The Queen's funeral date has been announced as Monday, September 19. New details have confirmed the service will go ahead at 11am, after the coffin has been carried from Westminster Hall to the Abbey, with a two-minute silence at 11:55am.
Britain's longest-serving monarch died at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8. Following the announcement, many stations tweaked their programming, removing or adjusting shows from the schedule to air special coverage.
Broadcasters have also confirmed their planned coverage, with ITV running uninterrupted coverage of the Queen's state funeral. It has been announced that Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham will host.
BBC will also have rolling coverage between 8am and 5:05pm, with reports from Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle as Her Majesty is laid to rest. Welsh presenter Huw Edwards will lead the coverage.
Sky has also confirmed its schedule, with coverage starting as early as 5am. Kay Burley will be live from Westminster Abbey before Anna Botting and Dermot Murnaghan oversee the procession. Here's everything you need to know.
ITV
The programming will start at 9.30am on Monday, September 19 and will cover the historic funeral service at Westminster Abbey. A special programme titled Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral will guide viewers through the historic day, covering the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, the mile-long military procession escorting the Queen through London, the Queen's final journey to Windsor and the committal service at St George's Chapel.
Tom and Julie will be joined by a number of special guests and royal experts for their reflections and analysis of this historic moment. Mary Nightingale will lead coverage from Westminster Abbey, while Royal Editor Chris Ship will be in London and Windsor.
Rageh Omaar will be with the armed forces at Wellington Barracks. Nina Hossain will be on the Long Walk in Windsor speaking to people paying their respects. Charlene White will be with mourners in London.
Additionally, the coverage will be preceded by Good Morning Britain which will preview the funeral. The special programme will be followed by the ITV Regional News and an extended Evening News.
Moving into the evening, at 7.30pm ITV will broadcast a documentary film, Queen Elizabeth II: A Nation Remembers, chronicling the events of the past ten days from Her Majesty The Queen’s death to the state funeral.
At 9pm, there will be a further special documentary programme, Queen Elizabeth II: The Final Farewell (w/t) focusing on the day’s events, narrated by ITV News' James Mates as the nation says goodbye to a most extraordinary woman and our longest-reigning sovereign. This will be followed by an extended News at Ten presented by Tom Bradby.
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BBC
The BBC has announced that Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, David Dimbleby and Sophie Raworth will be presenting the coverage. Huw and Fergal will be covering events from London, Kirsty and David will be in Windsor, Sophi Raworth will be at Parliament Square, Anita at the Long Walk at Windsor and JJ Chalmers at Wellington Barracks.
The broadcaster will be providing full coverage of The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen across television, radio, iPlayer and BBC Sounds. The special programme will be on air from 8am to 5pm on BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer.
The two minute silence during the State Funeral Service will be observed across all live stations.
Sky
Prior to the service, presenter Kay Burley will be reporting live from Westminster Abbey with early morning updates from 5am.
From 9am, it will be the turn of Anna Botting and Dermot Murnaghan who are going to begin the special broadcast of the funeral procession. This will start with Anna reporting from Westminster with live coverage of the State Funeral Service at 11am.
Dermot is then going to take over from Anna at 2pm, reporting from Windsor Castle as the procession makes its way from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch.It will conclude at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, via the Long Walk. For more showbiz and television stories, get our newsletter here.
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