A date for the Queen's funeral and details on the route her coffin will take have been confirmed. Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday (September 8), aged 96.
The Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk has confirmed that the Queen's state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey. It will take place at 11am on Monday, September 19.
That day will be a bank holiday, which King Charles III approved during the Accession Council this morning (Saturday). Further details on the carefully choreographed 'London Bridge' plans for the Queen have also been revealed this evening.
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The Queen’s oak coffin is currently lying in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland. It will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh tomorrow, on a six-hour journey by hearse, to allow mourners gathered in the towns and villages to pay their respects.
On Monday, the coffin will be taken from Holyroodhouse in procession to St Giles’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. There, it will lie at rest until Tuesday, before being taken by RAF plane to London.
The Queen will lie in state 'four clear days' in Westminster Hall, arriving there on Wednesday, until 6.30am on the morning of her funeral, a senior palace official said. Thousands of people will be able to file past to see the late monarch’s coffin – and further details of how the public can attend will be announced in the coming days.
A spokesman for the King said the monarch’s main focus will be leading the royal family and nation in mourning over the coming days. This is expected to include King Charles meeting members of the public 'to share in their grief'.
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