The Queen's funeral date and plans as mourning period begins following her death
09.09.2022 - 12:09
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The death of the Queen yesterday has triggered a plan that will lead up to her funeral in London.
The monarch passed away yesterday afternoon at Balmoral, and her eldest son Prince Charles is now King - with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, now the Queen's Consort.
It's expected that her funeral will take place a week on Monday - September 19 - at Westminster Abbey in central London, where many other Royal funerals have taken place.
The official date is yet to be confirmed, with the full details expected later today when King Charles meets with Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, to approve the service.
The plans are for the Queen’s coffin to be taken on a gun carriage to the abbey, pulled by naval ratings – sailors – using ropes instead of horses, the Mirror reports.
Senior members of the Royal Family are expected to follow behind, as they did with Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997 and the Duke of Edinburgh just last year.
The military will line the streets and also join the procession. Also invited to the Abbey to attend will be Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life.
The funeral will be broadcast on TV, and a national two minutes' silence will be observed all over the country.
The same day as the funeral, the Queen’s coffin will be taken to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for a televised committal service.
Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the Royal Family.
The Queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel, an annex to the main chapel – where her mother and father were buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret.
Philip’s coffin will move from the Royal Vault