Queen's Funeral Details Revealed Including Time, Schedule & Location
15.09.2022 - 16:27
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The Palace has released a schedule for Monday (September 19), when the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place.
It has been one week since the Queen passed on Thursday (September 8). Her coffin is now lying-in-state at Westminster Hall in London, England.
Click inside to read the details of the day…
The Palace confirmed that King Charles III will host a reception for visiting heads of state at Buckingham Palace on Sunday (September 18). There will also be a vigil on Friday (September 16) held by the Queen’s children.
The funeral will take place at 11am local time (6 am ET) on Monday (September 19).
At 10:35 a.m. that day, (5:35 a.m. ET), the coffin will be lifted from where it rests at Westminster Hall and carried in procession to the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy.
Thee gun carriage will then depart at 10:44 a.m. (5:44 a.m. ET) and be drawn by 142 Royal Naval Ratings (aka service personnel) from New Palace Yard to Westminster Abbey.
Directly behind the coffin, the King and other royal family members, including Prince William, will follow as the gun carriage carries the late queen. Pallbearers will flank the coffin.
Once at Westminster Abbey, the service will begin at 11am ET and will be conducted by Reverend David Hoyle, the Dean of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and Patricia Scotland, the Commonwealth Secretary General, will read excerpts. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will deliver a sermon.
The service is set to end at around 11:55 am (6:55 a.m. ET), and a two minute moment of silence will be observed. All info from CNN.
Find out who is invited, and not invited, to the funeral, which will reportedly have a guest list of thousands.