The Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19 September, Buckingham Palace has announced, on a day of mourning that the King has declared will be a bank holiday.
At present the Queen lies in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle in an oak coffin covered with the Royal Standard for Scotland and with a wreath of flowers laid on top. It is a “scene of quiet dignity”, allowing her Balmoral estate staff to pay their last respects, a palace spokesperson said.
