Monday 19 September 2022 02:23 AM Queen's funeral: Your guide to how this historic day of mourning will unfold trends now
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey today before Her Majesty is laid to rest alongside her husband, Prince Philip, at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
London is expected to be at full capacity as hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to watch the processions throughout the day.
Hundreds of foreign dignitaries who attended a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by King Charles last night will also be in attendance, including US President Joe Biden.
The Queen's coffin, which has been walked past by thousands of mourners over the last week, will first be carried in a procession to Westminster Abbey from 10.35am before the State Funeral begins at 11am.
A bearer party formed of soldiers from The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards will lift the coffin from the catafalque in Westminster Hall, carrying it to the North Door.
The Queen has been lying in state at Westminster Hall with both her children and grandchildren mounting separate vigils on Friday and Saturday respectively.
The coffin will then be transported by the State Gun Carriage which has been in the care of the Royal Navy since 1901, when it was removed from active service for the funeral of Queen Victoria.
The carriage has since been used for the funerals of King Edward VII in 1910 and King George V in 1936, King George VI in 1952, Sir Winston Churchill in 1965 and Lord Mountbatten in 1979.
A guide to how the historic day of mourning will unfold as the Queen's funeral takes place at Westminster Abbey at 11am
The Order of Service, which includes readings, sermons, hymns and the National Anthem, has been released before the funeral
The gun carriage will set off at 10.44am, drawn in spectacular style by 142 Royal Navy ratings. Each part of the day has been timed to perfection in what could be the biggest international event in decades.
As the coffin is taken from New Palace Yard to Westminster Abbey, a procession will be led by the massed pipes and drums of Scottish and Irish Regiments, the Brigade of Gurkhas and the RAF.
The royal mourners will walk immediately behind the Queen's coffin. This includes the King and his siblings, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex.
Behind them will be three of the Queen's grandchildren - the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips.
Finally Princess Anne's husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Swindon will follow on.
The procession is due to arrive at the West Gate of Westminster Abbey at 10:52am, shortly before the funeral begins.
King Charles and his three siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward mounted a vigil for their mother, the Queen on Friday evening
The Queen's grandchildren followed their parent's vigil by standing guard around their grandmother's coffin the following evening
The funeral itself, starting at 11am, will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle. There will be a collection of readings, prayers and hymns as well as a sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury who also gives the Commendation.
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