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A timeline of key moments on 8 September, the day Queen Elizabeth II died.
12pm: The first public sign that a major event was afoot came when Nadhim Zahawi, the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, came into the House of Commons chamber shorty after noon and began briefing Liz Truss, the prime minister, as she sat listening to the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, respond to her statement on energy plans.
12.30pm: Buckingham Palace issued a statement declaring that doctors were concerned about the health of the Queen and had recommended the 96-year-old remain under medical supervision.
12.35pm: The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, interrupted the speech of Scottish National party’s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, during the debate to tell MPs: “I know I speak on behalf of the entire house when I say that we send our best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment.
