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Death of Queen Elizabeth II: what happens next?

#AFPGraphics chronology showing the planned main events up to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London

VIDEO: Thousands gather to place flowers, messages and balloons in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor

VIDEO: Britain's Sunday newspaper front pages focus on the 'Windsor walkabout' by Prince William and his wife Kate with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. 'Reunited for granny' says the Sunday Mirror, and 'All 4 One' says The Sun on Sunday

Queen Elizabeth II's death in Scotland indelibly associates the nation with the handover to a new monarch, but her passing also reignites the debate over Scottish independence from the UK

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Mourners will on Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III himself will mount a vigil

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Charles III, the oldest king to take the throne.

#AFPGraphics on the age of British monarchs and the length of their reign since William the Conquerer in 1066

VIDEO: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Union Jack flag are projected onto the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building, in memory of Britain's longest-serving monarch

VIDEO: Early hour images of Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The late monarch lies in an Edinburgh cathedral prior to the September 19 state funeral in London

"Thank you Ma’am, for everything."

Among the tributes left around the UK for Queen Elizabeth II are countless Paddington Bears - in reference to the hugely popular comedy sketch showing the bear sharing tea with the queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee

Tribute to a queen.

Portraits of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the streets of London.

The Queen's body will lie in state in Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster from September 14, before her funeral on September 19