London: Police have arrested a man who ran towards the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II kept in Westminster Hall here.

According to the police, the man has been arrested under the Uk’s Public Order Act. The incident took place on Friday night. Eyewitnesses saw the man running towards the platform on which the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lay.

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Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared September 19, the day queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place, as a federal holiday and a national day of mourning.

Federal leave is for federal workers, but it is the responsibility of the provincial and territorial governments to declare or not to declare a holiday for the remaining workers.

The Labour Minister’s Office has clarified that federally controlled private companies, such as airlines or telecoms, are encouraged to lay off their employees but this is not mandatory.

Trudeau said his government was coordinating with provinces and territories for everyone else.

“We have made up our mind to have a federal holiday on Monday,” Trudeau said, revealing his inflation plans in New Brunswick on Tuesday morning. But some details are yet to be worked out.

Earlier on Saturday, British officials had also announced that the Queen would be given a final farewell at Westminster Abbey on September 19.

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London: World leaders preparing to attend the most important and historic event in recent times in Britain’s history have been informed about strict protocols in place during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s funeral will take place next Monday, September 19, at Westminster Abbey in London.

According to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) documents, all heads of state planning to attend the official funeral and their spouses have been asked to come via commercial flights instead of private flights. They have also been asked not to use helicopters.

According to the information, they have reportedly been told that they cannot use their official car to go to the scheduled event at 11 am local time at Westminster Abbey and instead they will be transported by bus to a location in west London.

“Westminster Abbey will be so crowded that it will be impossible to allow more than one vehicle, senior representative from each country and their spouse to attend,” the FCDO said in an official protocol message about the event.

In a document sent to embassies and high commissions located abroad, the FCDO said: “It is regrettable that due to the limited space for the last rites and related events, no other member of the chief guest family, employee or person accompanying them can be allowed to attend it,” it said. ‘

It said the head of state who cannot attend the function can send the head of the government or a senior minister as his official representative.

US President Joe Biden has told reporters about his plans to be present at the funeral. A few other world leaders have also confirmed of attending the funeral of the Queen.

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London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s funeral coffin has begun its final journey from Belmoral Castle to London today. It was brought out of the castle for the first time today and kept in the Hallerudhouse Palace, the Queen’s official Scottish residence, in Edinburgh.

After a six-hour journey, the coffin has been kept in a room in the palace. It will be kept in accordance with Scotland’s royal standards here until Monday afternoon. Here she will be paid tribute by the members of the royal family.

There was a convoy of seven cars with the coffin. The Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, was also present in the convoy. It moved slowly towards Edinburgh so that people on the way could see it pass.

The coffin also passed through the Parliament of Scotland from where it was seen by the leaders there. Next week, the coffin will be flown to London, where the funeral will take place on September 19 at Westminster Abbey. A bank holiday has been declared in the UK on this day.

Earlier, the coffin will be kept in Westminster Hall for four days and the British people will pay tribute.

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London: Charles III will be officially declared emperor of Britain during a historic ceremony at St James’s Palace today.

This is a public announcement of the coronation of the new King. Charles, 73, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, has become king after his mother’s death, and a meeting of the Crowning Council is traditionally convened within 24 hours of the Queen’s death.

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New Delhi: India has declared one-day national mourning on Sunday, 11 as a mark of respect to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who passed away on 08 September 2022.

Officials said that the National Flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India on all buildings where the National Flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day.

President of India Droupadi Murmu, Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi have expressed condolences at the demise of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.

In their messages, they noted that she was a stalwart of our times; a compassionate personality and provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people.

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London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is no longer in this world. She breathed her last at the age of 96. Queen Elizabeth ruled Britain for over 7 decades.

Now after her death, Prince Charles has become the new King of Britain and got all the powers and rights of the Queen.

Apart from this, a lot things will change in Britain after the death of the Queen. These include country notes, coins, stamps, postboxes and many other things.

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the names of all the institutions in Britain will also have to be changed. Apart from this, the names of institutions will also be changed in Commonwealth areas. Meanwhile, Britain’s currency and all insignia will also be changed. The name of the new king will be added to them. It may take up to two years to change the currency.

Changes in passport and national anthem

Overall, all the things on which Queen Elizabeth II is reflected will be changed including many flags of the country. These flags are used in the army and police department. Now it is being said that they will also be changed.

Apart from the flag, the UK national anthem will also be changed. Where the word queen was used in the national anthem, the word king will now be used.

The passports available to UK people will also change now. Earlier, where it was released in the name of Queen, now it will be released in the name of King. The same text is also used in passports in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Apart from this, the names of Treasury and Customs and Excise will have to be changed.

In the army, new recruits will no longer take it symbolically to sign up the Queen’s Shilling, follow the Queen’s rules once in rank, or board a ship of Her Majesty.’ The queen’s guard stationed outside Buckingham Palace will also be renamed. They will now be known as the king’s soldiers. The lawyer’s name will also change. The Queens Council, which used to be earlier, will now be the King’s Council.

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