Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has died. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
In a twitter post by the Royal Family, reveals that the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
Britain is set to enter ten days of official mourning over the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, who has died aged 96.
As preparations get under way for the funeral, the accession process for a new head of state begins immediately.
Prince Charles, 73, is now effectively king although protocol dictates that he is proclaimed as the new monarch the day after the Queen’s death.
