A procession of the coffin through Scotland, a vigil by the brand new king, public tributes and a state funeral on September 19: right here is how the UK plans to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II, who has died aged 96.
Sunday, September 11
The queen’s coffin, which has been resting within the ballroom at her beloved Balmoral property in Scotland since her dying there on Thursday, leaves for Edinburgh at 10:00 am (0900 GMT).
It will journey by street by way of villages and the cities of Aberdeen and Dundee earlier than arriving on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch’s official residence in Scotland, at 4:00 pm.
Dedicated viewing factors are being arrange alongside the route, though mourners can be requested not to throw flowers on the convoy because it passes.
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“We anticipate many, many people will be keen to pay their respects,”
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon mentioned.
At Holyroodhouse, the queen’s coffin will rest within the Throne Room.
Her inheritor, who flew to London on Friday from Balmoral to be formally proclaimed King Charles III, will at 2:30 pm host representatives of Commonwealth realms for whom he turns into head of state, at Buckingham Palace.
Monday, September 12
At 10:00 am, the king and his spouse Camilla, now Queen Consort, will go to parliament to obtain condolences from the audio system of the decrease and higher homes, earlier than delivering a reply.
The royal couple will fly to Edinburgh and at Holyroodhouse palace the king will participate within the Ceremony of the Keys, the place he’ll symbolically obtain — after which return — the keys to town.
The ceremony historically marks the beginning of Holyrood Week, when the queen visits Scotland. She final acquired and returned the keys in June this yr.
In the afternoon, the king and different royals will participate in a procession to convey the queen’s coffin alongside Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral, earlier than a non secular service.
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After his first viewers with Sturgeon on the palace and a go to to the Scottish Parliament, Charles III will return to St Giles’ to participate in a vigil over the coffin with different members of the family.
There can even be a possibility for the general public to go to the coffin because it lies in rest guarded by the Royal Company of Archers.
The king and his spouse can be joined in Scotland — and on his tour of Northern Ireland and Wales — by Prime Minister Liz Truss, Downing Street mentioned.
“It’s not a requirement,”
Truss’s spokesman instructed reporters on Saturday.
“But the prime minister believes it’s important to be present for what will be a significant moment of national mourning around the United Kingdom.”
Tuesday, September 13
In the afternoon, the coffin can be flown by the Royal Air Force to an airfield close to London, accompanied by the queen’s daughter Anne, the Princess Royal, after which pushed to Buckingham Palace, to rest within the Bow Room.
Meanwhile Charles III and his spouse will fly to Belfast, the place he’ll meet Northern Ireland’s celebration leaders and obtain a message of condolence led by the speaker of the devolved meeting.
The king will meet leaders from all the most important faiths in Northern Ireland earlier than attending a prayer service at St Anne’s Cathedral, after which return to London.
Wednesday, September 14
In the afternoon, the king will lead the procession behind the gun carriage carrying the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to parliament’s Westminster Hall.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will conduct a brief service after the coffin arrives, attended by the king.
The late queen will lie in state there till the funeral, with members of the general public in a position to pay their respects.
Thursday, September 15
Charles III and his spouse will go to Wales, finishing journeys to all 4 nations that make up the United Kingdom.
Monday, September 19
The queen’s coffin can be taken in procession to Westminster Abbey for a state funeral at 11:00 am anticipated to be watched by thousands and thousands all over the world.
Political leaders and heads of state together with US President Joe Biden are anticipated to attend the occasion, sparking a serious safety operation.
After the funeral, the coffin can be taken to Windsor, for a televised committal service at St George’s Chapel, with a personal interment service deliberate for later within the night.
The queen can be interred privately on the King George VI memorial chapel, alongside her husband, Prince Philip, the ashes of her sister Princess Margaret, their mom, additionally referred to as Elizabeth, and father George VI.
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