LONDON — Buckingham Palace said there would a period of mourning to be observed by members of the family and the royal household until a week after the funeral, the date of which has not yet been confirmed but is expected in about 10 days time.
Church bells tolled across the UK on Friday as King Charles III readied to address his mourning subjects on the first full day of his new reign following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Here is how the events are scheduled to be held:
King Charles III will make a national speech at 1700 GMT, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said Friday following the new monarch's ascent.
The royal couple moved from Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Friday the place where his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday afternoon. Her remains will stay there for a short while before being moved to London.
Hoyle said a special session of the House, called to pay tribute to Elizabeth II, would be suspended at 6:00 pm "while his Majesty the King makes his broadcast to the nation".
- Saturday, September 10 -
Day 1: The 10-day plan for the days after the queen's death begins with the Accession Council convening for Charles to be formally proclaimed king.
Three trumpeters announce the proclamation with a fanfare. The proclamation is read out from a balcony at St James's Palace in London, then across the country.
Charles will hold audiences, and the media will be briefed by the Earl Marshal, a high-ranking royal official in charge of the accession and the queen's state funeral, in the coming days.
- Sunday, September 11-
Day 2: The queen's coffin is expected to be transported from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, her official Scottish residence in Edinburgh.
The journey by road will pass through many small towns and villages, giving members of the public their first chance to pay their respects.
Preparations for the queen's death in Scotland are codenamed "Operation Unicorn" after the country's national animal.
- Monday, September 12 -
Day 3: Charles is expected to begin a tour of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the four nations of the United Kingdom in an operation codenamed "Spring Tide".
The queen's coffin is expected to be taken in a procession up Edinburgh's Royal Mile from Holyrood to St Giles' Cathedral, where there will be a service and a vigil attended by royal family members.
- Tuesday, September 13 -
Day 4: The coffin is expected to be flown to the capital and transported by road to Buckingham Palace in London.
Members of the public will likely line the route.
- Wednesday, September 14 -
Day 5: A ceremonial procession of the coffin through London is expected followed by a lying in state in parliament's Westminster Hall, codenamed "Operation Feather".
Senior members of the royal family are expected to stand guard around the coffin in a tradition known as the Vigil of the Princes.
- September 15-17 -
Days 6,7 and 8: Lying in state. Public can pay their respects, filing past the coffin on its catafalque.
- Sunday, September 18 -
Day 9: A reception to be held for visiting dignitaries and heads of state who have arrived for the funeral.
- Monday, September 19 -
Day 10: The state funeral is expected to take place in Westminster Abbey with huge crowds gathering in central London.
Senior members of the royal family are likely to walk behind coffin as it is taken on a gun carriage to the abbey with a two-minute silence observed.
Afterwards, the queen's coffin will be taken to Windsor Castle for a televised committal service at St George's Chapel.
She will then be interred privately at the King George VI memorial chapel, alongside her husband, Prince Philip, the ashes of her sister Princess Margaret, their mother, also called Elizabeth, and father George VI.
- Saturday, September 10 -
Day 1: The 10-day plan for the days after the queen's death begins with the Accession Council convening for Charles to be formally proclaimed king.
Three trumpeters announce the proclamation with a fanfare. The proclamation is read out from a balcony at St James's Palace in London, then across the country.
Charles will hold audiences, and the media will be briefed by the Earl Marshal, a high-ranking royal official in charge of the accession and the queen's state funeral, in the coming days.
- Sunday, September 11-
Day 2: The queen's coffin is expected to be transported from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, her official Scottish residence in Edinburgh.
The journey by road will pass through many small towns and villages, giving members of the public their first chance to pay their respects.
Preparations for the queen's death in Scotland are codenamed "Operation Unicorn" after the country's national animal.
- Monday, September 12 -
Day 3: Charles is expected to begin a tour of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the four nations of the United Kingdom in an operation codenamed "Spring Tide".
The queen's coffin is expected to be taken in a procession up Edinburgh's Royal Mile from Holyrood to St Giles' Cathedral, where there will be a service and a vigil attended by royal family members.
- Tuesday, September 13 -
Day 4: The coffin is expected to be flown to the capital and transported by road to Buckingham Palace in London.
Members of the public will likely line the route.
- Wednesday, September 14 -
Day 5: A ceremonial procession of the coffin through London is expected followed by a lying in state in parliament's Westminster Hall, codenamed "Operation Feather".
Senior members of the royal family are expected to stand guard around the coffin in a tradition known as the Vigil of the Princes.
- September 15-17 -
Days 6,7 and 8: Lying in state. Public can pay their respects, filing past the coffin on its catafalque.
- Sunday, September 18 -
Day 9: A reception to be held for visiting dignitaries and heads of state who have arrived for the funeral.
- Monday, September 19 -
Day 10: The state funeral is expected to take place in Westminster Abbey with huge crowds gathering in central London.
Senior members of the royal family are likely to walk behind coffin as it is taken on a gun carriage to the abbey with a two-minute silence observed.
Afterwards, the queen's coffin will be taken to Windsor Castle for a televised committal service at St George's Chapel.
She will then be interred privately at the King George VI memorial chapel, alongside her husband, Prince Philip, the ashes of her sister Princess Margaret, their mother, also called Elizabeth, and father George VI.
This report was prepared using information from Reuters and Agence France-Presse