Queen’s funeral details revealed as monarch to be buried with Prince Philip
Further details about the Queen’s funeral on Monday have been announced, including confirmation that she will be buried with the Duke of Edinburgh.
The monarch will be laid to rest with her late husband Prince Philip at the King George VI memorial chapel during a private service and burial on Monday evening.
This will follow her state funeral at Westminster Abbey, which begins at 11am.
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The Queen has been lying in state at the nearby Westminster Hall since Wednesday, with thousands of members of the public queueing for hours to pay their respects.
It has been announced that the King, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex will mount a 15-minute vigil around the Queen’s coffin at 7.30pm on Friday.
This is what we know about what will happen on the day of the funeral itself.
Journey to Westminster Abbey
The lying in state at Westminster Hall will conclude at 6.30am, with the doors closed in preparation for the funeral.
Shortly after 10.35am, the coffin will be lifted and carried in procession to the state gun carriage of the Royal Navy positioned outside the north door.
The 123-year-old gun carriage will then set off at 10.44am, pulled by 98 Royal Navy sailors using ropes in a tradition that dates back to the funeral of Queen Victoria, with the route to the Abbey lined by members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
A tri-service guard of honour will take place on Parliament Square, accompanied by the band of the Royal Marines.
Following the Queen’s coffin will be the King, Anne, Andrew and Edward. Behind them will be the Queen’s grandsons Peter Phillips, the Duke of Sussex and the Prince of Wales.
They will be followed by the Queen’s son-in-law Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, her cousin the Duke of Gloucester, and her nephew the Earl of Snowdon.
The procession, led by a massed Pipes & Drums of Scottish and Irish Regiments, the Brigade of Gurkhas, and the Royal Air Force and numbering 200 musicians, will arrive at 10.52 and the coffin will be carried into the Abbey for the service.
The doors to Westminster Abbey will have opened at 8.00am to allow the general congregation to take their seats, with a total of 2,000 people expected to gather for the funeral.
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The ceremony
Invited heads of state and overseas government representatives, including foreign royal dignitaries, will “travel under collective arrangements” from Royal Hospital Chelsea to the Abbey.
Recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross, government, parliament, devolved parliaments and assemblies, the church, and Her Majesty’s Patronages are among those who will attend, with further representatives from law, emergency services, public servants and professions, and public representatives.
Towards the end of the ceremony the Last Post will sound, followed by a two-minute silence.
The national anthem will be played and there will be a lament at the close of service at around midday.
The coffin will be followed out by the King, the Queen Consort and members of the Royal Family.
The funeral will “unite people across the globe and resonate with people of all faiths” and pay a “fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign”, the man in charge of the historic occasion has said.
The Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, said the task was “both humbling and daunting. An honour and a great responsibility”.
“The events of recent days are a reminder of the strength of our Constitution, a system of government, which in so many ways is the envy of the world,” he said.
“The Queen held a unique and timeless position in all our lives. This has been felt more keenly over the past few days as the world comes to terms with her demise.
“Her Majesty’s passing has left many people across many continents with a profound sense of loss.
“The respect, admiration and affection in which the Queen was held make our task both humbling and daunting. An honour and a great responsibility.
“It is our aim and belief that the state funeral and events of the next few days will unite people across the globe and resonate with people of all faiths, whilst fulfilling Her Majesty and her family’s wishes to pay a fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign.”
Procession to Wellington Arch
Members of the Royal Family will walk in procession from the Abbey to Wellington Arch.
The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Sussex and the Countess of Wessex will follow by car.
Big Ben will toll throughout this procession.
At Wellington Arch, the coffin will be moved into a state hearse and taken to Windsor.
The full route has not been disclosed by Buckingham Palace, but the hearse will travel down the Long Walk leading up to the castle.
It will be joined by the King and other members of the Royal Family, who will follow behind on foot as the coffin approaches the gothic chapel.
Service at Windsor
There will be a procession led by a dismounted attachment of the Household Cavalry, with pipers and drums and a band from the Coldstream Guards. Members of the Queen’s personal staff will follow.
The route will be lined by the armed forces. Minute guns will be fired and a bell will toll.
The procession will halt at the West Steps of St George’s Chapel, and the coffin will be carried inside.
There will be a service for the Queen’s household, past and present.
At 4pm a committal service will begin and the coffin will be lowered into the Royal Vault as the Dean of Windsor reads a psalm.
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The Queen’s piper will play a lament as he walks away.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will give a blessing, and the national anthem will be sung.
Some 800 people, including members of the Queen’s Household and Windsor estate staff, will be at this service.
The burial
The burial service will be entirely private – as a deeply personal family occasion, but it will take place at 7.30pm and be conducted by the Dean of Windsor.
The earth that will be scattered onto the coffin will have been gathered from the royal mausoleum at Frogmore.
The Queen will be buried with her late husband Prince Philip in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
