Ten days of public mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II will conclude on Monday September 19 with a day-long memorial service beginning in London and ending in Windsor, where she will be buried.
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at Westminster Abbey will be attended by world leaders including President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, as well as representatives from across the Commonwealth of Nations – most of whom were part of the former British Empire.
Guests will gather at 11am London time for the ceremony, which will culminate in a two-minute silence for the Queen across the UK and the playing of God Save the King – a change after 70 years of God Save the Queen.
Processions through the streets of London and then to the royal residence in Windsor will also take place until Queen Elizabeth II is buried in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle that evening.
Monday is a bank holiday across the UK with many shops and schools closed so citizens can watch broadcasts of the events which start at 4am and continue past 7.30pm
Millions worldwide are expected to see coverage of the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, where Elizabeth married Prince Philip and had her coronation. This is the first funeral for a British monarch to be held at the abbey since the 18th century and the first time cameras have been allowed at a funeral ceremony for a British monarch.
Here’s the timeline for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, along with details on what to expect.
You can follow the funeral live on time.com.
process
6:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. ET): The doors of Westminster Hall in the House of Parliament, where Queen Elizabeth II is publicly laid out
10:44 am (5:44 am ET): The royal procession goes from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey. The State Gun Car will carry Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin, accompanied by musicians including the Band of Royal Marines, and the path will be lined with members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Members of the royal family including King Charles III. and Prince William, will follow the carriage.
10:52 a.m. (5:52 a.m. ET): Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrives in front of the gates of Westminster Abbey and is carried inside
11 a.m. (6 a.m. ET): The ceremony beginschaired by Dean of Westminster David Hoyle, and will include readings and prayers from political and religious leaders, including Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
11:55 a.m. (6:55 a.m. ET): There are two minutes of silence within the Abbey and throughout Britain
Noon (7 p.m. ET): The funeral ends featuring Reveille, the British national anthem (“God Save the King”) and a lament from the Queen’s piper. The coffin will take another procession through the streets of London while Big Ben chimes incessantly.
1 p.m. (8 a.m. ET): The coffin arrives at Wellington Arch in London, where it is loaded into a hearse. From here the royal family departs for Windsor Castle, which is about 20 miles west of Buckingham Palace.
3:06 p.m. (10:06 a.m. ET): The state hearse arrives in Windsor, where it joins a procession going up Albert Road. The King and other members of the Royal Family will join the walk to St George’s Chapel approximately 30 minutes later.
4 p.m. (11 a.m. ET): Compulsory service begins at St George’s Chapel, presided over by the Dean of Windsor and ending with a blessing from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
7:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. ET): Queen Elizabeth II will be buried in a private ceremony in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. She is buried with her late husband Prince Philip.
Which members of the royal family will be involved?
Members of King Charles III’s royal family and household are said to play roles throughout the day, although full details of where and how each king will be involved are not public.
In some specific cases, the palace has detailed the moments when King Charles III, Prince William, Princess Catherine, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take part in the negotiations. Viewers can expect to see members of the royal family including King Charles III. and Prince William in his role as heir apparent and Duke of Wales immediately after the coffin has departed Westminster Hall.
After the funeral at Westminster Abbey, a group including King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, William, Kate, Harry, Meghan, Princess Sophie and other family members will follow the coffin on foot to Wellington Arch. This group will then join the official procession by car to Windsor.
Who will attend?
Westminster Abbey seats around 2,000 to accommodate the extensive list of those who will pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth in person.
The Royal Family itself has not released a list of attendees, but many heads of state and other dignitaries have expressed plans to attend the Westminster Abbey ceremony on the 19th. The Bidens said they will be there, along with leaders from Italy, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, Kenya and Australia, among others.
Numerous members of the royal family, including Queen Elizabeth II’s children, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, will also throng the abbey’s pews. A long list of royals from other European countries will also be in attendance, including King Felipe VI. and Queen Letizia of Spain, Carl XVI. Gustav of Sweden, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, King Harald V of Norway and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.
Representatives from all parts of the Commonwealth are expected, along with people the Queen has inducted into her annual roll of honor over the past year, which celebrates outstanding citizens and community leaders.
how to watch
In the US, several network news and cable news channels will broadcast the memorial service live at 6 p.m. ET, allowing viewers to choose from ABC, BBC America, C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News, NBC and PBS for the event. In the UK, BBC One, BBC News and Sky News will be broadcast for a full day.
Time.com will also be livestreaming the event.
The BBC will live stream its coverage worldwide for free, as will ITV News and Sky News, for those with internet access to watch on their websites or on Youtube. News outlets around the world will also be broadcasting feeds: Canadian viewers, for example, can tune in to CBC, and ABC News in Australia will run the program.
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