Anthony Albanese and partner Jodi Haydon will jet to London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodi Haydon will join a six-member delegation of Australians attending Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

Anthony Albanese will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral with his partner Jodi Haydon.

The Palace is yet to confirm the date of the funeral but Australian officials have revealed a six-member delegation of Australians will attend.

They include the Prime Minister, Ms Haydon, the Governor-General David Hurley and his wife Linda.

The acting high commissioner to the United Kingdom Lynette Wood, a former ambassador to Germany, will also attend with her partner.

A national day of mourning will be held after the Prime Minister returns from the funeral in London but it’s not clear yet when that will be or whether it will be a public holiday.

At 5pm tonight 96 rounds will be fired at the front of Parliament House to represent every year of the monarch’s life and at 10am there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the Queen’s terrace.

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PM Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

On Sunday, the Prime Minister will recommend to the Governor-General that King Charles II is proclaimed as the king. There will also be a 21 gun salute.

Government sources have confirmed that Mr Albanese will write to the Defence Minister to request defence force assistance with transportation arrangements to the United Kingdom.

States and territories will also be offered defence force personnel for their own events to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth.

While some shops in London will close on Friday as a mark of respect, it will be business as usual in Australia with no requirement to curtail opening hours of pubs and shops.

Earlier today, the Prime Minister said he and Governor-General David Hurley will travel to London as a mark of respect.

“Queen Elizabeth II has been a wise and encouraging guide. Always wanting the best for our nation and greeting each change with understanding, good grace and an abiding faith in the Australian people’s judgment,’’ he said.

“From her first trip here, it was clear Her Majesty had a special place in our hearts. And we, in hers.”

On Sunday, the Prime Minister will recommend to the Governor-General that King Charles II is proclaimed as the king. Picture: Hannah McKay / Pool / AFP.

States and territories will also be offered defence force personnel for their own events to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth. Picture: Paul Hackett – WPA Pool/Getty Images.

Liberal leader Peter Dutton said Australians “marvelled at her unflagging service.”

“Not only did our queen earn our trust, she also won our admiration,” he told ABC News Breakfast.

“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II lived through the pivotal events of the 20th and 21st centuries. Wars, conflicts, depression and recession. The end of an empire and decolonisation, the race to the moon and the attainment of civil rights.”

“One of humanity’s lights has gone out. May our memories of our dear queen inspire the very best in us.”

Former high commissioner to the United Kingdom George Brandis said the Queen was not only a respected world leader but a warm and engaging woman who was “like your grandmother”.

“And more than just being a beloved figure. She was the only monarch that almost anybody can remember,’’ he said.

“She was so easy to talk to. She was very friendly. I know it sounds a bit like a cliché, but she was like your grandmother. She had spent her life putting people at their ease. And she was the easiest person to be with.”