King Charles Issues Statement As Royal Family Prepares To Bid Last Farewell To Queen Elizabeth

The royal family is preparing to bid their last farewell to Queen Elizabeth. On the eve of Her Majesty's burial, King Charles released a statement to thank the people who have supported and comforted their family in this time of grief.

"Over the last ten days, my wife and I have been so deeply touched by the many messages of condolence and support we have received from this country and across the world," he said. "In London, Edinburgh, Hillsborough and Cardiff we were moved beyond measure by everyone who took the trouble to come and pay their respects to the lifelong service of my dear mother, the late Queen," he added.

King Charles went on to express his heartfelt gratitude for the overwhelming support the royal family has received since Queen Eliazbeth's passing. "As we all prepare to say our last farewell, I wanted simply to take this opportunity to say thank you to all those countless people who have been such a support and comfort to my family and myself in this time of grief," he said.

The state funeral for the late Queen will be held at Westminster Abbey in London on Sept. 19. At least 2,000 world leaders and royals from all over are expected to witness the event.

After the funeral, a committal will take place at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, where Her Majesty's body will be laid to rest beside her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I, her sister, Princess Margaret, and husband, Prince Philip.

Meanwhile, the new King has traveled around the U.K. with Queen Consort Camilla in the wake of the queen's death. Since Her Majesty's passing, the royal couple has performed several walkabouts around the U.K. to meet the well-wishers gathered outside the Queen's royal residences to pay their last respects to her.

King Charles and Camilla capped off their series of walkabouts with a visit to Wales, where mourners also assembled outside the royal residence. The king spent most of his life there as the Prince of Wales. They also met well-wishers in Ireland on Monday, where locals flocked outside the Queen's Hillsborough Castle in Belfast.