The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19. The funeral, attended by the new monarch King Charles III, the Queen Consort and other members of the royal family, will be followed by a committal service in the grounds of Windsor Castle and a private burial in the evening, where the Queen will be laid to rest alongside her late husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen passed away at the Balmoral estate in Scotland on Thursday, September 8. Her eldest son Charles immediately became the new King, making his first address to the nation the following evening.
The Queen's coffin will move from the Palace of Westminster, where it has been lying in state since Wednesday, September 14, to Westminster Abbey in a short procession before the funeral starts at 11am. US president Joe Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron will be among the 2,000 people gathered inside Westminster Abbey for the funeral, while King Felipe of Spain and his wife, Queen Letizia, are among the European royals who will attend.
