King Charles flies back to Scotland on private jet after Queen's funeral - Daily Record

King Charles has flown back to Scotland to mourn the Queen after she was laid to rest alongside her beloved husband Prince Philip.

The Royal Family will continue mourning for another week and will perform no public duties scheduled for seven days, following the Queen's funeral on Monday.

The sovereign has left RAF Northolt on the private jet with the Queen Consort Camilla is by his side, reports the Mirror.

He is due to land in Aberdeen this lunchtime, it has been claimed. The King's escorts removed their helmets and bowed while he boarded the plane with his wife, MailOnline report.

While in Scotland, he is expected to visit Balmoral, where the Queen died 12 days ago. It is understood he may also spend a period of time at Birkhall, his Scottish home on the Balmoral estate. He inherited from the Queen Mother following her death in 2002.

His return comes after the royals last night published an unseen picture of Her Majesty happily hiking in Balmoral.

The royal family released this never-before-seen picture of the Queen, from 1971, shortly after the private burial service.

The picture, showing the late monarch in her beloved Scottish residence in 1971, came after a difficult day for the family and country as they said goodbye to the monarch for the last time at a service in Westminster, before another in Windsor.

Alongside the image was a quote paraphrased from William Shakespeare's Hamlet which King Charles had ended his first public address to the nation with, 24 hours after his beloved mother's death.

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Liz Truss admits UK-US trade deal could be years away with no 'negotiations taking place' - Sky News

The much-vaunted post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and US could be years away, Liz Truss admitted as she landed in the US before her first official bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden.

The prime minister, en route to the United Nations General Assembly, told reporters on Tuesday: "There aren't currently any negotiations taking place with the US and I don't have an expectation that those are going to start in the short to medium term."

Ms Truss, a former foreign and trade secretary, said her priority with international allies was to "collectively deal with Russia aggression".

Her focus for trade deals had moved eastwards, she said, citing her desire for a trade deal with India. Her predecessor, Boris Johnson, pledged in June to secure one by the end of the year.

Ms Truss also wants a deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The third target is to achieve UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) grouping of nations that takes in Australia, Canada and Japan and is one of the world's biggest trading blocs.

"Those are our trade priorities," she said.

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Her remarks come after the White House warned this month that any attempt to undo the Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs trade rules between the EU, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, could hurt chances of a bilateral trade agreement.

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Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said there is "no formal linkage" between the two issues but also said any effort to undo the Northern Ireland Protocol "would not create a conducive environment, and that's basically where we are with the dialogue".

President Biden made similar remarks a year ago when he said in the Oval Office - with Mr Johnson, who was the prime minister at the time, sitting next to him - that while the issues of a US-UK trade deal and the Northern Ireland Protocol were "separate", he felt "very strongly" that he did not want a change to the Irish accords resulting in a closed border.

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The UK and EU remain in dispute over the trading arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with the UK insisting physical checks on farm produce and other goods are removed.

The UK has also insisted it will act unilaterally if a solution cannot be found and has drawn up legislation to enable the UK to tear up part of the protocol.

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The bill was tabled by Ms Truss this summer and is expected to reach the Lords in mid-October, and threatens to further escalate tensions between the EU and potentially the US as well.

Mr Johnson and his government had championed a US trade deal as a big Brexit bonus, while President Trump insisted in 2017 the UK was "at the front of the queue".

But Mr Johnson was forced to admit in 2021 that the US has "a lot of fish to fry" and that a trade deal might not be secured by the 2024 general election. "The Americans do negotiate very hard," he said.

Ms Truss now appears to have mothballed a free trade deal with Britain's closest ally and the world's biggest economy and wants to use her trip to the UN to focus on Ukraine and collectively tackling Russia aggression.

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Queen Elizabeth's funeral: For one day, the nation stood still - BBC

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It was a day when people stood still - on the streets and in their homes - to witness Queen Elizabeth II's final journey.

Royals and world leaders were inside Westminster Abbey. But outside there were many more, ordinary mourners lining the streets of central London. And further beyond - in living rooms and parks, in pubs, cinemas and town squares - the British public marked the first state funeral for nearly six decades in millions of individual ways.

In Doncaster, Alistair Mitchell brought afternoon tea and sandwiches for his mother, who had not been able to make the journey to London. At the Curzon cinema in Sheffield, there were no pre-show trailers, or the sound of rustling popcorn - just an audience dressed mostly in black as they watched the ceremony. Blackpool's illuminations were switched off.

At 06:32 BST, the final mourner filed past the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall as her four-and-a-half-day lying-in-state drew to a close. The Queue had come to end. But overnight, Monday's crowd was already gathering. At Horse Guards Parade, it was 10-people deep before 08:30. By 09:10, viewing areas for the procession route were full.

At The Mall, the Rowlassons - Kyre, 23, his mum Beveley, 41, and granddad Fred, 72 - had secured a front-row spot, after setting off from Birmingham the previous day. All three had spent the night on the ground in their sleeping bags. Had they slept? "Not a wink," says Kyre.

And then, at 10:44, the Queen's coffin began its short journey to Westminster Abbey.

As she went to switch on her television, Liz Perry, 59, was struck by the silence outside her living room, in Derby. It was, Liz thought, as if a blanket had been draped over the entire street - clearly, all her neighbours were tuning in too.

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At St Anne's Church, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Sue Lalor had taken her seat in a pew. A screen above the altar was showing the service. Sue could have watched at home but that would have meant doing so alone. "This was a moment I wanted to share with other people," she said.

Not everyone in the country has been as caught up in the emotion of recent days but some 250 miles (400km) away in Harwich, Essex, landlord Nick May agreed with Sue. His first instinct had been to close his pub, The Alma, out of respect, but his staff persuaded him to stay open.

"This is a group moment of grief," Nick said. Gathered in the bar were about 35 people from around the coastal town. Several were veterans. Others, said Nick, had lost parents or grandparents and saw the Queen as a reminder of times past.

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Waiting for the service to begin, Andrew Smith stood in Birmingham's Centenary Square and felt goosebumps rising on his arm. He and his wife Margaret, from Barnwell, Northamptonshire, were in the city to celebrate their 51st wedding anniversary.

Margaret's mind was on 1953, when she had been taken to watch the Queen's coronation at her nan's house and later to a street party. "She's like our grandmother, she's always been there," Margaret said, visibly emotional.

At 11:00, the funeral was under way. The Very Rev David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, spoke of the Queen's "unswerving commitment to a high calling over so many years as Queen and Head of the Commonwealth".

Meanwhile, in Manchester's Cathedral Gardens, rain was falling. Rebecca Watson, 38, thought of those who had filed through the streets of London over the weekend to witness the Queen's lying-in-state and resolved to stay where she was. "If people have been in a queue for 14 hours I think we can cope with this," she said.

As she watched in a park in Hastings, Jo Musson, 62, who had set off on holiday from her home in Worcestershire in her campervan before the Queen's death, worried that she had not packed any black clothes.

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Inside Westminster Abbey, the congregation began to sing The Lord Is My Shepherd. More than 300 miles away in Belfast, Simon Freedman, 51, from Coleraine, County Londonderry, thought of his mother, Olive. It had been her favourite hymn, but when she died of Covid in 2020 at the age of 79, the family had been unable to hold a service in which they could sing it. "I knew when that hymn came on I'd shed a tear."

Ahead of the two minutes' silence, everyone in the Royal British Legion, in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, stood, bowed their heads, and sang along to the national anthem.

Afterwards, a lone bagpiper played a lament. For Emma Parsons-Reid, 55, watching at home in Ely, Cardiff, with family and neighbours, it was at this point that the Queen's death struck home. "For the first time, it felt real," she said.

On The Mall, many spectators had watched the service on their phones. As the Queen's coffin made its way towards them, spectators stood on tiptoes, with children lifted on to shoulders, as the crowd collectively craned its necks for a final glimpse.

Then, as the procession passed, they fell silent.

In Windsor, a committal service would be held at St George's Chapel - where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, were married in 2018 and where the Queen's late husband Prince Philip's funeral was also held.

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Dianne Turner, 62, didn't intend to go to Windsor's Long Walk to watch the funeral procession. She had wanted to be in the crowds in central London when she had set off from Somerset but there were problems with the trains so she went to Windsor instead.

As she watched the committal service on the screens at Windsor, she wept. "I think I got so emotional because my mum loved the Queen and this would have meant a lot to her." Dianne had never met the Queen, but - like so many others - felt as though she had.

By the time the state hearse slowly passed Dianne, taking Queen Elizabeth II towards her final resting place, businesses had already begun to reopen. Life was returning to normality.

But not entirely as before. People had paused and thought about what was gone.

Reporting by Oli Constable, Simon Hare, Gavin Bevis, Marie Jackson, Duncan Leatherdale, Maisie Olah, Margaret Ryan, Rozina Sini, Peter Walker and Laurence Cawley.

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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: Monarch and Prince Philip reunited in final Windsor resting place — follow latest - The Times

Queen Elizabeth II has been reunited with her beloved husband, father, mother and sister in a private and intimate ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.

After 70 years as sovereign and 96 years at the heart of British society, she finally slipped from public view at 4.50pm as her coffin was lowered via a lift beneath the chapel’s chequered floor. It descended into the large royal vault where Prince Philip was laid to rest in April last year.

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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: Monarch lowered into royal vault at Windsor — follow latest - The Times

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been lowered into the royal vault after a service of committal at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. This has concluded the public portion of ceremonies for the day, with a private burial due to take place at 7.30pm.

The Queen will be laid to rest in the George VI Memorial Chapel with her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh. She will be next to her father, mother and sister.

His Majesty the King, the Queen Consort and the rest of the royal family joined hundreds of employees of the late Queen as her soul was committed to God, and her crown, sceptre and orb were removed from the coffin.

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Leicester disorder: Police injured tackling 'significant aggression' - BBC

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Police were faced with "significant aggression" and some were injured as they dealt with disorder in Leicester, the force's chief constable has said.

Sixteen officers and a police dog were injured on Saturday as they worked to stop groups of men from attacking each other, Rob Nixon said.

The unrest came amid tensions involving mainly young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu communities.

The policing operation is continuing into Monday evening.

Officers 'significantly outnumbered'

Mr Nixon said officers had been brought in "from all sorts of different parts of the country" to help.

"They were faced with significant aggression, I think they faced some very, very challenging situations, and I actually do believe they put themselves in danger to protect the public," he said.

"I have to say, I was actually on the ground [on Saturday] and I saw the level of aggression and the level of non-compliance, and I thought my officers did a tremendous job when significantly outnumbered.

"I think we were faced with a significant number of people that were intent on causing significant injury to other people, and my officers stood their ground."

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Some officers cancelled their days off in order to help, including those from other forces.

"These people are being drawn in at a time when there is probably the largest policing operation in the country, linked with the state funeral, so these things are having a broader impact," Mr Nixon said.

Police said the original disorder on Saturday had been sparked by a protest in the East Leicester area.

Another protest involving about 100 people followed on Sunday, but police said there had been no further disorder overnight into Monday.

Two people were arrested during the disorder on Saturday - one on suspicion of possession of a bladed article, and the other on suspicion of conspiracy to commit violent disorder.

A further 15 were then arrested on Sunday as part "an operation to deter further disorder".

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Some community members have criticised police for not making more arrests during the original disorder.

Mr Nixon said: "Clearly making arrests in that really dynamic situation can take officers away from what they're trying to do at that time.

"The primary objective on Saturday night was to keep separation between these large groups.

"Within that there were two people that were arrested, but what I will say is there were significant steps taken in terms of securing the video imagery of people.

"We've got an investigative team that has been put in place for each area of these disorders, and we're then going back over and investigating it."

The disorder over the weekend was the latest of several incidents, including violence after an India and Pakistan cricket match on 28 August.

Leicester's elected mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, said he and community leaders were "baffled" by the events.

"It got fanned by some very distorted social media," Mr Soulsby said.

"And then fuelled by a lot of people who came in from outside as well as some young local lads who seemed to feel it was appropriate to frighten and disturb this peaceful city.

"I also know there was also a concerted attempt on Saturday to bring people from as far as Birmingham, to ship them across to have a bit of a 'set-to' in Leicester."

Community leaders in the city have joined police in calling for calm.

Suleman Nagdi, of the Leicester-based Federation of Muslim Organisations, told the BBC: "There are some very dissatisfied young men who have been causing havoc.

"We need to get the message out that this must end and try to do this through parents and grandparents talking to their sons."

Sanjiv Patel, who represents Hindu and Jain temples across Leicester, said: "Violence is not a solution to anything. This has to be a time for peace, calm and engagement."

'Disgraceful attack'

Leicestershire Police Federation said the injuries to the police officers were "utterly despicable".

Chairman Adam Commons said: "My colleagues do not come to work to be subjected to this type of behaviour and should not be going home nursing cuts and bruises.

"One of our police dogs has also been injured in a disgraceful attack.

"They are all trying to do their job and keep people safe."

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Queen's lying in state ends as last person passes through Westminster Hall - Sky News

The last member of the public to see the Queen lying in state has said it was an "honour" - and went through the queue twice overnight to view her coffin.

People have lined up for miles to see the Queen's coffin, but the viewing closed at 6.30am after more than four days.

The coffin will now leave Westminster Hall shortly after 10.35am and the funeral at Westminster Abbey starts at 11am.

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The last person in the queue was Chrissy Heerey, from near High Wycombe, who like thousands before her bowed her head in silence.

She first saw the Queen's coffin at 1.15am but said she "felt I needed to go through again", so lined up a second time.

Ms Heerey, who serves with the RAF, said: "I swore my allegiance to her - I just feel very proud being in the air force and being one of her subjects."

She called the Queen an "amazing lady who will never be replaced".

"I just felt very proud that I was there and just very honoured that I was given the privilege to be able to go through again, and obviously be the last person," added Ms Heerey.

Despite 14 hours queuing, she's staying in London to watch the funeral and said it would be a "long day but well worth it".

Several member of parliamentary staff filed out after Ms Heerey, with Black Rod - Sarah Clarke - appearing to wipe away a tear as she walked away.

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Anger and 'misinformation' over final wristbands

However, some people who narrowly missed out were left angry and said they had been given "false hope".

Pauline Pearce waited for seven hours and said there was "constant misinformation".

"All of us have felt angry today," she said. "We were sent from one point to another and living off the false hope that they might let us in.

"At one point they said they were going to open the gates, then suddenly they didn't. There was no empathy at all from the organisers."

Fiona Harper said there was "ineptitude" and confusion about where the final wristbands would be given out.

"The problem was that we were all led to believe that you picked up your wristband at the end of the queue," she said.

"So, we were querying for an hour and a half before they told us there were no more wristbands."

Image: Queues had stretched beyond Tower Bridge

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The queue closed on Sunday morning and people were warned not to turn up anymore. The line had stretched from parliament, along the south bank of the Thames, past Tower Bridge, to Southwark Park.

Wait times varied but were estimated at more than 24 hours at some points over the last few days.

The total number who viewed the Queen's coffin is so far unclear, but crowds were constant since the moment the lying in state began on Wednesday evening.

Many people described making friends with those around them in the queue and former footballer David Beckham was among those who lined up to pay his respects.

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