King Charles III, the Queen's son and successor, has left Balmoral en route to Aberdeen airport where he will fly to London.
He spent the night at the estate following the, who he described as a"cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother".
The 73-year-old was by his mother's side at her beloved Scottish Highlands home for much of Thursday after catching the royal helicopter from Dumfries House in Ayrshire with his wife Camilla - now Queen Consort. Following news that the Queen's health was deteriorating, other senior royals also rushed to be by her side.
immediately following the death of Elizabeth II, and described losing his mother as"a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family"., he said he and his family would be"comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held".The Duke of Sussex was pictured leaving Balmoral around 8.
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