Queen’s coffin to rest overnight in room where she met Premier League footballers
The Queen’s coffin is to rest overnight in a room in Buckingham Palace where the monarch met Premier League players and dined with foreign royalty.
The Queen’s coffin is to rest overnight in a room in Buckingham Palace where the monarch met Premier League players and dined with foreign royalty.
Later today the Queen’s coffin will depart Scotland on a flight to RAF Northolt in northwest London accompanied by the Princess Royal.
The cortege will then make its way into central London through the Centre Gate of Buckingham Palace.
The coffin will rest in the Bow Room overnight, and on Wednesday will be moved to Westminster Hall to lie in state, where hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to file past until the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
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The Bow Room has played host to a number of high-profile figures over the years.
These include former US president George Bush, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and representatives from Arsenal Football Club.
The New Zealand All Blacks also visited the Bow Room in 2005, where they met the Queen and a 23-year-old Prince William.
The royals were treated to a performance of the traditional haka.
The room was formerly known as the Bow Library and is situated in the west wing of Buckingham Palace behind Marble Hall.
It was named after the window that runs along one side.
The room also has direct access to the palace’s garden.
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The Bow Room was also used for the Queen Mother’s private 100th birthday lunch in 2000.
More than 30 members of the royal family attended the event.
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal gave a presentation of his Diamond Jubilee Concert picnic in the Bow Room in 2012.
This weekend King Charles III met with newly appointed Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and dignitaries from across the Commonwealth in the Bow Room.
He was pictured smiling as he greeted officials from across the world.
The Queen Consort was also in attendance.