Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth’s funeral plans

• The state funeral for the late Queen will take place on Monday, September 19.
• The Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk, is in charge of organizing the funeral.
• Members of the public can pay their respects at St Giles’ Cathedral after the service begins at 11 a.m.

On Monday, September 19, at 11 a.m., the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday ‘peacefully’ in Balmoral, will be held.

Charles, the son and heir of the late Queen, is currently in power.

The Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk, who is in charge of organizing the funeral, has provided information about her final trip from Balmoral to Windsor and the time when members of the public can pay their respects.

When is the funeral for the late Queen?

The funeral will take place on Monday, September 19, according to confirmation from Buckingham Palace.

Will Queen Elizabeth’s burial be observed with a holiday?

On September 10, the King signed an executive order declaring the day of the late Queen’s funeral to be a bank holiday and ordering all schools to be closed.

During the Accession Council, Lord President of the Council Penny Mordaunt said: “Drafts of two proclamations. One – appointing the day of Her late Majesty’s state funeral as a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

“Two – appointing the day of Her late Majesty’s state funeral as a bank holiday in Scotland.

“And of two orders in council, directing the Lord Chancellor to affix the great seal to the proclamations.”

Charles answered: “Approved.”

When does the parade of coffins start?

Six gamekeepers from the Balmoral Estate will carry Queen Elizabeth’s coffin to a waiting hearse at 10 a.m. on Sunday. The hearse will then travel slowly for six hours to Edinburgh, where it will be placed in the throne room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which serves as the country’s official royal residence.

Before the second phase of the late Queen’s procession begins at 2.35 pm on Monday, staff there will have the opportunity to pay their respects. The King and Queen Consort will follow the coffin as it travels from Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral, where the Crown of Scotland will be placed on it.

The late Queen will lay in state in the Cathedral for 24 hours following the service so that the people of Scotland can pay their respects. Officials announced that full details about the arrangements for the lying in state would be released soon.

How soon will the casket be brought to Buckingham Palace?

The coffin will be transported from St. Giles’ Cathedral to Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Princess Royal will travel with her late mother on the aeroplane, which will depart for RAF Northolt in London and land there at 6.55 p.m.

The coffin will be driven in a state hearse from Northolt to Buckingham Palace, where it will spend the night in the Bow Room.

Will the Queen Elizabeth lie in state? 

In addition to London, Queen Elizabeth will lie in state in Scotland.

The late Queen will lie in state for 24 hours after a liturgy at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh so that Scots can pay their respects.

The casket is brought into Westminster Hall in London on Wednesday, when the Archbishop of Canterbury will preside over a brief liturgy.

The public will be permitted to pass by the body of Queen Elizabeth to pay their respects on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which are all clear days.

Where will the late Queen be laid to rest?

The public lying in state will cease at 6.30 am on Monday, November 19, and a state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11 am that day.

She will then be transported to Windsor Castle, where she will be laid to rest in St. George’s Chapel alongside her adored parents, sister Princess Margaret, and the Duke of Edinburgh.

How will the late Queen’s funeral proceed?

The monarch actively participated in making arrangements for her funeral. The new King authorised the arrangements, which have been in place for years. It is anticipated that the plans will be confirmed in the following days, with services and processions displaying all the pomp and ceremony Britain is capable of.

The late Queen’s coffin was supposed to be carried through the streets atop a gun carriage pulled by navy ratings using ropes rather than horses. Military personnel were also expected to line the streets. Senior family members are expected to lag behind.

Heads of state, presidents, prime ministers, European royals, and prominent personalities from public life will be invited to congregate at the Abbey, which has seating for 2,000 people.

A national two-minute silence is anticipated to be observed throughout the ceremony, which will be presided over by the Dean of Westminster and will be broadcast on television.

A televised committal service will be held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle with the late Queen’s casket.

A private interment service with senior members of the Royal family will take place later that evening.

Where will she be laid to rest?

The King George VI memorial chapel, a wing of the main chapel where her parents and sister Princess Margaret’s ashes were interred, will serve as the late Queen’s last resting place.

The late Queen’s coffin will follow the Duke of Edinburgh’s from the Royal Vault to the memorial church.

Where can you pay tribute?

There will be church services held all around the nation, both online and in large public places, there will be books of condolence.

In the upcoming week, while the late Queen’s coffin is moved in a procession in preparation for her funeral, members of the public will also be invited to pay their respects on the streets of London and Windsor.

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