The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take region at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19 at 11 am local time, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday. Before the State Funeral, the late British monarch will lie-in-state at Westminster Hall for four days to enable the public to pay their respects.
The public will visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen during the Lying-in-State. According to a statement from the palace. The lying-in-state will end on the morning of September 19. And I will carry the coffin in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will be held, according to the statement.
The coffin will be transported in procession from Westminster Abbey to London’s Wellington Arch following the State Funeral before continuing to Windsor. The State Hearse will travel in the caravan from Windsor to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The monarch’s closing resting vicinity with her late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
After ruling for 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch with the longest reign in the UK, passed away on Thursday at Balmorals Castle in Scotland. Her age was 96.