In a first official statement since the queen's death, her grandson Prince Harry has hailed her as a 'guiding compass' and praised her 'unwavering grace and dignity.'
The first members of the public will have the chance to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II today. Shirleen Allicot reports from London.King Charles III pledged Monday to follow his late mother's example of "selfless duty" as he addressed lawmakers from both houses of parliament in London before he was to fly to Edinburgh to be with the late queen's coffin as it lies at rest in the Scottish capital.
A trumpet fanfare greeted the king and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, as they entered the hall, which was packed with hundreds of legislators. The hall, with its magnificent hammer-beam roof, is the oldest part of the parliamentary complex - a remnant of the medieval Palace of Westminster that once stood on the site.
Amid acrimony in the House of Windsor, Harry quit as a senior royal and moved to the U.S. two years ago. On Saturday, there was a possible sign of a reconciliation as Harry and Meghan joined his brother Prince William and sister-in-law Catherine in meeting mourners outside Windsor Castle. The queen's coffin will lie at the cathedral for 24 hours, giving members of the public a chance to file past and pay their respects. On Tuesday, it will be flown to London where the coffin will lie in state at the Houses of Parliament Palace from Wednesday afternoon until the morning of the funeral on Sept. 19.
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