Here is what we know so far about how the U.K. will say goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch.
, where she died peacefully with her eldest son at her bedside, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the monarch’s official residence when in Scotland. From there, it will be taken in procession to St Giles’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, where the Queen will lie at rest for 24 hours. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects.
From Edinburgh, the Queen’s coffin will be taken to London, where she will lie in state in Westminster Hall for around four days, according to the. Members of the public will be able to file past the coffin, which will be draped in the Royal Standard—the flag that represents the Sovereign and the U.K.—and pay their respects. When the Queen Mother lay in state in Westminster Hall before her funeral in 2002, thousands of people queued for hours to view her coffin.
The Queen, Prince Charles, and the Duke of Edinburgh, and behind them Prince William and Prince Harry, at the Queen Mother’s funeral in 2002.The date of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is yet to be confirmed by Buckingham Palace, but it will take place within two weeks of her death. Likely dates are Sunday, September 18, or Monday, September 19.
World leaders and heads of state will join the royal family—including King Charles III and the Queen Consort, the Duke and
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