The United Kingdom Royal Family has announced the arrangements of the funeral of Queen of England, Elizabeth II who died recently at the age of 96 in her palace, Balmoral Castle.
The Royal Family made the arrangements known to the public on Saturday, while State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September at 1100hrs BST.
The publication stated that prior to the State Funeral, The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall for four days, to allow the public to pay their respects, as the Queen’s Coffin currently rests in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle.
The Royal Family stated for that Her Majesty’s Coffin will leave for Edinburgh today, Sunday 11th September, by road, to arrive at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it will rest in the Throne Room until the afternoon of Monday 12th September.
On the afternoon of Monday 12th September, a Procession will be formed on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to convey the Coffin to St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Where her son King Charles and members of the Royal Family will take part in the Procession and attend a Service in St Giles’ Cathedral to receive the Coffin.
Her Majesty’s Coffin will then lie at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral, guarded by Vigils from The Royal Company of Archers, to allow the people of Scotland to pay their respects.
On the afternoon of Tuesday 13th September, The Queen’s Coffin will travel from Scotland by Royal Air Force aircraft from Edinburgh Airport, arriving at RAF Northolt later that evening.
The Coffin will be accompanied on the journey by The Princess Royal, as the Queen’s Coffin will then be conveyed to Buckingham Palace by road, to rest in the Bow Room.
Furthermore, on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th September, the Coffin will be borne in Procession on a Gun Carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall until the morning of the State Funeral.
The Royal Family noted that the Procession will travel via Queen’s Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square and New Palace Yard.
After the Coffin arrives at Westminster Hall, the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service assisted by the very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, which will be attended by the King and members of the Royal Family, after which the Lying-in-State will begin.
During the Lying-in-State, members of the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to The Queen.
On the morning of Monday 19th September, the Lying-in-State will end and the Coffin will be taken in Procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place.
Following the State Funeral, the Coffin will travel in Procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch.
From Wellington Arch, the Coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel in Procession to St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk, Committal Service will then take place in St George’s Chapel.
UK declares Bank holiday for Queen Elizabeth funeral Sept 19
Meanwhile, the British Government has declared Monday 19th September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, as a national bank holiday.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Finance and Business on Saturday, which is to honor the Queen of England’s exit.
This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning.
This bank holiday will operate in the same way as other bank holidays, and there is no statutory entitlement to time off.
Employers may include bank holidays as part of a worker’s leave entitlement, as the bank holiday will take place across the United Kingdom.