Monday, the public holiday in the UK for the state funeral of Elizabeth II, is D-Day. 11 days after the death of the Queen of England, the funeral will take place from noon. We know exactly how they will unfold.
Some 2,000 guests, including heads of state and government from around the world, will take their seats at Westminster Abbey, where Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953.
The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. local time, which is noon in France. They will be led by the Dean of Westminster David Hoyle. The sermon will be delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the Anglican Church of which the British sovereign is the formal head. An hour later, the ceremony will end with the national anthem.
The coffin will then be pulled from the gun carriage towards Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, near Buckingham Palace, followed by the Royal Family and a procession, to the sound of Big Ben and cannon shots. The crowd should be massed throughout this course.
After this last procession, Elizabeth II will be buried in privacy on Monday in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, west London, with her father, King George VI, and her husband, Prince Philip. .
