The death of Queen Elizabeth II - how the day unfolded

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Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon.

The death of the Queen plunged a shocked nation into mourning for its longest-reigning monarch, with the new King expressing the “greatest sadness” at the loss of his “beloved mother”.

The news was confirmed by Buckingham Palace at around 6.30pm. In a statment the Palace wrote: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

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"The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

It came after the Palace had hours earlier released a rare statement saying doctors were concerned for the Queen's health.

Following the news, the Queen's children and her grandson Prince William rushed to Scotland.

Here is how the day unfolded.

Buckingham Palace issue a statement saying doctors are concerned for the Queen’s health.

They say the head of state is comfortable and royal physicians have recommended she stays under medical supervision as the future king, the Prince of Wales, and second in line to the throne, the Duke of Cambridge, clear their diaries to dash to the Queen’s Aberdeenshire home.

Clarence House said Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have travelled to Balmoral.

A minute later Kensington Palace confirmed William would also be travelling north.

Royal Air Force flight KRF23R takes off from RAF Northolt in South Ruislip, west London, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.

The plane is carrying William, the Duke of York, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

The plane, a Dassault Falcon, lands at Aberdeen airport.

Liz Truss is informed of the Queen’s death, according to the Prime