School pupils will this morning pay tribute to Her Majesty
A special assembly is being held this morning where primary school pupils will reflect on the passing of The Queen
Last updated 16th Sep 2022
Chard School is this morning holding a special assembly where the pupils - aged between 4 and 11 - will give presentations about The Queen
The age-appropriate assembly has been designed by them, after lots of work by Chard School to both offer support to pupils and to talk to them about the life of Her Majesty.
Today the King will visit Wales for the first time since ascending the throne before returning to London to hold a vigil at the Queen's coffin with his brothers and sister.
Charles and the Queen Consort will travel to Cardiff on Friday for the next leg of a home nations tour following the Queen's death, after trips to Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The King and Camilla will attend a service of prayer and reflection at Llandaff Cathedral before receiving condolences at the Welsh parliament, the Senedd.
He will later hold a private audience with Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and the presiding officer at Cardiff Castle, although a protest against the monarchy is expected outside.
Charles will then attend a reception hosted by the Welsh Government, before returning to Buckingham Palace in the evening to host faith leaders in the Bow Room.
Meanwhile thousands will continue to queue to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall, and some will witness the King, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex as they hold a 15-minute vigil around the coffin at 7.30pm.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are due to visit Army Training Centre Pirbright in Surrey to meet troops from the Commonwealth who are to participate in the Queen's state funeral.
It comes a day after the couple visited a sea of flowers left for the Queen at the gates of Sandringham House in Norfolk, where William told one mourner that walking behind the Queen's coffin to the lying in state on Wednesday was difficult, and reminded him of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral.
On Thursday, more details were revealed about the Queen's funeral, which will see 2,000 people, including world leaders and foreign royals, gather at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
Recipients of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross and representatives of the Westminster Parliament, devolved parliaments and assemblies, the Church, and Her Majesty's patronages are among those who will also attend.
The service will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and Commonwealth secretary general Baroness Scotland reading the lessons, and the Archbishop of Canterbury delivering the sermon.
Some 800 people, including members of the Queen's Household and Windsor estate staff, will attend the committal service afterwards at 4pm in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The Palace confirmed the Queen will be interred with the Duke of Edinburgh in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at St George's Chapel in a private service at 7.30pm.