What happens now? The 10 days of events after death of Queen Elizabeth II

Charles III and the Queen Consort arrive in London from Balmoral. The King holds his first audience with the prime minister, Liz Truss. He is also expected to meet the Earl Marshal, the position held by the Duke of Norfolk, who is in charge of the accession and of the state funeral. The carefully choreographed plans include Operation Unicorn, the contingency in the event of the Queen dying in Scotland.

The King will make a televised address to the nation and the Commonwealth, which he will have pre-recorded earlier in the day.

The King declares that royal mourning, observed by the royal family, their households, and ceremonial troops, will last until seven days after the funeral, which is expected, but not yet confirmed, to be on Monday 19 September. The government is expected to announce that the day of the funeral will be a public holiday and a day of national mourning.

It is thought there will be a motion of condolence at Westminster. The King will begin visits over coming days to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of Operation Spring Tide.

Heads of state and members of foreign royal families are expected to start arriving in London for the state funeral.