Free-speech advocates have described arrests of protestors following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II as "deeply concerning".

Just over five million people viewed Queen Elizabeth's final flight on Tuesday, as the journey carrying the late monarch's body from Edinburgh to London became the most tracked flight in history.

King Charles III was officially named monarch in Australia and New Zealand yesterday, in tandem ceremonies marking his ascension to the throne.

With a trumpet fanfare and gun salutes, Charles III was officially proclaimed king at a pomp-filled ceremony yesterday, at which he pledged to emulate his late mother Queen Elizabeth II and serve for the rest of his life.

The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth will be held on Monday, September 19, royal officials said on Saturday, as her son Charles was officially proclaimed Britain's new king in a colourful ceremony laden with pageantry and tradition.

Britain's Prince William said on Saturday he would honour the memory of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, by working to support his father King Charles.

King Charles pledged on Saturday to follow the example of his late mother as he was officially proclaimed Britain's new monarch in a ceremony featuring pageantry, centuries-old tradition, trumpets sounding and cries of "God Save the King".

A historic Accession Council proclaimed Charles III as Britain's new king on Saturday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II aged 96.

The crown jewels form the centrepiece of the royal coronation, and symbolise the pomp and history of the British monarchy over the centuries.

Presidents, prime ministers, monarchs, leaders and ordinary people around the world have paid tribute to the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II, many of them reflecting on a 70-year reign that encompassed some of the most turbulent and decisive moments in modern British and world history.

Poignant photographs of Queen Elizabeth II dominated the front pages of Britain’s grieving newspapers yesterday, charting her journey from coronation to matriarch of the nation.

Britain’s King Charles III, in his first national address after succeeding his mother Queen Elizabeth II, yesterday remembered his “darling mama” as “an inspiration and example to me and to all my family”.

Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday, broke record after record as monarch, becoming an enduring symbol of the country over which she reigned for 70 years even as it changed beyond recognition, losing its empire and undergoing social upheaval.

The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as their head of state and for Britain to pay slavery reparations.

Britain's King Charles will address a nation in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch most Britons ever knew.

The royals of England have spent decades preparing for the queen's demise in order to ensure smooth transition to a new monarch.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered Britain's royal family "heartfelt and deep sympathies" over the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The British monarchy’s rules state that “a new sovereign succeeds to the throne as soon as his or her predecessor dies.”

The crowning achievement of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades of seismic political, social and cultural change that threatened to make it an anachronism.

Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived.