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The gates to Westminster Abbey open for guests ahead of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The event is expected to be the biggest gathering of foreign dignitaries and officials and will be attended by leaders from around the world. IMAGES
View of Westminster Hall where Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Britons are expected in London to pay their last respects to the Queen. IMAGES
New Zealand bids farewell to a beloved Maori king as a flotilla of carved war canoes deliver the late monarch to his final resting place on the slopes of Mount Taupiri. King Tuheitia died on August 30 just days after undergoing heart surgery. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam during a tour of Asia to attend the funeral of late communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announces during his press briefing. SOUNDBITE
The King and Queen of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, hold welcome Ceremony for South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol and the First Lady, Kim Keon-hee in Amsterdam. IMAGES
Queen camilla visits the Sheldrick Trust Elephant orphanage in Nairobi as part of hers and King Charles state visit to Kenya. After hearing more about the orphanage’s work, The Queen is shown the mud-bath area where Ms Sheldrick introduces the centre’s Head Keeper, Mr Edwin Lusichi. Her Majesty takes the opportunity to bottle feed a baby elephant. IMAGES