The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96, will be held on September 19 at Westminster Abbey.
The queen will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall for four days, according to the Book of Condolences. The late monarch’s coffin is currently “resting in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle,” the Scottish Highlands summer retreat where Elizabeth died on Thursday.
On Saturday, Palace officials promised that the public would be able to see the late monarch’s oak coffin as it travelled from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh and then to London.
On September 11, the coffin will be transported by road to Edinburgh. It will remain in the Palace of Holyroodhouse’s Throne Room until the afternoon of Monday, September 12. The coffin will then be carried in procession to St Giles’ Cathedral, where a service will be held to receive it.
The ceremony is expected to include King Charles III and members of the Royal Family. It will be laid to rest in the cathedral, guarded by Vigils from The Royal Company of Archers as the people of Scotland pay their respects.
The coffin, accompanied by The Princess Royal, will be flown from Scotland by Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft on Tuesday afternoon. They will arrive at RAF Northolt later that evening. The coffin will then be transported by road to Buckingham Palace, where it will be laid to rest in the Bow Room.
The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September.
Prior to the State Funeral, The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall for four days, to allow the public to pay their respects.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 10, 2022
The coffin will be carried from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster on a gun carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery on Wednesday afternoon, where the queen will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall until the morning of the State Funeral.
According to the Book of Condolences, “The Procession will travel via Queen’s Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square and New Palace Yard.”
“After the coffin arrives at Westminster Hall, The Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service assisted by The Very Reverend Dr. David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, and attended by The King and Members of the Royal Family, after which the Lying-in-State will begin.”
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