The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died this week after 70 years on the throne, will be held on Monday, September 19 at 10:00 GMT, England’s senior peer in charge of state affairs said on Saturday. The coffin will be moved from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh on Sunday before being flown to London on Tuesday. He will later be at Westminster Hall from Wednesday until the morning of the funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey. “It is with the heaviest of hearts, but also with the firmest determination, that we carry out our duty over the coming days to ensure a fitting farewell to one of the defining figures of our time,” said Earl Marshal Edward Fitzalan-Howard. the Duke of Norfolk. The Queen’s body currently lies in an oak casket covered in the Scottish royal standard and topped with a wreath of flowers in the Ballroom of Balmoral Castle. “It is a scene of quiet dignity,” said a senior palace official. (Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Kate Holton)
