Britain is observing a period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022. In accordance with the wishes of the new King Charles III, it will continue until seven days after the Queen’s state funeral, which will take place at 11am on Monday 19 September. The King confirmed during his historic Accession Council that the day of the funeral will be a bank holiday.
On Thursday 15 September, members of the public were queueing for up to 30 hours for the chance to file past the Queen’s coffin, which is currently lying in state in Westminster Hall, to pay their respects. King Charles III issued a statement of thanks on behalf of the royal family for the condolences that have been pouring in from around the globe in the wake of his mother’s death. “The Royal Family has been deeply moved by the global response and affection shown for The Queen as people join them in mourning the loss of Her Majesty,” the statement said.
Buckingham Palace also confirmed that the Queen will be buried alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, her husband of 73 years.
Below, exactly how the country will say goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch.
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By Hayley Maitland
Will the Queen lie in state?
Yes. The Queen is lying in state at Westminster Hall, where her coffin will remain until the morning of her state funeral on 19 September.
On Sunday 11 September, the Queen’s coffin was brought from Balmoral, where she died peacefully on 8 September, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it rested in the Throne Room until the following afternoon.
On Monday 12 September, the King and other members of the royal family joined a procession to convey the coffin to St Giles’s Cathedral in the city, where a service was held. The Queen’s coffin then remained at rest, guarded by Vigils from The Royal Company of Archers, as the people of Scotland were given an opportunity to pay their respects.
On the afternoon of Tuesday 13 September, the Princess Royal accompanied her mother’s coffin as it travelled from Scotland by RAF aircraft from Edinburgh Airport to RAF Northolt. It was then conveyed to Buckingham Palace by road, to rest in the Bow Room. The following afternoon, the Queen’s coffin was borne in procession on a Gun Carriage of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery to the Palace of Westminster. There, the Archbishop of Canterbury conducted a short service, attended by the King and members of the royal family, including the new Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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The Queen, Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh, and behind them Prince William and Prince Harry, at the Queen Mother’s funeral in 2002.
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What date will the Queen’s funeral be held?
The Queen’s state funeral will take place on Monday 19 September.
Where will the Queen’s funeral take place?
The Queen’s funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey, the same historic church in which she married the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, and where her Coronation was held six years later.
The lying in state will come to an end at 6.30am on the morning of 19 September, and at 10.44am the coffin will be borne in procession on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the funeral, which will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster. The King, members of the royal family, and members of the King’s royal household will follow the coffin in procession. The sermon will be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Towards the end of the service, the Last Post will sound, followed by a two minute silence observed in the Abbey and across the country. The National Anthem will bring the state funeral to a close at 12pm.
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