Royal Family resumes normal official duties as mourning ends

Following the Queen’s funeral last Monday, September 19, the Royal family has been observing a week-long mourning period, only carrying out official duties where appropriate, and dressing in black as a mark of respect when in public.

Although flags on government buildings returned to full mast as British public life resumed after the state funeral, the royal family remained in mourning for another week.

Starting Tuesday however, the monarchs will be able to carry out their normal official roles in full and flags at royal residences will be back to full-mast after 8am.

Prince William and Kate are on Tuesday set to travel the length of Wales, where they will first visit Holyhead in Anglesey in the north, then travel to Swansea in the south west.

The royal couple had promised to visit at the earliest opportunity following the death of the Queen to begin "deepening the trust and respect" they have for the people of Wales.

British media reported that King Charles III had carried out one official engagement during royal mourning, holding a telephone audience with the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last week.

Meanwhile, planning is reportedly underway for Charles’ coronation and a date is said to have been set for the national event expected next year.

The Queen waited over a year for her coronation ceremony which was staged on June 2, 1953, after her father King George VI died on February 6, 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II, 96, died "peacefully" on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, according to an official statement from Buckingham Palace.

She was Britain's longest-serving monarch after succeeding her father.

Following Elizabeth's passing, her eldest son Charles, 73, was officially proclaimed king.  

King Charles III is the oldest person to ascend to the throne in Britain's history.