King Charles has greeted hundreds of heads of state from all over the world at Buckingham Palace.
Presidents, prime ministers and royals have come to visit the UK ahead of the Queen’s funeral.
US President Joe Biden was among the officials who has flown to London.
Most of the officials arrived at the Palace via bus, with huge coaches seen driving through the Palace gates.
King Charles met with UK Prime Minister Liz Truss in the lavish 1844 room ahead of the ‘reception of the century’ this evening.
US President Joe Biden, New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Adern and Canadian premier Justin Trudeau are just some of the members joining the new King.
Ambassadors from almost all nations, and foreign royals including Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and the Kings and Queens from Holland, Norway and Spain have also arrived.
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Earlier today President Biden was seen paying his respects to the Queen as she lies in state in Westminster Hall.
He then arrived at the Palace in ‘the beast’ a £1.3m Cadillac with armoured plating.
President of Ireland Michael D Higgins arrived on a coach with the former King and Queen Consort of Spain, Juan Carlos and Sofia.
The trio joined dozens of other dignitaries who went in the Grand Entrance of Buckingham Palace.
The guests all wore black clothes and solemnly filed into the entrance ahead of the reception.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has also arrived at Buckingham Palace to meet the world leaders.
Truss set to have informal meetings with a handful of leaders in Downing Street following the Queen’s funeral, including the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Polish president Andrzej Duda and the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin.