Tributes for the Queen continued to pour in at the weekend as her funeral cortege was due to leave Balmoral Castle for Edinburgh
On Saturday, Charles III was proclaimed King at an elaborate ceremony in London
Princes William and Harry, and their wives Kate and Meghan, met crowds at Windsor in an unexpected joint appearance
They collected floral tributes and spoke to some of those who had gathered to pay their respects
The Queen’s funeral will be held in Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September
Prime Minister Liz Truss has left Downing Street for the House of Commons, where MPs are meeting to swear oaths of allegiance to the new King and continue paying tribute to the Queen.
Image source, UK POOLHere are some images from the proclamation ceremony which took place at the Royal Exchange in the City of London following the earlier proclamation at St James's Palace.
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Image source, PA MediaThe new King has just returned to Buckingham Palace following that meeting of the Accession Council at St James's Palace.
There were loud cheers from the crowds gathered there as the sovereign's vehicle, flying the royal standard, drove through the gates.
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Image source, ReutersTrumpets played, "God Save the King!" was proclaimed, and King Charles III paid tribute to the Queen in an address to members of the Accession Council.
Today's historic proceedings have never been seen before on camera. The last time these proceedings took place was in 1952, after the death of the Queen's father.
It was the decision of King Charles III to allow television cameras into the Accession Council for the first time to allow the public to view proceedings.
The historic ceremony in the Throne Room at St James's Palace a little earlier saw all six living former UK prime ministers gather to greet the new King and witness the proclamation.
The Proclamation ceremony at the Royal Exchange - the second and last such ceremony to be held in London - is now over.
Further Proclamations will be read in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at noon tomorrow.
The trumpeters sounded a Royal Salute.
The Band of Coldstream Guards followed with the National Anthem.
The Lord Mayor calls for "Three cheers for His Majesty The King!"
Image source, PA MediaThe Clarenceux King of Arms (a London officer of arms) reads the Proclamation and proclaims: "God save the King!"
The trumpeters sound a fanfare, marking the start of the proceedings.
The Common Cryer is now demanding silence.
A second Proclamation is about to read in the City of London.
State Trumpeters just led a procession which included the Lord Mayor as well as various City officers and are now taking up a position on the top step of the Royal Exchange.
Welcome, here are some of the key moments we've been covering, as Charles III was publicly proclaimed king at a historic ceremony at St James's Palace in London:
Hamzah Abbas
Reporting from Buckingham Palace
There are huge crowds outside Buckingham Palace again.
Floral tributes, scented candles and children’s drawings of the Queen have all been left here, and in nearby Green Park.
Poppy, age 7, says that she is “sorry that the Queen has died and gone to heaven. I liked her corgis.”
Other children have left messages of love on drawings of Her Majesty.
Security are advising that anyone else wishing to leave floral tributes do so in Green Park, with packaging removed.
At midday, UK-time, a second Proclamation will be read from the steps of the Royal Exchange in the City of London.
The ceremony will be similar to the one we just witnessed at St James's Park. Trumpeters will sound a Royal Salute, and the band will play the National Anthem.
Finally, the Lord Mayor will then call for "three cheers for His Majesty The King".
This is what the Royal Exchange looked like on 8 February 1952, when the Proclamation of Accession of Queen Elizabeth II was read:
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Sean Coughlan
BBC News, royal correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesThe new King paid warm tribute to his mother, but this was the point when Charles began to look forward to his own reign.
Before the Accession Council’s ranks of senior politicians and public figures, King Charles dedicated the rest of his life to serving as monarch.
It was a mix of ritual, ornate language and constitutional practicality.
Charles is now the head of state and here was the seamless and symbolic transfer from one reign to the next, with oaths and signatures.
The inkpot used had been given to him by his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
The announcements also confirmed that the day of the Queen’s state funeral would be a public holiday.
But here was the King publicly shouldering his new responsibilities, promising to follow in the Queen’s example. It was the choreography of continuity.
Gun salutes have been taking place to mark the Principal Proclamation.
The King's troops fired 41 guns in Hyde Park and 62 guns at the Tower of London to mark the accession of the King.
Now, the State Trumpeters and the Heralds are forming a vehicle procession. They will drive to the Royal Exchange in the City of London, where a further Proclamation will be read.
The Garter King of Arms declares: "Three cheers for His Majesty the King. Hip-Hip..." three times, with the King’s Guard responding "Hooray" each time, while raising their bearskin caps above the head.
Garter King of Arms just proclaimed "God Save The King", and the State Trumpeters sound the Royal Salute.
The National Anthem is now being played.
The Garter King of Arms is reading the first and Principal Proclamation from the balcony above Friary Court.
Image source, bbcState Trumpeters are in position on the balcony above the Friary Court.
