Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II‘s state funeral will happen at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday, September 19.
Will probably be the primary funeral service on the Abbey – which was the background to a lot of the Queen’s astonishing life, from her marriage to her beloved Duke of Edinburgh to the Coronation – for a British monarch since that of King George II in 1760.
The funerals of kings and queens have been at St George’s Chapel in Windsor because the reign of George III.
Nevertheless, in a break with conference, Her Majesty – who died at Balmoral on Thursday aged 96 following many months of concern over her well being – determined her funeral must be within the a lot greater setting of Westminster Abbey.
Scotland Yard has now been tasked with organising probably the most vital safety association in British historical past for the funeral.
After an evening on the Palace of Holyroodhouse tonight, the Queen will lie in state for twenty-four hours at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. Her coffin might be flown to London on Tuesday, acccompanied by the Princess Royal, earlier than being pushed to Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s mendacity in state is anticipated to start in Westminster Corridor in London on Wednesday afternoon.
Then on Monday, the coffin might be moved from the Homes of Parliament that morning on the state gun carriage and transported to the neighbouring Abbey. King Charles III and different senior members of the Royal Household, in addition to the navy, will observe the coffin whereas tons of of 1000’s of mourners line the streets to pay their remaining respects to the late monarch.
Round 2,000 visitors together with Prime Minister Liz Truss and US President Joe Biden will then attend the hour-long televised service within the Abbey, which is anticipated to be probably the most watched reside occasions in historical past – earlier than the coffin is solemnly carried to Wellington Arch at 1pm by way of Whitehall, The Mall and previous Buckingham Palace.
The coffin will then be carried to Windsor, earlier than the Queen is buried at St George’s Chapel subsequent to her husband Prince Philip.
Her Majesty stands on the Buckingham Palace balcony on the ultimate day of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in early June
6am-8.30am: Final vigil at Queen’s coffin in Westminster Corridor
At daybreak on the final day of nationwide mourning, the King’s bodyguards will start their remaining vigil on the Queen’s oak coffin within the Homes of Parliament. It’s going to then shut at 8.30am in preparation for the procession.
9am: Large Ben will strike
Large Ben will strike clearly, earlier than the bell’s hammer is roofed with a thick leather-based pad to muffle its strikes for the remainder of the day, out of respect and deference to the late monarch.
10.30am: Queen’s coffin is carried from Home of Parliament to Westminster Abbey
The Queen’s coffin might be moved onto the state gun carriage which might be exterior the north door of Westminster Corridor.
From there, will probably be pulled by naval rankings utilizing ropes as an alternative of horses from the Corridor to Westminster Abbey.
Monumental crowds of mourners are anticipated to line the streets in Westminster as King Charles and senior members of the Royal Household observe the coffin as they did on the funeral for Princess Diana and for Prince Philip. The navy may also be part of the procession.
11am: The Queen’s coffin is carried to the Excessive Altar
Round 2,000 visitors together with members of the Royal Household, Prime Minister Liz Truss, former British premiers, overseas dignitaries together with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and presumably Japanese Emperor Naruhito, and different VIPs, will fill the Abbey and watch because the Queen’s coffin is moved down the nave to the Excessive Altar, earlier than the nation falls silent.
The state funeral at Westminster Abbey (pictured) be led by the Dean of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury
11am-12pm: The state funeral on the Abbey
The state funeral might be led by the Dean of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
It’s being televised and is anticipated to be beamed to thousands and thousands world wide – and will properly be probably the most watched reside occasions in human historical past.
Royal consultants consider that the selection of the Abbey might be each as a result of it’s so massive – it has a capability of two,000 although can maintain as many as 8,000 – and extra reside TV broadcasts have already been held there.
Additionally it is believed that it might be a greater place for big crowds to assemble to pay their respects, since it’s in Central London.
And the Abbey was the setting for a lot of of an important occasions of the Queen’s life – from her Coronation to her marriage ceremony to Prince Philip. The Princess Royal and the Duke of York, and the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, had been additionally married there.
Different royal funerals have been held on the Abbey, together with Princess Diana’s in 1997 and the Queen Mom’s in 2002. The funeral of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Philip’s uncle, was additionally held there in 1979.
Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey
The Queen is photographed on June 2, 1953 smiling after her Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London
12pm: The Final Publish
On the finish of the service, the Final Publish and Reveille might be performed.
12pm-1pm: Queen’s coffin is carried to Wellington Arch by way of The Mall
The Queen’s coffin will then be positioned again on the state gun carriage, earlier than the royal funeral procession will solemnly transfer by means of Parliament Sq., Whitehall, Structure Hill and The Mall, previous Buckingham Palace, to reach at Wellington Arch at 1pm.
1pm-4pm: The coffin is transported to Windsor
Then the coffin might be transported to Windsor, the place the Queen spent a lot of the final years of her life, to her remaining resting place at St George’s Chapel by way of the Lengthy Stroll.
The Queen’s coffin might be lowered into the Royal Vault at St George’s Chapel in Windsor (pictured), the place she might be buried alongside her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, her beloved dad and mom, and her sister Princess Margaret
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in an official marriage ceremony {photograph} taken on their marriage ceremony day in 1947
4pm: Queen might be buried at St George’s Chapel by her husband Prince Philip
The committal service performed by the Dean of Windsor will then start, and also will be televised world wide.
Earlier than the final hymn, the Imperial State Crown, sceptre and orb might be faraway from the Queen’s coffin by the crown jeweller.
Then on the finish of the service, a lament might be performed by a lone piper because the coffin is lowered into the Royal Vault, the place she might be buried alongside her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, her beloved dad and mom, and her sister Margaret.
7pm: King Charles will attend personal household burial service at chapel
King Charles and his closest household will return to the chapel for a personal household burial service, the place – because the late Queen did for her father – the monarch will scatter earth upon the coffin.
