The couple first attended a memorial service for the Queen at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. As they arrived in the country by helicopter, the King waved to cheering crowds as a royal gun salute was fired. Funeral rehearsals held at dawn – live updates The King and Queen Consort were then led into the cathedral where Prime Minister Liz Truss was among those attending the service. Image: King Charles greets the crowds The Archbishop of Wales, Bishop Andy John of Bangor, made the king smile after he said at the service: “We’ll never see a jam jar the same way again,” referring to the Queen’s performance of Paddington Bear in her Platinum. Feast. The King and Queen Consort then shook hands with the Cardiff crowd, who greeted him with cheers and flowers. The King then received condolences from the Welsh Parliament. Speaking in the Senedd, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford described the Queen’s reign as “unrivaled in length and scope”. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 3:20 King greets well-wishers in Cardiff The King, who has been Prince of Wales for 64 years, spoke afterwards in Welsh and said he was “deeply grateful” for their well wishes, adding that Wales “could not be closer to my mother’s heart”. King Charles will meet Mr Drakeford at Cardiff Castle, where the first 2,000 people in the queue will be allowed in. While thousands of people are expected to join the crowd at the castle, an anti-monarchy protest is expected outside. Follow The Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker The trip marks the next leg of the monarch’s home nations tour after visiting Northern Ireland and Scotland following the Queen’s death. Read more: The queue to see the Queen lie in state could end. Grief and chance of state funerals ‘working’ Meghan joins royal family as Queen leaves Buckingham Palace After his visit to Wales, King Charles will return to London for a vigil by the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall with Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew at around 7.30pm. Meanwhile, thousands of people will continue to queue to see the Queen lie in state at Westminster Hall. The queue to see the coffin was closed for six hours on Friday morning after it reached capacity – stretching 4.9 miles with a 14-hour waiting time, the Department for Digital Media, Culture and Sport said. Image: Watch and watch the Queen’s funeral on TV, web and apps on Monday from 9am
