We can expect significant road closures in central London on the day of the funeral - notably in central Westminster, and around Buckingham Palace, Green Park and St James's Park. Most pubs, we think, will be open - but the obvious advice is to check ahead before heading anywhere. Shops will be closed, or operate bank holiday hours. It's expected most events will be postponed or cancelled, and most museums, galleries and attractions will be closed. Monday 19 September, the day of the Queen's funeral, will be a bank holiday for the entire United Kingdom. Bank holiday in London: public transport and closures London is readying itself for an event that the majority of Londoners haven't witnessed before. Of course, the funeral will be televised, on numerous channels. This procession will travel up The Mall, which will be thick with people paying their respects.įrom the Wellington Arch, the Queen's coffin will travel on to Windsor, where the monarch will be buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel. We're not as yet aware of any big screens being set up (as they were were Diana's funeral, at Hyde Park), although we'd expect this to be the case, and will update this article with further information.įollowing the hour-long funeral, the Queen's coffin will be carried to the Wellington Arch near Hyde Park Corner. Obviously, the public won't be able to go inside Westminster Abbey for the funeral, but we expect thousands to amass outside it, nearby, and along The Mall. The funeral commences at 11am, with Big Ben sounding muffled chimes at 9am. Some 2,000 guests have been invited to the funeral, including many heads of state. Before that, it was George II in 1760.Ī one minute silence will occur as the Queen's coffin enters the Abbey. The last royal funeral to take place here was in 1925, for Queen Alexandra. This is, of course, where Elizabeth was crowned back in 1953 - and also where she got married to Philip in 1947. The funeral takes place at Westminster Abbey at 11am. Big Ben - the bell inside the Elizabeth Tower, itself named after the late Queen - will sound with muffled chimes at 9am. Image: Manuel Weber on UnsplashĪs the lying-in-state comes to an end in the early hours of Monday 19 September, we expect crowds will have already amassed around Westminster. What happens in London on the day of the Queen's funeral - Monday 19 September? The Queen's funeral is at Westminster Abbey at 11am on 19 September. Winston Churchill got the same treatment in 1965. The last person to lie in state here was the Queen's mother, in 2002. Queues are expected to be long: some 750,000 are predicted to attend. The public can pay their respects any time of the day or night during these times. The Queen will lie in state in the 11th century Westminster Hall, from 5pm on Wednesday 14 September, until 6.30am on the morning of the funeral (19 September). There's a rumour the procession will involve corgis. The short procession route will travel via Queen's Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square and New Palace Yard. Then on the afternoon of Wednesday 14 September, the coffin will be processed on a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, to Westminster Hall, in the Palace of Westminster. On arriving at Buckingham Palace, the Queen's coffin will be placed in the Bow Room overnight.
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