“Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September at 11:00 BST. Prior to the state funeral, the Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall for four days to allow the public to pay their respects,” the Royal Family announced via Twitter on Saturday. According to the Palace, the Queen’s coffin is currently resting in the ballroom at Balmoral Castle and will travel to Edinburgh on Sunday. He will then lie in repose in the Throne Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse until Monday afternoon. On Monday, a procession will form in the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to carry the coffin to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. There, King Charles III and other members of the royal family will join the procession. The Queen’s state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey in London. Getty Images “Her Majesty’s coffin will then lie in repose at St Giles’ Cathedral, guarded by vigils by the Royal Society of Archers, to allow the people of Scotland to pay their respects,” the statement continued. The Queen’s coffin will then travel from Scotland on a Royal Air Force plane to RAF Northolt on Tuesday. Princess Anne is expected to be on the plane. From there, the coffin will be taken by road to Buckingham Palace, to lie in state in the Bow Room. “On the evening of Wednesday 14 September, the coffin will be carried in procession in a carriage by The King’s Troop Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where the Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall until the morning of the State Funeral “, explains the statement. Her Majesty The Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September. Before 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 procession will pass through Queen’s Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Square Square and New Palace Yard, no doubt to give people a chance to line the streets and to show respect. Once the casket has arrived in Westminster Hall, the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service assisted by the Most Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster. The service will be attended by King Charles and other members of the family. The ‘Lying-in-State’ period will then begin, giving members of the public the chance to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the late monarch. Charles was named king after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Getty Images Under the government’s long-running plan for the late Queen’s death, dubbed Operation London Bridge, the memorial service will be attended by members of her royal family, the prime minister and a small number of senior ministers. Her body will then be transferred to a prepared grave at the King George VI Memorial in the chapel of St. Prince Charles – the Queen’s eldest son and England’s new king – is touring the UK to mourn the loss of the monarch and address the public in his new role. The royal family announced details of the late monarch’s funeral on Saturday.POOL/AFP via Getty Images Ahead of the official announcement of her death at the age of 96 on Thursday, Buckingham Palace shared early that morning that the Queen’s health was deteriorating in a statement posted on their website. “Following further assessment this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned about Her Majesty’s health and have advised her to remain under medical supervision,” the statement said. “The Queen remains comfortable at Balmoral too.” The Queen began showing signs of ill health in October 2021, when she was hospitalized overnight and had to cancel several royal appearances. She raised concerns in February 2022 when she tested positive for COVID-19 — but returned to her personal royal duties the following month. The late monarch will be laid to rest alongside her late husband, Prince Philip. Popperfoto via Getty Images Queen Elizabeth canceled another appearance due to “episodic mobility issues” in May and the following month, she skipped several of her platinum jubilee celebrations due to feelings of “discomfort”. Charles became King of England, while his second wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, took the title of Queen.
