live blog
Status: 09/09/2022 06:24 a.m
The day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the new King Charles III. return to London and address his people later in the day. Pope Francis paid tribute to the monarch. All developments in the live blog.
06:12 a.m
King Charles III wants to address his people
The new King Charles III. wants to travel from Scotland to London later in the day and then address the citizens of his country directly. Key elements of Queen Elizabeth II’s first day after her death and the steps leading up to her funeral were worked out in detail long before her death.
5:21 a.m
Three days of national mourning in Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has ordered three days of national mourning after the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. His government decreed that, Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter. On this sad day for the world, all Brazilian people are called to honor Queen Elizabeth II. She was not only Queen of the Britons, “but was a Queen for all of us”.
5:08 a.m
Pope Francis pays tribute to Queen
Pope Francis has expressed himself “deeply saddened” by the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In a telegram to the new King Charles III, which the church news portal “Vatican News” reported in the evening, the Catholic Church leader praised the Queen’s “unshakeable faith”. Her life was determined “by serving the good of the nation and the Commonwealth”. She gave “an example of fulfilling her duty” and testified to her firm faith in Christ.