Mourners have been gathering around Buckingham Palace since yesterday
(Picture: AP)Details are starting to emerge about events that will be held to remember the Queen, starting with a public memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, September 9.
Friday will also see other events and commemorations in honour of Her Majesty.
Royal gun salutes will be fired in Hyde Park, central London, by the King’s Troop, and at the Tower of London, by the Honourable Artillery Company, at 1pm. They will be fired 96 times, to mark each year of the Queen’s life.
Bell ringings are also set to take place in churches, such as Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, and Windsor Castle. Churches across the nation are encouraged to do the same.
King Charles has announced the Royal Family will be mourning for at least two weeks. The latest reports suggest the funeral is set to take place in 10 days.
Here’s how you can get tickets if you want to attend the Queen’s public memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, September 9.
How to get tickets to the Queen’s memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral
A public service of prayer will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral at 6pm, on Friday, September 9, and there are more than 2,000 spaces available.
But they are given on a first-come-first-served basis and are expected to go fast.
Those wanting to attend need to collect a wristband from the City of London Information Centre, in Carter Lane Gardens.
The full address is: St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8BX.
The wristbands are available now and it is one wristband per person.
Anyone with a wristband must leave the area surrounding the cathedral to allow for the preparation of the service. You are then advised to return to the area and join the queue from 3pm in Paternoster Square.
How to watch the memorial
With only 2,000 tickets available, they are expected to go fast.
The service will be broadcast live on BBC One for anyone who can’t attend.
