In connection with Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement that the Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September at 11 GMT.
Before the state funeral, the Queen will remain in Westminster Hall for four days to allow the public to pay their respects.
The queen’s coffin is currently in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle. The Queen’s coffin will travel to Edinburgh on Sunday, September 11, by road, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it will rest in the Throne Room until noon on Monday, September 12.
On the evening of Monday 12 September, a procession will form in the forecourt of Holyrood House to carry the coffin to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The king and members of the royal family will take part in the procession and attend mass at St Giles Cathedral to receive the coffin.
The Queen’s coffin will rest in St Giles Cathedral, guarded by the Royal Company of Archers, to allow the people of Scotland to pay their respects.
On the afternoon of Tuesday 13 September, the Queen’s coffin will travel from Scotland on an RAF flight from Edinburgh Airport, arriving at RAF Northolt later that evening. Princess Anne will accompany the coffin on the journey.
The Queen’s coffin is then transported to Buckingham Palace by road to rest in the Arch Room. On the afternoon of Wednesday 14 September, the coffin will be carried in procession in a Royal Troops Royal Mounted Artillery carriage from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where the Queen will reside in Westminster Hall until the morning of the funeral. of State.
The procession will travel through Queens Gardens, The Mall, Horseguards and Horseguards 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 attended by the Right Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, which will be attended by the King and members of the royal family, after which the coffin will rest there. .
While the coffin is in Westminster, members of the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen. On the morning of Monday, September 19, the coffin will be carried in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the state funeral will take place.
After the state funeral, the coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch the coffin will travel to Windsor and once there the coffin will travel via the Hearse state carriage in procession to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. A referral service will then be offered at St. George’s Church.
Source: Elfann