morning to formally crown Charles as king.
The Garter King of Arms will then read the first declaration of the new monarch in the open from the Friary Court balcony at St. James’s Palace.
The Earl Marshal, who is in charge of the accession and the Queen’s burial, will inform the media and hold audiences in the following days.