Preparations are already underway for the Queen’s state funeral, which will take place later this month
And on Sunday, the Queen’s coffin will be taken to to Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral where it will rest for 24 hours before being transported to London.
Members of the public lay Floral tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II outside of The Cambridge Gates at Windsor Castle.At the time of writing on Friday, September 9, Buckingham Palace has not yet confirmed the date and details of thePrince Charles and the Duke of Yor stand vigil beside the Queen Mother’s coffin while it lies-in-state at Westminster Hall in London on 8 April 2002.As the Queen
, this would make the date of the funeral Sunday, September 18, however, this is yet to be confirmed.state funeral is set to take place at Westminster Abbey.is where the UK’s kings and queens are traditionally crowned, and was where Queen Elizabeth was coronated in 1953. It was also where she married the late Prince Philip.
Although there hasn’t been a funeral service for a monarch in Westminster Abbey since 1760 , the Queen mother’s funeral was held there in 2002.It is understood that the Queen will be buried with her parents and sister in Windsor Castle’s King George VI Memorial Chapel. The Queen Mother’s funeral cortege passes the Queen Victoria memorial statue outside Windsor Castle on April 9 2002. Royal dignitaries and politicians from around the world gathered in London to pay their last respects to the Queen Mother who died March 30, aged 101., where she passed away on Thursday, Windsor Castle was said to be her favourite home.It is likely that the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will be declared a bank holiday.
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