Royal pageantry will be out in full pomp, colour and display for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.
Westminster Abbey is set to be packed to the rafters on Monday (September 19) with the great and good of the UK, as well as leaders from around the world.
Former prime ministers will brush shoulders with presidents to witness the royal family saying goodbye to their mother.
As well as high profile guests, there will be plenty of the public who also wish to pay their respects to the country’s longest serving monarch.
Here The Mirror looks at who will be attending the state funeral and where the public can get the best vantage point for the processions.
Can the public attend the Queen’s funeral?
Sadly, only invited guests are allowed to attend the Westminster Abbey funeral or the private committal service of the Queen in Windsor.
Around 2,000 heads of state, dignitaries, European royals, and other key figures have been invited to the Abbey — the final resting place of many kings and queens, including Elizabeth I.
Huge crowds are expected to gather in the area outside the Abbey to watch the former sovereign's coffin process in for the 11am ceremony.
According to reports, the bollards along The Mall will be removed to make additional space for mourners on the day, with London’s streets expected to be very busy.
The nearest tube stations to The Mall, which links Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, are Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Charing Cross and St James’s Park.
There is no entry fee to join the crowds in central London.
The same goes for the four-day lying in state in Westminster Hall, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to pass by the late Queen’s coffin.
Where is the Queen's funeral procession?
The lying in state will end at 6.30am on Monday September 19.
The Queen’s coffin will then be brought the short distance between Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey via a procession.
Officials were expected to publish the route in the days before the funeral, with it likely to incorporate passing through Parliament Square.
Those wanting to catch the procession will have to be there early, and well before the 11am funeral start time.
The funeral is widely expected to last around one hour.
Further details of the requiem service are to be published this week but The Telegraph reported that Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Dean of Westminster are likely to lead the service.
Afterwards, the Queen’s remains will be brought to Windsor where there will be another procession before her burial in King George VI’s Memorial Chapel.
