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In his tribute, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said the relationship between Scotland and the Queen was one of "shared admiration".

"While she was everyone's Queen she was seen by many as Queen Elizabeth the Queen of Scots.

"Her mother was from Glamis in Angus."

Blackford adds that Scotland was a special place to the Queen in both her official and private capacity.

"Balmoral was the Queen's favourite home," he says.

"She was able to enjoy the peace and the great outdoors with her dogs and horses.

"It is clear Balmoral was a place of peace and sanctuary for her life.

"It is therefore fitting she met her final peace in Balmoral.

"She will now have enduring peace and will be reunited with Prince Phillip."

He finishes by saying "God bless the King".

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer adds that "the loss of our Queen robs our country of its stillest point, its greatest comfort, at precisely a time when we need those things most.

"Our Queen's commitment to us, her life of public service, was underpinned by one crucial understanding, that the country she came to symbolise is bigger than any one individual or any one institution.

"It is the sum total of all our history and all of endeavours and it will endure.

"The late Queen would have wanted us to redouble our efforts, to turn our collar up and face the storm, to carry on. Most of all she would want us to remember that it is in these moments that we must pull together.

"The reason our loss feels so profound is not because she stood at the head of our country for 70 years but because, in spirit, she stood amongst us."

He ends by saying: "God save the King."

The plane carrying King Charles III has just left Aberdeen airport bound for London.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of His Majesty's opposition, is paying his tribute to the Queen in the House of Commons.

"Our country, our people, this house, are united in mourning," he says, adding that the moment is a "deep and private loss for the Royal Family".

"Yet it's one we all share because Queen Elizabeth created a special personal relationship with us all.

"That relationship was built on the attributes that defined her reign, her total commitment to service and duty, her deep devotion to the country, the Commonwealth and the people she loved.

"In return for that, we loved her."

Sir Keir thanked the Queen for her messages of comfort during the pandemic, and reads a Philip Larkin poem written for her Silver Jubilee.

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Continuing her address to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Liz Truss says she spoke to King Charles III last night.

"Even as he mourns his sense of duty and service is clear," she says.

The prime minister pays tribute to the King's "profound contribution" on education adding, "we owe him our devotion".

"The Crown endures, our nation endures and in that spirit I say God save the King."

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle leads tributes to the Queen by saying she is "wed in our minds with the crown and all it stands for".

He adds that approximately 18:00 BST proceedings will be paused when King Charles III makes his broadcast to the nation.

"After her accession in February 1952 she first came to the Palace of Westminster to open the session of Parliament in November 1952, when Winston Churchill was the prime minister and Speaker William Morrison was in the chair, almost 70 years ago."

He says during the Queen's reign, she saw 10 different Speakers occupy the chair and 18 general elections had been held.

"As the longest-serving monarch this country has known she would have been assured of a notable entry in our history books even if it were not for the magnificence in which she undertook the role as Queen.

"She was the most devoted monarch. As well as Queen, she was a wife, a mother, a grandmother and great grandmother - roles she carried out with the same sense of occasion and human kindness as the role of Queen."

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King Charles has arrived at Aberdeen airport in the last few minutes, from where he's flying to London.

The King and the Queen Consort left Balmoral Castle earlier. They are expected to travel to Buckingham Palace.

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The King will officially be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10am on Saturday in the State Apartments of St James's Palace, Buckingham Palace has just announced.

Prime Minister Liz Truss is now giving her tribute to the Queen.

She says Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth was "one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known", and the "rock on which modern Britain was built on".

"Tributes have been sent from every continent around the world," she adds.

She says: "We remember the pledge she gave on her 21st birthday to dedicate her life to service.

"The whole house will agree - never has a promise been so completely fulfilled."

MPs and peers are assembling in Parliament to pay tribute to the Queen.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle opens proceedings with his memories of Her Majesty.

After his words we will hear from Prime Minister Liz Truss and Labour leader Keir Starmer following by MPs from across the House.

Stay with us for updates.

Bells will toll in tribute to the Queen and to proclaim the new King at Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral and Windsor Castle, and churches across the country are expected to do the same.

You can watch the ringing of the bells on BBC News Channel at 12:00 BST at the top of this page.

The 154th annual Trades Union Congress that was due to be held in Brighton from 11-14 September has been postponed, it has been confirmed.

A statement on its website reads: "The TUC has postponed its annual Congress following the death of the Queen. TUC Congress 2022 was due to begin this Sunday but will now be rescheduled for a later date."

It comes as a number of events across the country have been cancelled as a mark of respect.

Thousands of people have been heading to Buckingham Palace this morning to pay their respects following the death of the Queen.

People are leaving flowers and personal tributes outside the palace to mark her passing.

You can watch a live stream of the scene at the top of this page.

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English football's top tier, the Premier League, has announced no matches will be played this weekend as a mark of respect following the Queen's death. This includes Monday night's game between Leeds and Nottingham Forest.

Fixtures in the English Football League will also not take place.

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We've caught the first glimpse of King Charles III.

He was pictured leaving Balmoral Castle with Camilla, the Queen Consort.

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King Charles III has left Balmoral Castle.

The King is expected to return to London with his wife, Camilla, now Queen Consort, where he will later meet the prime minister.

Australians are among those sharing memories of Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the country 16 times during her reign.

Mourners have remembered her as an "icon", an "anchor point" and a mother-like figure.

"Whatever else is happening, she was there, she was doing a great job," one man said.

"And you could sort of, you know, rely on that if you couldn't rely on too much else."

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Former Prime Minister Theresa May says audiences with the "immensely knowledgeable" Queen were the only meetings as leader where everything that was said would remain private.

She says the meetings involved "talking about the affairs of the day, in a sense tapping into her wisdom and that knowledge that she had from her great experience".

The Queen would pass on "the knowledge that she had of the people, a lot of the people that the prime minister, that I, was dealing with," May tells BBC's Radio 4 Today programme.

"She was a very acute judge of people and was able often to give those little, if you like, pen portraits of people that she knew, that she'd met.

"And sometimes it was a case of not just the individual but actually a sort of history of that individual, of her experiences of particular countries, particular issues."

May adds: "There was often that twinkle in the eye, and that magnificent smile that would break out and that calmed so many people's nerves and made so many people feel at ease."

Messages poured in from sporting governing bodies and personalities after the Queen's death was announced.

A minute's silence was held at Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham and Hearts' European matches, and in horse racing, the sport most closely linked to Her Majesty, she was described as its "greatest supporter".

David Beckham was among the sporting figures who have paid tribute to the Queen, saying that "she inspired us with her leadership".

Tennis ace Roger Federer said her "elegance, grace and loyalty" to her duty "will live on in history".

The Lionesses' top goal-scorer Ellen White tweeted she was "extremely saddened by the news," calling her a "remarkable and inspiring monarch".

Olympic gold medalist Sir Mo Farah led the tributes from athletics, writing: "The Queen was loved all over the world and meant so much to so many."

Read more here.

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Prince Harry was the first royal to leave Balmoral earlier this morning, boarding a British Airways flight at Aberdeen airport.

The Duke of Sussex wore a black suit and carried a shoulder bag as he made his way on to the plane.