The prime minister, Liz Truss, met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Friday evening after the monarch travelled from Balmoral in the morning where his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Thursday afternoon. The prime minister met the King after attending a public memorial service for the Queen at St Paul's cathedral in central London. During the service, King Charles broadcast his first nationwide address as head of state in a pre-recorded statement at the palace.

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