Queen’s funeral – latest: Man charged after Westminster ‘disturbance’ as queue wait is 14 hours

The King will hold an audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace on Sunday

King Charles, alongside the Queen Consort, will host heads of state and official overseas guests at the palace, in what the King’s spokesman described as an “official state event”.

Later, a service of reflection for the Queen at the Kelpies sculptures near Falkirk, Scotland.

Some 96 lanterns, one for each year of Her Majesty’s life, will be lowered into the pool of reflection at the foot of the Queen Elizabeth II Canal, before wreaths are placed into the water.

Rain is unlikely to fall during the Queen’s funeral with large crowds set to gather in London and Windsor.

The late monarch’s coffin will remain in Westminster Hall for the public to view until 6.30am on Monday, ahead of the service at Westminster Abbey.

Forecasters say temperatures will drop as low as 10C overnight into Sunday, as mourners continue queuing for the lying in state, before a warm and sunny day.

Temperatures had dropped as low as 4C for those waiting in line overnight on Friday and early on Saturday morning.

Rachel Ayers, of the Met Office, said: “Sunday is a cloudier picture across the UK than Saturday, though southern areas will see some bright or sunny spells to start.

“Scattered showers will affect the Midlands northwards at times throughout the day, particularly across northern Scotland and Norfolk where showers are feeding in from the North Sea.

“Staying cool in the east but temperatures near average elsewhere and locally feeling warm in any sunny spells in the far south.

“Top temperatures will be around 19C.”

The chief executive of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has said she is “hugely honoured and privileged” to be attending the Queen’s state funeral.

Jane-Claire Judson will be part of the 2,000-strong congregation at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

The Queen was patron of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland for 70 years and had “a long association with the organisation” and the work it carries out.

Ms Judson said: “I think the feeling is one of being hugely honoured and privileged to be able to take part in something that is very sombre, but is also very important to such a large number of people.

“And I do feel very privileged that I am able to do that on behalf of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and all of our staff and volunteers.

“The Queen was our patron, so for us it’s extremely special and important to pay our respects.

“So from that perspective, it’s both sad but also an opportunity to celebrate her life and all the support that she gave to the charity.”

Ms Judson said the Queen’s “consistent support” was something that has been valued by the organisation.

“The Queen herself was hugely passionate and committed around public service and volunteering,” she said.

“We’re one of Scotland’s largest volunteering charities, so it meant a lot to our volunteers to have that recognition, that support.”

Chinese representatives will be able to attend the Queen’s lying in state along with the rest of the dignitaries invited to her funeral, the UK Parliament has suggested.

But it is understood the country’s ambassador to the UK is still not welcome on the estate.

It was expected the Chinese official delegation would be barred by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle from entering Westminster Hall to view the late monarch’s coffin.

But asked if it had been banned, a Parliament spokesperson said heads of state – or their representatives – who are invited to the funeral are also welcome at the lying in state that precedes it.

According to Erskine May – known as the “bible” of parliamentary procedure – Westminster Hall is under the joint control of the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Speakers of both the Commons and the Lords.

The Parliament spokesperson said: “The head of states (or their representatives) who have been invited to attend the state funeral in Westminster Abbey are also invited to attend the lying in state in Westminster Hall.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping is not scheduled to attend the Westminster Abbey service on Monday, instead sending his deputy, Wang Qishan.

Two sanctioned Tory MPs, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Tim Loughton, had been raising concerns about the delegation’s possible attendance, arguing it was “extraordinary” it had received an invitation.

A man who was arrested on Friday at the ancient hall where Queen Elizabeth II is lying in state has been charged with a public order offence.

Muhammad Khan, 28, of Barleycorn Way, Tower Hamlets was charged on Saturday with an offence under Section 4A of the Public Order Act for behaviour indenting to cause alarm, harassment or distress in Westminster Hall, the Metropolitan Police added.

The force said in a statement that Khan will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 September.

Local screenings will be held at locations including:

– Cathedral Square, Sheffield, West Yorkshire.

– Centenary Square, Birmingham, Midlands.

– Bitts Park, Carlisle, Cumbria.

– Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.

– Coleraine Town Hall, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

– Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedfordshire.

– Centenary Square, Birmingham, West Midlands.

– Bradford Cathedral, West Yorkshire.

– University Square, Coventry, West Midlands.

– Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon.

– Sandy Park conference centre, Exeter, Devon.

– Exeter City Football Club, Devon.

– Millennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

– Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire.

– Old Eldon Square, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.

Thousands of mourners are expected to watch the Queen’s funeral on large screens in public parks and venues across the UK.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has said the historic occasion will be shown in various locations – from London’s Hyde Park to Coleraine Town Hall in Northern Ireland.

Around 125 cinemas across the UK will also be screening the event – along with Sky News, ITV and the BBC for people watching from home.

Two thousand guests are expected to attend the Queen’s funeral in person at Westminster Abbey, which starts at 11am.

The Queen’s coffin will be moved from the Palace of Westminster 15 minutes before, and the event will be followed by a national two-minute silence at 11.55am.

A public procession will begin at 12.15pm as the Queen’s coffin makes the 1.5-mile journey from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch in London.

The coffin will then be carried by the state hearse to Windsor in Berkshire, where the Queen will be laid to rest.

US president Joe Biden has arrived in the UK for his visit to attend the Queen’s funeral.

Air Force One touched down at Stansted Airport just before 10pm.

A planned meeting with Liz Truss has been delayed until after the ceremony on Monday.

Anthony Albanese said he has extended his personal condolences, and those of the Australian people, to the King following the Queen’s death.

The Australian prime minister tweeted: “It was an honour to meet with His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.

“I extended my personal condolences and those of the Australian people to the King.”

The Queen’s eight grandchildren took part in a silent vigil by her coffin two days before her funeral, in a historic first.

Just as King Charles had led his siblings in the Vigil of the Princes on Friday evening, his son Prince William was joined by his brother Harry and their cousins in Westminster Hall for the brief ceremony.

The others taking part included Prince Andrew’s children Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie; Princess Anne’s two children Zara Tindall and Peter Philips and Prince Edward’s daughter Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor.

But the eighth member of the group was a less familiar face – the Queen’s youngest grandchild, and Louise’s brother, James.

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