Buckingham Palace has confirmed the official date of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
The Queen died "peacefully" at Balmoral on Thursday (September 8), after the palace released an earlier statement outlining concerns for her health. The nation’s new monarch, King Charles III, was formally declared head of state during a historic ceremony, televised for the first time, earlier today.
During proceedings, the King confirmed the day of the Queen's state funeral is to be a bank holiday. And now it has been announced the Queen's funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.