King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are in Wales on Friday to meet with leaders and members of the public.

To the Welsh leaders, the king said, "Through all the years of her reign, the land of Wales could not have been closer to my mother’s heart."

"It was a privilege to be Prince of Wales for so long," Charles said. “Now my son, William, will bear the title. He has a deep love for Wales."

"I take up my new duties with immense gratitude for the privilege of having been able to serve as Prince of Wales," he said. "That ancient title, dating from the time of those great Welsh rulers, like Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, whose memory is still rightly honoured, I now pass to my son, William, whose love for this corner of the Earth is made all the greater by the years he himself has spent here."

Queen Elizabeth’s casket will lie in state throughout the day to allow the public to pay respects.

King Charles and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, are in Wales to meet with leaders and the public.

William, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, will be out later in the day in Surrey to thank troops from the Commonwealth who have arrived in the United Kingdom to take part in Monday's funeral.

King Charles will return to London later on Friday and hold an audience with faith leaders at Buckingham Palace.

Then, Queen Elizabeth’s children -- King Charles, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward -- will hold vigil at Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth is lying in state.

The British government has said that nobody may join the line to view the queen lying in state at Westminster Hall for at least six hours because the queue is full.

At the moment, the line is over 5 miles long, the longest it has been so far since people started queueing on Wednesday. The estimated wait time in line is approximately 14 hours and it stretches all the way out to Southwark Park.

The public won’t see King Charles on Thursday as he takes a day to “collect and reflect.”

The king’s spokesperson said in a statement: "His Majesty The King and the Royal Family wish to send their sincere gratitude for the messages of condolence received from around the world. The Royal Family has been deeply moved by the global response and affection shown for The Queen as people join them in mourning."

Queen Elizabeth II’s casket is lying in state all day at Westminster Hall and members of the public have lined up for miles to get a chance to pay their respects.

William, Prince of Wales, and Kate, Princess of Wales, are in Sandringham on Thursday to view tributes, while Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, are viewing tributes in Manchester.

Meanwhile, Princess Anne headed to Glasgow, Scotland, where she met with the public.