London [UK]: The state funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on September 19, a declaration by the UK Royal Family stated.
“The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will certainly occur at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September at 1100 humans resources BST. Prior to the State Funeral Service, The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall for 4 days, to allow the general public to pay their aspects,” it read. Prior to the funeral service, The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall for four days, to enable the general public to pay their aspects.
The Queen’s Casket currently relaxes in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle. Her coffin will certainly take a trip to Edinburgh on Sunday by road, to reach the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it will rest in the Throne Space up until the mid-day of Monday.
On the mid-day of Monday, a Procession will certainly be formed on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to communicate the Casket to St Giles’ Basilica, Edinburgh. The King and Members of the Royal Household will participate in the Procession and also attend a Service in St Giles’ Sanctuary to receive the casket.
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin will certainly after that lie at rest in St Giles’ Sanctuary, secured by Vigils from The Royal Company of Archers, to enable the people of Scotland to pay their aspects.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Queen’s Casket will take a trip from Scotland by Royal Air Force aircraft from Edinburgh Airport terminal, coming to RAF Northolt later on that evening. The coffin will certainly be gone along with on the trip by the Princess Royal.
The Queen’s casket will then be communicated to Buckingham Palace by roadway, to rest in the Bow Room. On the afternoon of Wednesday, the Coffin will be birthed in Procession on a Gun Carriage of The King’s Army Royal Equine Artillery from Buckingham Royal Residence to the Palace of Westminster, where The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall till the early morning of the State Funeral.
The Procession will take a trip through Queen’s Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards as well as Horse Guards Arc, Whitehall, Parliament Road, Parliament Square and also New Royal Residence Lawn. After the casket comes to Westminster Hall, The Archbishop of Canterbury will certainly conduct a brief solution helped by The Extremely Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, and also attended by The King and also Members of the Royal Household, after which the Lying-in-State will certainly begin.
Throughout the Lying-in-State, members of the general public will certainly have the chance to see Westminster Hall to pay their areas to The Queen. On the early morning of Monday 19th September, the Lying-in-State will certainly end and also the Coffin will certainly be absorbed procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will occur.
Following the state funeral service, the coffin will certainly travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arc. From Wellington Arch, the coffin will take a trip to Windsor and when there, the State Hearse will take a trip in procession to St George’s Church, Windsor Castle by means of the Lengthy Stroll. A Duty Service will certainly after that happen in St George’s Chapel.
