Queen’s funeral – latest: King Charles flies to Scotland to mourn mother at Balmoral

Liz Truss is “incredibly grateful” for all the work that went into the Queen’s funeral, the “biggest single event” since the London 2012 Olympics, Downing Street said.

“The Prime Minister is incredibly grateful to everyone working on this event,” said a No10 spokesman.

“This included thousands of officers, members of the armed forces, police officers, transport personnel, stewards and marshals, first responders and volunteers.

“It was the largest single event since the London Olympics, equating to hundreds of state visits in just 10 days. It was an event where we all agree people from across the UK and around the world were able to come together and pay their respects.

“The tremendous amount of love, respect and affection we have seen over the past few weeks has not only been a remarkable demonstration of unity across the country, but also a fitting tribute to Her Majesty The Queen’s life and legacy.”

The official also praised the “huge amount of work” done by journalists, broadcasters and production teams to bring the event to viewers from the comfort of their own homes.

The soldiers who carried the Queen’s coffin during her funeral procession were praised for their professionalism, “high precision” and “nerves of steel”.

my colleague Saman Javed has the report:

The London Ambulance Service has revealed that 1,502 people have been treated by paramedics in the queue to see the Queen lying in state, with 174 people hospitalized.

Most of the incidents that rescue workers faced were fainting and falls that caused head injuries, paramedics previously said.

King Charles and the Queen Consort are traveling to Balmoral Castle to privately mourn the Queen at her favorite spot, sources say MailOnline.

Tracking website Flightradar24 shows a plane left RAF Northolt just before 11am on Tuesday and is due to land at Aberdeen International Airport at 12:14pm.

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has claimed it would be “downright absurd” to suggest that government funding for the Queen’s funeral was unjustified.

The funeral will be funded from general taxes, despite the Queen’s private wealth of hundreds of millions of pounds – which will be exempt from inheritance tax.

In 2002, according to a House of Commons report, the Queen Mother’s funeral cost an estimated £5million, including provisions for the laying out and security.

Our political correspondent jon stone has more on Ms. Donelan’s comments here:

Service at Paddington station has resumed after a 27-hour disruption that resulted in thousands of mourners missing the Queen’s funeral.

Cables stretching for nearly two miles were damaged in the area around Hayes and Harlington stations around 6.30am Monday, meaning all lines serving Paddington were blocked, disrupting the journey of many people heading to the Traveled to London and Windsor for the Queen’s funeral.

The cause of the problem with the cables is being investigated.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have insisted they would “never jump in line” as they addressed their visit to see how the Queen is doing in state, which has sparked some criticism.

Speaking on Tuesday’s episode This morning, Willoughby said: “Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we received official permission to enter the hall. It was purely for the purpose of covering the event to millions of people in the UK who were unable to visit Westminster in person.

“The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the perimeter to a platform in the back. In contrast, those paying respect walked on a carpeted area next to the coffin and were given time to pause.

“None of the broadcasters and journalists there sat anyone in line and no one pushed past the Queen. Of course we observed these rules. However, we recognize that it may have looked different and therefore fully understand the reaction. Please note we would never line up.”

my colleague Isobel Lewis has more details:

Only a fraction of the people in London’s Green Park stopped to pay their respects this morning compared to the past few days, with royal park authorities reportedly forced to close the gates at one point.

Oriol Julie, a 26-year-old photographer from Paris, said she wanted to commemorate this historic moment by taking photos before the flower awards ceremony.

“Because I’m a photographer, I want to remember this whole thing because everyone comes here to pay their respects,” she told the Press Association. “I will keep [the photographs] for life and maybe show it to my kids later.”

Alexandra Brown, a 37-year-old Brixton officer, told the news outlet: “It’s quite emotional, it’s amazing. All the different countries and different age groups. It’s amazing the effect she had on people.

“I thought yesterday was like the last final day of mourning as I wasn’t downstairs I thought this morning is a pretty nice sunny day it would be a nice time to see before it all gets postponed. I thought I should just come down and read some of the messages, see some things that people have done and record it.

Our video team has this recap of key moments from Queen Elizabeth’s funeral yesterday:

Police officers were diverted from the Queen’s funeral to deal with religious violence in Leicester after riots broke out at what police say was an “unplanned protest” on Saturday.

Forty-seven people were arrested following violent clashes believed to have broken out mainly between young men from the Hindu and Muslim communities.

my colleague Rory Sullivan has more details here: