Queen's funeral

The wreath on the coffin is made up of flowers from the Balmoral estate including sweet peas – one of the Queen's favourite flowers – dahlias, phlox, ...

It will first head to the nearby town of Ballater, where it is expected at approximately 10.12am. On Saturday, the royal family received the condolences of well-wishers when they viewed floral tributes left in memory of the late Queen at her homes of Balmoral and Windsor Castle. In Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon and other party leaders in Scotland are expected to observe the coffin as it goes past the Scottish Parliament. Transport bosses said an “unprecedented” amount of preparation and planning had gone into drawing up the route. Travelling south along the A90, it will then arrive in Dundee at about 2pm. The Queen’s coffin has left Balmoral to begin its journey to Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth II's final journey has begun. Her oak coffin left Balmoral at 10am on Sunday bound for Edinburgh, after it was lifted onto a hearse by six ...

Margaret MacKenzie, from Inverness, said: “It was very dignified. She would be endlessly knowledgeable about everything happening in the Commonwealth. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) A village the Queen...knew so well.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. It was nice to see that a lot of people came out to support and pay their respects.” “I was very embarrassed one day because I went in to see her at six o’clock, I didn’t know that one of the Commonwealth leaders had been ousted and a new government had been formed. Andrew Bowie, the MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, has said it was a “huge privilege and an honour” to witness the Queen’s coffin travel through the village of Ballater this morning. Mr Cameron told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “It was a very upfront and fulsome apology done very quickly at the beginning of an audience. Some anti-royalists protests have been held in Scotland and Wales to coincide with the proclamation of Charles III as the new UK sovereign. [Balmoral](/topic/balmoral) at 10am on Sunday bound for [Edinburgh](/topic/edinburgh), after it was lifted onto a hearse by six of the estate’s gamekeepers. Thousands of mourners lined the route to pay tribute to her.

Crowds of people line the streets as Queen Elizabeth II's funeral procession continues its six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh.

to know that this kind of like her final day of leaving us.. With the accompaniment of Princess Anne, it will now be driven to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will be placed in the throne room. People in the village of Ballater were among the first to view the Queen's funeral cortege, as it made a planned stop on its six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth's coffin emabrked on a six-hour journey from her home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh.

Tens of thousands have gathered at royal palaces in the days since Elizabeth’s death to leave flowers and to pay their respects. US President Joe Biden said he would be there, although full details of the event and the attendees have not yet been released. The Queen died at her summer residence on Thursday aged 96, after 70 years on the throne. Her coronation took place a year later. The slow cortege is the first of a series of events leading up to the state funeral in London. Queen Elizabeth’s coffin emabrked on a six-hour journey from her home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh, as crowds lined the roads to pay tribute to the monarch in the first of a series of solemn events leading up to her funeral on September 19.

The Queen was married and crowned at Westminster Abbey. Now the bells of the “House of Kings” – half muffled in mourning – will ring out at her funeral.

The Queen Mother’s funeral was held at the Abbey in 2002, five years after Diana’s. The church was also a reminder of the loss of her mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and former daughter-in-law, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Abbey was also the site of romantic royal celebrations for the Queen.

It was previously unclear whether or not there would be a Bank Holiday for the funeral, which will be the first state funeral held in the UK since 1965. But ...

That’s the same policy for overtime rates, the government says, and reclaiming annual leave days if it is granted as a free day off by your employer. However, we would expect that many workers will be able to take the day off on the bank holiday. Schools will be closed for the day and the government confirmed the day would work in the same way as other bank holidays.

The late monarch's funeral will take place at 11am on Monday, September 19, which will be a Bank Holiday - but your employer does not automatically give you ...

[Queen’s](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/the-queen) funeral will be a national Bank Holiday means that millions of Brits could get the day off work. Her Majesty will lie in state for four days before the funeral, in Westminster Hall, and from there, the funeral procession will travel to Westminster Abbey. Already it has been confirmed that schools will close for the funeral, so many working parents will be hoping they can get time off to look after their little ones, and also remember Her Majesty. "We also expect employers to respond sensitively to requests from workers who wish to take the day of the funeral off work.” "However, we would expect that many workers will be able to take the day off on the bank holiday. [It was announced on Saturday that the late monarch's funeral](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/breaking-queens-funeral-details-confirmed-27959331) will take place at 11am on Monday, September 19.

The States of Guernsey confirms it will follow the UK and allow islanders to mourn with the country.

The States said: "Following the confirmation by His Majesty King Charles III that there will be a public holiday in the UK on the day of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, we can confirm that there will be a public holiday in Guernsey on the same day." [confirmed the funeral would take place](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60617519) on Monday 19 September. Guernsey will have a public holiday on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.

King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort will travel to Edinburgh on Monday where a special service will be head. On Saturday, members of the Royal ...

The oak coffin was lifted into a hearse on Sunday at 10am by six of the estate’s gamekeepers. “So we’re always mindful of all manner of different potential things that might occur. They will do so with humility and great respect. A bell in the clock tower of the Court House at Hillsborough Castle gave a single chime on the stroke of 12 noon to signal the start of the proclamation. It has been followed by the Lord Lyon King of Arms reading a proclamation for the King at the castle, ending it by saying “God Save the King”. But a spokeswoman for Historic Environment Scotland (HES) confirmed: “HES staff will move the Stone of Destiny to Westminster Abbey in advance of the Coronation and then return it to Scotland.” [Edinburgh Castle](/topic/edinburgh-castle) to [London](/topic/london) for the coronation of the new King, it has been confirmed. “They want to do their part to support the aspirations of the Welsh people and to shine a spotlight on both the challenges and opportunities in front of them. “HRH expressed his and The Princess of Wales’s honour in being asked by His Majesty The King to serve the Welsh people. “HRH thanked the First Minister for his fitting tribute, on behalf of the people of Wales, to Her Majesty The Queen. The Prince of Wales spoke to Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford by phone on Sunday, vowing to serve the Welsh people with “humility and great respect” alongside his wife the Princess of Wales. A statement from Kensington Palace said: “His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and the First Minister of Wales spoke by telephone earlier today.

The Queen's coffin left Balmoral at 10am on Sunday with the cortege travelling to Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: The coffin ...

Members of the public are invited to pay their respects in safe standing areas along the A90 Forfar Road and Kingsway. The Royal Family, senior politicians and heads of state from around the world are among those likely to be in attendance, while tens of thousands of members of the public are expected to line the route for a funeral procession from Buckingham Palace. All the pavements along the route from the north of the city to the Scottish parliament will be lined with barriers to allow the public to view from there. Afterwards the King will return to Holyrood to hold an audience with the First Minister of Scotland, followed by an audience with the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. [left the royal residence](https://inews.co.uk/news/the-queens-coffin-to-begin-six-hour-journey-from-balmoral-to-the-palace-of-holyroodhouse-in-edinburgh-1848559?ico=in-line_link) at [Balmoral Castle on Sunday morning](https://inews.co.uk/news/where-balmoral-queen-visited-scottish-castle-history-explained-1842564?ico=in-line_link), with Elizabeth II’s coffin carried to the vehicle by six of the estate’s gamekeepers. [a single motorbike outrider leading the way](https://inews.co.uk/news/cortege-what-meaning-explained-who-accompanying-the-queen-coffin-procession-today-1848690?ico=in-line_link) and six vehicles following, the hearse travelled at a stately pace through the stunning Aberdeenshire countryside en-route to Edinburgh – here [are all the timings of the day](https://inews.co.uk/news/what-happens-today-what-time-queen-coffin-travel-balmmoral-to-edinburgh-route-explained-1848562?ico=in-line_link).

The Queen's coffin will lie in state in Westminster Hall as King Charles III embarks on a trip around the UK.

Before that, the King and Camilla will visit to Belfast in Northern Ireland. King Charles will then meet with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harrris MP, as well as other party leaders. From there it will travel to Buckingham Palace, the official residence of British monarchs in London since 1837. The King will then return to Holyrood, where he will have an audience with the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. In London, the King will meet with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace. It is part of Operation Spring Tide, the codename for his first trip around around all four nations of the United Kingdom as king.

The Queen's coffin will travel from Scotland to London ahead of her state funeral at Westminster Abbey on 19 September. BANCHORY, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: ...

The It is expected Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will lead the service. On the afternoon of Tuesday 13 September, the Queen’s coffin will be transported by Royal Air Force aircraft from Edinburgh Airport, to RAF Northolt. On Tuesday, the coffin will be flown from Edinburgh to London where the procession continues. Further details of the service will be published in due course. After the service, the coffin will travel in procession to Wellington Arch, behind Buckingham Palace, where it will be taken to Windsor. [Queen’s lying in state will end,](https://inews.co.uk/news/queen-lying-in-state-when-how-long-pay-respects-state-funeral-1848381?ico=in-line_link) and in the morning the coffin will be taken in procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey for the funeral. The coffin will be accompanied by the [lie in state](https://inews.co.uk/news/queen-funeral-time-when-elizabeth-ii-state-will-be-full-schedule-1848030?ico=in-line_link), and members of the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to The Queen. [attended by The King](https://inews.co.uk/news/king-charles-schedule-for-the-next-6-days-ahead-of-queens-funeral-including-scotland-and-ireland-visits-1848446?ico=in-line_link) and members of the Royal Family will be formed at the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, before the coffin is taken to St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh. A gun carriage of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will carry the coffin through central London to Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster, where the monarch is to lie in state. Before that, the coffin is being driven slowly in a hearse to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday where it will rest for the night.

The event will take place at 11am at Westminster Abbey at the end of an official 10-day period of mourning.

It will be received by a guard of honour, with the King, Queen Consort and other family members watching, before being carried to the Bow Room, where a rota of chaplains will keep watch. It will remain in the throne room at Holyroodhouse until Monday afternoon, before a procession to St Giles’ Cathedral on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, with the King, Queen Consort and other members of the royal family walking behind. Throughout the procession, guns will be fired at Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and Big Ben will toll. That evening, the King and members of the royal family will mount their own vigil. On Sunday, the coffin will travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, a journey of six hours by road, via Aberdeen. But “his main focus will be leading the royal family, the nation, the realms and the Commonwealth in mourning Her Majesty the Queen,” his spokesperson said.

But it was only a temporary location, because the Queen will be interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel and Prince Philip will be moved beside her. The ...

The King's body still lies in a tomb there. The Queen and Prince Philip will be interred together in the Chapel But it was only a temporary location, because the Queen will be interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel and Prince Philip will be moved beside her. The Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey will be the first funeral for a monarch since King George II in 1760. Australians will get a one-off public holiday and a memorial will be held in the Great Hall at Parliament House. The Queen's state funeral will be held at 11am on September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London.

The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday, September 19, as her son Charles was officially proclaimed the new king in a colourful ...

Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. Your contribution goes directly to helping our journalists uncover the facts. The state needs more than one voice to guide it forward and you can help with a donation of any size to InDaily. “In taking up these responsibilities, I shall strive to follow the inspiring example I have been set in upholding constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands and of the Commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world.” Buildings and landmarks in Europe, the Americas and Africa have been lit up in the red, white and blue of the United Kingdom’s flag. Elizabeth’s oak coffin, covered with the royal standard of Scotland and with a wreath of flowers on top, has been lying in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle, her summer home in Scotland where she died peacefully on Thursday.

The Queen died aged 96. Getty. Following the official announcement from Buckingham Palace, the United Kingdom entered its first day of mourning. King Charles ...

This will be after the public gets an opportunity to pay their respects to Her Majesty. The lying in state ends at 8:30 am. A private burial will be held that evening and The Queen will be laid to rest, with the King and close members of the royal family in attendance. Following the service, the coffin will be lowered into the Royal Vault. The coffin will be moved to a hearse and move towards Windsor Castle, where a committal service will be held at 4 pm at St George’s chapel. The day of The Queen’s funeral will be a momentous occasion as the United Kingdom and the world farewell Elizabeth II.

Here is a day-by-day account of what will happen leading up to and including the Queen's funeral on...

The King and Queen will visit Wales and the prime minister will join them in a service of reflection. After a short reception at Hillsborough, the King and Queen will travel to St Anne's Cathedral for a service of reflection, where they will be joined by the Prime Minister. Advertisement At 5.40pm the King and Queen will attend the Scottish Parliament to receive a Motion of Condolence. The King and Queen, with members of the royal family, will follow the procession on foot before attending a service of reflection for the life of the Queen in the cathedral at 3pm. The Queen's coffin will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse at 2.35pm in procession to St Giles' Cathedral, where it will be carried inside at 2.55pm.

King Charles III has been formally declared the new monarch. So, what happens next?

At 10.44am the Queen’s coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey in central London, where her state funeral will take place at 11am (8pm AEST). After a short service the Queen’s lying in state will begin, lasting for four days and ending on the morning of the state funeral. The King and Queen, with other members of the royal family, will lead a procession behind the late Queen’s coffin. It will leave Buckingham Palace, carried on a gun carriage to the Palace of Westminster, at 2.22pm and arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm. After a short reception at Hillsborough, the King and Queen will travel to St Anne’s Cathedral for a service of reflection, where they will be joined by the Prime Minister. Its arrival at 8pm will be witnessed by the King and Queen, with other members of the royal family. The King and Queen, with members of the royal family, will follow the procession on foot before attending a service of reflection for the life of the Queen in the cathedral at 3pm. At 5.40pm the King and Queen will attend the Scottish Parliament to receive a Motion of Condolence. The King and Queen will fly to Belfast and travel to Hillsborough Castle to view an exhibition on the late Queen’s long association with Northern Ireland. Afterwards the King will return to Holyrood to hold an audience with the First Minister of Scotland, followed by an audience with the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. The Queen’s coffin will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse at 2.35pm in procession to St Giles’ Cathedral, where it will be carried inside at 2.55pm. The King and Camilla, the new Queen Consort, will travel to Westminster Hall where both Houses of Parliament will meet to express their condolences at the death of the late Queen.

King Charles III and the Queen Consort will meet with leaders in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales during the mourning period. London: An unprecedented ...

It will be led by the King, starting at 2.22pm, who, like in Edinburgh, will walk behind it. Various Chaplains to the King, appointed by the Queen, will take turns in keeping watch over the coffin. Finally, at 7.20pm (4.20am Tuesday AEST) they will hold a vigil back at St Giles’ with other members of the royal family. At 10am (7pm AEST), six of the estate’s gamekeepers will carry the coffin to a hearse for the six-hour journey to Edinburgh. The King and Queen Consort’s day begins in London, where Charles will give his reply to the parliamentary condolences inside the 900-year-old Westminster Hall. Princess Anne, the Queen’s only daughter, will accompany the coffin on the flight. Queues are expected to stretch for several kilometres. Once the coffin lands in England around 8pm, it will be transported about 23 kilometres by car to Buckingham Palace and placed on trestles in the Bow Room. Australian Prime Minister [Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will attend](/link/follow-20170101-p5bh4e). Here is a day-by-day breakdown of everything you can expect to see. The pair will fly to Edinburgh to inspect the Guard of Honour at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and take part in The Ceremony of the Keys. Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords will be sitting.

As the Queen's coffin moves south to London, King Charles III will feature in various ceremonies in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales, as the ...

At Westminster Hall, the Lying in State will begin. Guards will stand at each of the four corners, 24-hours-a-day. A committal service will be held at St George's Chapel, around 4pm (1am). The royal family will hold prayers. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. Members of the public will be able to view her coffin. The King then returns to Holyrood. From Wellington Arch, the coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the state hearse will travel in procession to St. There he will meet Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. In the morning, the period of lying in state will end. First, they will visit Holyroodhouse. In the afternoon, the Queen's coffin will travel by procession to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, accompanied by the King and members of the royal family.

Mr Biden confirmed that he will be attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II after she died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle on 8 September. When asked by ...

I don’t know what the details are yet but I will be going.” Who will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II? A number of key figures are expected to attend the Queen’s funeral

The funeral service for Britian's Queen Elizabeth II will be held in London at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19. Sunday morning, the queen begins her return to ...

On Monday morning, September 19, the queen’s coffin will be taken in procession to Westminster Abbey. Her coffin will remain there until the morning of her funeral. Wednesday, September 14, Elizabeth’s body will be transported from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in a public procession.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set into motion a period of mourning which will culminate with a state funeral on September 19.

On the morning of Monday, September 19 -- declared a public holiday across the UK -- the Queen's lying in state will end. The Dean of the Chapels Royal will conduct prayers and a bearer party found by The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards will place the coffin on trestles in the center of the Bow Room to rest overnight. In what is likely to be a poignant moment, members of the royal family will walk behind their beloved matriarch. Details of how the public can participate are to be released by the government in the coming days. A state hearse will bring the monarch's remains to Buckingham Palace, where the King, the Queen Consort, as well as other members of the Windsor clan, will be waiting for the coffin's arrival at around 8 p.m. For this journey, the coffin will be adorned with the Imperial State Crown and a flower wreath. Charles, accompanied by the Queen Consort, will later go to the Scottish Parliament to receive a motion of condolence. ET), the Queen's coffin will proceed to St Giles' Cathedral for a service of prayer and reflection attended by the King and Queen Consort and royal family members, as well as a congregation made up "from all areas of Scottish society," according to a senior palace official. It will first make a six-hour journey to Edinburgh and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. Afterward, the coffin will rest there for 24 hours to allow the Scottish public to see it, in a tradition known as lying in state. ET), where they will head straight to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. On Sunday morning, six of her gamekeepers carried the coffin to a waiting hearse.

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday September 19; King Charles III will walk behind the oak coffin as ...

The present church, started by Henry III in 1245, is one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of Anglo-Saxon saint Edward the Confessor still at its heart. The Queen Mother's funeral was held at the Abbey in 2002, five years after Diana's. The Queen's was the 38th. Then on Monday, the coffin will be moved from the Houses of Parliament that morning on the state gun carriage and transported to the neighbouring Abbey. It was a morale booster in tough post-war years and millions of people listened on the radio. An estimated 27 million people in Britain watched the ceremony on TV after the Queen agreed it could be televised. Some 16 months later, on June 2 1953, she was crowned at the Abbey - the scene of coronations for some 900 years. The funeral of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Philip's uncle, was also held there in 1979. The last was George II's in 1760. It will then close at 8.30am in preparation for the procession. The military will also join the procession. Her coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday, acccompanied by the Princess Royal, before being driven to Buckingham Palace.

Thousands of well-wishers are awaiting the arrival of the late monarch's oak coffin in Edinburgh; Police snipers are lining the rooftops as officers prepare ...

Giles' Cathedral, where it will remain until Tuesday, when it will be flown to London. Police snipers are lining the rooftops in Edinburgh today as officers prepare for the biggest security operation in British history ahead of the Queen's funeral On Monday, it will be taken from Holyroodhouse to nearby St. [Edinburgh](/news/edinburgh/index.html) as officers prepare for the biggest security operation in British history ahead of [the Queen](/news/the_queen/index.html)'s funeral. - Police snipers are lining the rooftops as officers prepare for the biggest security operation in British history - Thousands of well-wishers are awaiting the arrival of the late monarch's oak coffin in Edinburgh

Summary of the day so far... After leaving Balmoral this morning at 10am, the funeral cortege carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has arrived at her ...

The Queen’s body will now rest at Holyroodhouse for the evening, where members of the royal household will be able to pay their respects in private. The timing of the state funeral for the Queen has been confirmed: it will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September. The four have seldom been seen together since Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced their intention to step away from royal duties. The Queen’s coffin has been carried in silence into the place, which was her official residence in Scotland. On Monday it will be transferred to St Giles’ Cathedral, where the Scottish public will be able to pay their respects. “The PM is not ‘accompanying’ the King and it is not a ‘tour’. Schools in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are also to close. Many local councils and authorities will be hosting ceremonies during the course of the day. “I never felt he tried to influence me improperly in any way,” the former prime minister said. He is expected to meet with representatives of the Commonwealth in Buckingham Palace. “I think the heir to the throne has a perfect right to have interest in issues like the environment, preserving wildlife, his interest in the built environment.” We left our flowers over there,” she said, pointing to a lime tree surrounded by more than 50 bunches of flowers.

The Queen passed away at Balmoral with her family by her side on September, 8. King Charles III confirmed the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be a ...

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be televised - showing on BBC 1, BBC 2, and the BBC news channel. The Royal Family, including Queen Elizabeth II's children, will of course be in attendance, along with their partners and children. Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will start at 11am on Monday, September 19. I don’t know what the details are yet but I will be going.” The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow." This is likely to include the It's also expected to be shown on Sky TV and ITV. [royal news,](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/) [Princes William and Harry joined by Catherine and Meghan to greet well-wishers at Windsor](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/princes-william-and-harry-joined-by-catherine-and-meghan-to-greet-well-wishers-at-windsor-as-they-reunite-to-mourn-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/). [King Charles confirmed there will be a bank holiday on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/will-there-be-a-bank-holiday-following-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/) - giving royal fans a chance to watch the coverage and mourn her death. Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will take place on Monday, September 19, 11 days after the Queen passed away. - King Charles III confirmed the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be a national bank holiday. Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: Confirmed times, who will attend, and what to expect on the day

King Charles will travel to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales before Queen's state funeral on Monday 19 September.

At 10.44am the Queen’s coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey in central London. The King and the Queen Consort will return to Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s lying in state continues, and is expected to end on the morning of her funeral. After the funeral, the Queen’s coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. The King will lead a procession behind the late Queen’s coffin. The lying in state begins, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to file past the coffin to pay their respects over the next four days. At 5pm, the Queen’s coffin will travel by road from St Giles’ Cathedral in Scotland to Edinburgh airport, where it will be flown to London, departing at 6pm. The King and the Queen Consort will then leave Belfast for London. After arriving at RAF Northolt at 6.55pm, the coffin will be driven to Buckingham Palace. The King will meet the secretary of state for Northern Ireland and party leaders. A Ceremony of the Keys on the forecourt of the palace will follow. The prime minister will also attend the service.

Queen Elizabeth II funeral: full list of London road closures - what we know so far · Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will be moved by RAF aircraft from Edinburgh to ...

“So we’re always mindful of all manner of different potential things that might occur. Which roads will be closed in London on Monday 19 September? Which roads in London are closed on Monday 12 September?

The coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II has been taken into the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. This is the final destination today for the late monarch.

She's amazing." She's a wonderful Queen and it's nice to be able to show your respect," Isle said. By Michael Doyle

The Queen has begun her final journey from Balmoral to London. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has travelled from Balmoral Castle to Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, ...

Government guidance sets out strict rules urging international royalty and presidents to travel by commercial flights.

Because of traffic restrictions, it will not be possible for guests to travel to such events in their own vehicles.” It also says Heathrow will not be available for private flight arrangements or aircraft parking and says heads of state should use other London airports if they cannot fly commercially. The guidance adds: “The royal funeral unit would therefore be grateful if accompanying delegations can be kept as small as possible.

Leaders from around the world plan to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, but the jury is still out on former president Donald Trump's attendance.

Still, he seemed to have recovered, as he famously said a year later after his second visit that the [Queen had more fun with him](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448600-trump-says-queen-elizabeth-had-more-fun-with-him-than-in-25-years/) than she had in the past 25 years. [visit](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/09/leaders-and-monarchs-from-around-world-to-attend-queens-state-funeral) to the British embassy in Paris on Friday to pay his respects. [news](https://www.newsweek.com/jake-tapper-slammed-suggesting-biden-invite-trump-queens-funeral-1741711) [media](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-loved-queen-but-biden-to-invite-him-to-funeral-2022-9) circuit, is whether 45 will be invited to the funeral. [Westminster Abbey](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/how-england-will-officially-mourn-queen-elizabeth); it will be a [bank holiday](https://www.vanityfair.com/live/queen-elizabeth-live-updates). Perhaps Jake Tapper summed it up best, when he [said](https://thehill.com/media/3637099-cnns-tapper-it-would-be-clever-for-biden-to-invite-trump-to-queens-funeral/) on “The Lead” on Friday that he expects Biden will invite other living US presidents, with a Trump-shaped question mark: “I mean, the UK has made it very clear, that’s up to the president. US president Joe Biden has [announced that he will attend](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/09/president-biden-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral/8027121001/), and [offered kind words](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/08/statement-of-president-joe-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-on-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/) about the former monarch: “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. [fared a faux pas-filled](https://www.insider.com/trump-made-big-royal-faux-pas-when-visiting-the-queen-2018-7) visit with the Queen in 2018, complete with breaches of royal protocol. He also [wrote a tribute](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/09/france-grief-queen-elizabeth-ii-macron-address) to the Queen: “She held a special status in France and a special place in the hearts of the French people. Her leadership and enduring diplomacy secured and advanced alliances with the United States and countries around the world.” Will he invite Trump?” He walked in front of the queen, [showed up 12 minutes late,](https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/queen-elizabeth-donald-trump-uk-visit-late.html) and arrived with his [jacket unbuttoned](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2018/07/13/twitter-counts-ways-president-trump-insulted-queen/784042002/). [Harry and Meghan](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/09/william-and-harry-return-to-families-after-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii)— [members of the royal families](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/09/leaders-and-monarchs-from-around-world-to-attend-queens-state-funeral) of Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands will also make an appearance.

Foreign heads of state and their partners attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II have been asked to arrive in the UK on commercial flights and ...

Former President Jimmy Carter also attended the funeral. Instead, it is recommended that planes are routed to less busy airports around the capital. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [Donald Trump](/topic/donald-trump) would be able to go and the potential awkwardness of having two such bitter political rivals in attendance. [Joe Biden](/topic/joe-biden) has officially accepted an invitation to the state funeral and will be attending with first lady [Jill Biden](/topic/jill-biden). It further warns that“because of the extensive ceremonial programme related to the state funeral and the logistical challenges, requests for bilaterals will not be considered on this occasion,” in line with the rules of the government’s mourning period. On the day of the funeral, there will be tight security and road restrictions across much of central London and therefore heads of state have been told to meet at a site in west London from where they will be escorted to the abbey in coaches. [James Cleverly](/topic/james-cleverly) at Dean’s Yard, within the grounds of the abbey, to which they will be escorted on foot. “Multiple and comprehensive layers of security will be in place across London and at all the official venues used for the state funeral and associated events,” another [Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office](/topic/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office) said in the protocol document that it “regrets that, because of limited space at the state funeral service and associated events, no other members of the principal guest’s family, staff or entourage may be admitted”. Foreign heads of state and their partners attending the state funeral of

On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II peacefully passed away in her Balmoral home at the age of 96. And while the death of anyone is upsetting to hear, ...

The commercial networks—Seven, Nine and Ten—have yet to announce coverage plans. The service, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will last one hour, after which the coffin will be transported to Hyde Park and transferred to a hearse and transported to Windsor. For Australia, that will likely take place in the evening of the same day, at approximately 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be broadcast live on the ABC from 8pm AEST on Monday September 22. In the vault, she will forever rest beside her parents, George VI and the Queen Mother, as well as her sister Princess Margaret and late husband Once there, a committal service at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel will take place and Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will be lowered into the royal vault where she will be laid to rest.

The Queen's coffin is on its way to London for her funeral later this month. The coffin will be taken to Westminster Hall where it will lie in state for ...

For people on the east coast, so, Queensland, NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania, the funeral will start at 8.00 pm. Other international leaders including the US president Joe Biden are also expected to be there. You can watch it on the ABC News channel. When is The Queen’s funeral? How to watch the the funeral? The

The palace is where the Queen's ancestor King James learned he had inherited the throne of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, uniting the Scottish ...

The King and Queen Consort will then join with members of the royal family for the procession with the Queen's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral. At 11am on Monday, September 19, the Queen's body will be taken from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral. The Queen's body will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four days for the public to visit. Then from Northolt, the coffin will be driven to Buckingham Palace to rest in the Bow Room. On Monday afternoon (local time) a procession will take the Queen's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the nearby St Giles' Cathedral. After arriving in Edinburgh, the Queen's coffin was placed in the throne room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse where it will remain for a day.