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Ellen Kirwin

Queen Elizabeth's funeral order of service, all the shops closed and jailed this week

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Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral order of service in full

The full order of service for the Queen's state funeral has been revealed.

The funeral will start at 11am today, at Westminster Abbey. The service starts after four days of the Queen lying in state, where mourners queued for hours to see the The Monarch's coffin.

Lying in state finished at 6.30am, after the queue closed at 10.30pm on Sunday, September 18. Below is the order of service for the Queen's state funeral in full.

READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service as monarch is laid to rest

The service is conducted by The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE, Dean of Westminster. The service is sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, (Joseph McHardy, Director of Music) under the direction of James O'Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey.

The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry are led by Trumpet Major Julian Sandford. The Fanfare Team of the Household Division Bands is conducted by Lieutenant Colonel David Barringer MBE, Commanding Officer, Household Division Bands. The organ is played by Peter Holder, Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey.

Before the service, the tenor bell is tolled every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of Queen Elizabeth II's life. Members of Foreign Royal Families, Heads of State, and Overseas Government. Follow the coverage here.

All the shops closed for the Queen's funeral today including Home Bargains, B&M, Primark, John Lewis

Today is a bank holiday in honour of the Queen's funeral and many shops will be closed for the day.

The majority of supermarkets and high street stores will close as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Balmoral Castle aged 96. She was Britain's longest reigning monarch.

The Queen’s funeral cortege will arrive at Westminster Abbey at 11am this morning. Many supermarkets and stores have confirmed their closure for today and we've got the full confirmed list.

Child killer, 'promising' footballer and hotel owner among crooks jailed this week

A street racer who killed a 14-year-old girl while speeding at 93mph, a revenge porn spreading ex-boyfriend and a former "promising" Liverpool FC footballer turned drug dealer were among the Merseyside criminals jailed this week.

Also locked up was a successful businessman who stole £800,000 from a hotel after it was gutted by a "devastating" fire. Meanwhile, Liverpool Crown Court heard that a carjacker attacked a woman with a pair of scissors before entering a shop claiming to be from Trading Standards then brandishing a fake gun.

Here are the faces of seven criminals who were imprisoned in our region in the past week.

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