After Queen Elizabeth II is buried, her late husband of 73 years will be transferred from the spot where he has been temporarily interred for nearly a year and a half so he can be laid to rest by her side.

When Prince Philip died in April 2021 at age 99, his coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault beneath St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The vault was created in the early 1800s for George III, who is one of several kings buried there, among other royals, according to the Telegraph.

Philip's final resting place was always meant to be next to his bride. The queen will be buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor and the Duke of Edinburgh will be transferred to be alongside her.

Also inside the chapel are the remains of the queen’s father and the chapel's namesake, George VI; her mother; and her sister, Princess Margaret, the Telegraph reported.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom offered her condolences to the royal family, honoring Queen Elizabeth II's dedication to public service.

“There has been no greater steward of the alliance of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom than Queen Elizabeth,” Ambassador Jane Hartley said in a statement.

"We grieve with the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth," she said, adding that the U.S. will honor Elizabeth's memory through its continued partnership with the U.K. and a "renewed commitment to our most Special Relationship."

Chinese President Xi Jinping has released a statement extending his “sincere sympathy” to the "British royal family, government and people,” following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“I attach great importance to the development of China-UK relations and stand ready to work with King Charles III,” he added, noting that Elizabeth was the first British monarch to visit China.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also sent a note of condolence to British Prime Minister Liz Truss, expressing his condolences to both the royal family and the U.K. government.

Crowds of people gathered at Buckingham Palace on Friday to catch a glimpse of the new king — and some even managed to meet him.

Julie Masters, 57, from Sussex in southern England, says she was the first person to shake the hand of the new king. She had been waiting with hundreds of others, pressed up against the police barriers.

“It’s not really sunken in,” she said.

Margaret Walker, from Wokingham, 40 miles west of London, is 95 years old, just one year younger than the queen. She said: “Charles and Camilla shook my hand and I shan’t wash them again!”

Read more about the scene at the palace here.

King Charles III's inaugural address to the nation will be broadcast at 6 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET) Friday, according to Buckingham Palace.

The message was prerecorded in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace earlier Friday afternoon. 

An official photograph of the king was taken during the recording, Buckingham Palace added. The photo will be shared after the address.

While Charles technically became king the moment his mother died, he will not be formally proclaimed the new monarch until a historic ceremony that will take place Saturday morning.

Gun salutes took place at 1 p.m. (8 a.m. ET) across the U.K. in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. One round was fired for each of the 96 years of her life.

The gun salutes took place in London's Hyde Park, at the Tower of London and on Royal Navy ships at sea, according to the Ministry of Defense.

All flags at the NATO headquarters building in Brussels have been lowered to half-staff to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“Deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Over more than 70 years, she exemplified selfless leadership and public service,” the organization's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said in a tweet, adding that he was sending his “deepest condolences” to NATO allies Britain and Canada, and the rest of the Commonwealth.

The United Kingdom was a founding member of NATO at its inception in 1949. The queen was crowned three years later.