Key occasions
What’s going to occur right now?
Here’s a information to right now’s occasions. All occasions are BST.
6.30am – The Queen’s lying-in-state will finish
The lying-in-state, by which the Queen’s closed coffin has been on view to the general public at Westminster Corridor since Wednesday, will come to an finish.
8am – Westminster Abbey opens
Westminster Abbey will open to the congregation attending the Queen’s funeral. The funeral, which shall be one of many largest gathering of heads of states and royalty the UK has hosted in a long time, will embrace European royal households and world leaders.
10.30am – Queen’s coffin carried to the Abbey
The coffin shall be carried by the gun carriage from Westminster Corridor to the Abbey, being towed by 142 sailors from the Royal Navy. King Charles III, joined by royal relations in addition to members of the royal family, will observe the coffin.
10.52am – Procession arrives at Westminster Abbey
The procession will arrive on the West Gate of Westminster Abbey, and the bearer occasion, which is made up by members of the Queen’s guard, will carry the coffin from the gun carriage.
11am – Service begins
The service, which shall be led by the dean of Westminster, Dr David Hoyle, will start. The sermon shall be delivered by the archbishop of Canterbury.
11.55am The final submit
The final submit shall be performed, and shall be adopted by a two-minute silence.
Midday – State funeral service ends
The nationwide anthem shall be performed, bringing the state funeral service to an in depth. The coffin will then be carried to the state gun carriage.
12:15pm – Coffin procession to Wellington Arch
The procession, led by the King, shall be made up of a number of teams, with every accompanied by a service band. These teams embrace representatives from the NHS, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in addition to detachments from the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth. Weapons shall be fired each minute in Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, whereas Large Ben will toll each minute because the procession makes its approach by the streets.
1pm – Coffin positioned within the state hearse
The procession will arrive at Wellington Arch, and the bearer occasion will switch the coffin to the hearse earlier than the automobile leaves for Windsor. There may also be a royal salute, and the nationwide anthem shall be performed.
3.06pm – Arrival at Windsor
The hearse will arrive in Windsor and be a part of a procession up Lengthy Stroll to Windsor Fortress. It is going to be joined by the King and members of the royal household earlier than shifting to St George’s Chapel for the committal service.
4pm – Committal service begins
The committal service begins in St George’s Chapel attended by round 800 folks, together with the King, the royal household, Commonwealth leaders, governors-general and mourners from the Queen’s family previous and current, together with private employees from throughout her personal estates. It is going to be carried out by the dean of Windsor with a blessing by the archbishop of Canterbury. The Queen’s coffin will then be lowered into the royal vault.
7.30pm – Personal burial service
A non-public service carried out by the Dean of Windsor, attended simply by the King and the royal household. The Queen’s coffin shall be laid to relaxation at St George’s chapel, alongside Prince Phillip and her mother and father, King George VI and the Queen Mom.
Opening abstract
After 10 days of official mourning, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II takes place in London right now.
It is going to be a day of ceremony and custom – in addition to one of many largest gatherings of heads of state and different world leaders witnessed in years.
The final of these queueing to see the Queen mendacity in state in Westminster Corridor will cross by the catafalque at 6.30am BST. That may deliver to an finish days that noticed queues of as much as 5 miles (8km) winding alongside the Thames as members of the general public got here to pay their respects.
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