The remains of Queen Elizabeth II will be buried today. World leaders, Royals, and the entire United Kingdom will bid her farewell at a state funeral.
The longest-reigning monarch died of old age on September 8 at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She ruled the country for 70 years.
Millions of people will be unable to work on Monday as the United Kingdom bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. Her state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 a.m. BST, with 2,000 people in attendance, including approximately 500 heads of state.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the capital, according to the BBC.
A holiday has been declared in the entire UK for millions to bid their late Queen farewell. Ahead of the funeral, King Charles said he had been “deeply touched” by public support for him and his family
Foreign royals and world leaders will join the Queen’s family for a service that will be watched by hundreds of millions globally.
By 6:30am, the window for the public to see Elizabeth II lying in state comes to an end, as the doors to Westminster Hall are closed. Doors to Westminster Abbey open at 8:00 a.m. for the 2,000 people who are expected, including world leaders, charity workers, and the Japanese emperor. The first procession of the day will begin at 10.44 a.m., with King Charles and other senior royals walking behind the Queen’s coffin as it is pulled by sailors on the State Gun Carriage from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey.
The funeral service, which will begin by 11.00am will end at 12:15pm a second, larger procession brings her coffin to Wellington Arch.
at 13.00, her coffin is transferred to the state hearse and driven to Windsor along a route expected to be lined by crowds, while at 15:00, the day’s third procession begins, through the grounds of Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel.
At 16:00, Committal service takes place at St George’s Chapel while at 19:30, Royal Family returns to the chapel for a private burial service that will see Elizabeth II interred alongside her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.