Queen Elizabeth II shall be farewelled on Monday within the UK’s first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s in 1965.
1000’s of individuals have already travelled to London to point out their respects and hundreds extra are anticipated to line the town’s streets to look at the procession, whereas others will collect in additional than 20 cathedrals across the UK streaming the service.
In Australia, the funeral shall be broadcast on most main information channels.
What is going to occur as we speak?
The Queen’s coffin has been mendacity in state at Westminster Corridor since 5pm Wednesday, after making the journey from Balmoral Fort in Scotland.
1000’s have queued for as much as 14 hours at a stretch for an opportunity to pay their respects. At 6.30am London time (3.30pm AEST), the ultimate members of the general public shall be admitted to see the Queen’s coffin and the mendacity in state interval will come to an finish.
At 10.44am native time (7.44pm AEST), the Queen’s coffin will depart Westminster Corridor and make the eight-minute journey to Westminster Abbey within the state gun carriage of the Royal Navy, beforehand used for the funerals of King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI and Sir Winston Churchill. It will likely be drawn by 142 Royal Navy scores. The procession shall be led by the pipers and drummers of the Scottish and Irish Regiments, the Brigade of Gurkhas and the Royal Air Pressure – about 200 musicians. King Charles III and members of the royal household will observe behind.
At 11am UK time (8pm AEST) the funeral service will start.
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, shall be among the many 2,000 individuals to attend the funeral. The service shall be carried out by the Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, with scripture passages learn by the UK prime minister, Liz Truss, and the secretary common of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will give a sermon.
The service will wrap with a two-minute silence at 11.55am (8.55pm AEST) and Reville, the nationwide anthem, and a lament by the Queen’s Piper shall be performed, ending the service at 12pm (9pm AEST).
At 12.15pm (9.15pm AEST) a procession will carry the Queen’s coffin out of Westminster Abbey, by means of London, previous Buckingham Palace to Wellington Arch, the place it is going to be transferred to a hearse. The hearse will attain Windsor at 3pm (12am AEST) and be a part of a procession to St George’s Chapel, the place a smaller committal service shall be held to decrease the coffin into the royal vault. That service shall be attended by about 800 individuals.
A personal burial service shall be held within the King George IV Memorial Chapel at Windsor with simply the royal household in attendance, at 7.30pm. The Queen shall be buried together with her late husband, Prince Philip.
How will you watch the funeral in Australia
Guardian Australia will start its rolling protection at 1pm, AEST. It is possible for you to to observe alongside at theguardian.com/au.
Channel Seven will start its broadcast of the funeral at 12pm, break for information from 6pm to 7pm, after which return to the funeral broadcast from 7pm to 12am.
9 Information will start its broadcast at 3pm, break for information from 6pm to 7pm, then proceed the funeral protection from 7pm to 1am.
The ABC will start its stay protection from 4pm, switching at 5pm to the BBC’s protection of official dignitaries arriving. It would then broadcast the BBC’s protection of the funeral itself, which can start at 8pm.
10 Daring will cowl the funeral from 8pm to 10pm.