Music played during the Queen’s procession to her lying in state has special meanings
14.09.2022 - 18:27
/ ok.co.uk
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has now arrived at Westminster Hall, where it will remain for the next four days until her funeral, which will take place on Monday 19 September. Her Majesty's coffin was conveyed via gun carriage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on 14 September, passing The Mall and Horse Guard's Parade in a procession. During the journey, the band of the Scots Guards and the band of the Grenadier Guards performed a number of different marches, and the music that was selected holds special meanings.
The bands played Beethoven’s Funeral March No 1, a mournful piece which was played at the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away in April 2021. It was also played at the procession to the lying in state of the Queen Mother and the funeral of King Edward VII.This was followed by Beethoven’s Funeral Marches No 2 and 3. Funeral March No 3 was played by the band of the Grenadier Guards at Prince Philip’s royal funeral, held at Windsor Castle.
Mendelssohn’s Funeral March was also played along with Chopin’s Funeral March, which was played at the funerals of John F Kennedy and Sir Winston Churchill. For all of the latest updates, sign up for OK!'s Royal newsletter. Many members of the Royal Family attended the procession on 14 September, which saw the Queen's coffin wheeled along The Mall on a gun carriage as the procession made its way to Westminster Hall in London.
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