Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in the first state funeral in 57 years today, Monday, September 19. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral, her Scottish Highlands home, on September 8.
Buckingham Palace announced the news that day, at around 6.30pm, hours after sharing a statement saying doctors were concerned for her health. The brief statement said: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."
For the last four days, amid a period of national mourning, the Queen has lied in state in Westminster Hall where mourners have filed past her coffin to pay their final respects to the late monarch. On Friday, the Queen’s children – Charles, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex – took part in their own vigil on Friday evening. The King, Anne, Andrew and Edward stood vigil around their mother’s coffin, with their heads bowed throughout as members of the public filed slowly past them.
