The Queen Elizabeth II will be buried on Monday in a private ceremony in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, following morning state funerals in London, the palace announced on Thursday.
Three days earlier, on Friday at 6:30 p.m., her children, led by her eldest son, the king charles iiithey will watch over the coffin of the monarch who died a week ago at the age of 96, in what is known as “the princes vigil“.
This is how the next few days will unfold, prior to the final farewell.
Thursday, September 15
First full day of the funeral chapel in Westminster Hall, with huge crowds lining the streets to pay their respects. The ancient room where the coffin rests will be open 24 hours a day until it closes on Monday, day of the queen’s funeral.
The queue stretched nearly 5km by early Thursday, skirting the River Thames to southeast London, past the Tate Modern museum and Shakespeare’s Globe theatre.
Prince William and his wife Catherine – the new Princes of Wales – visit Sandringham, where the queen used to spend Christmas, to view the flower offerings.
Prince Edward, the queen’s youngest son, and his wife Sofia will visit Manchester, in northwest England, to view the city’s book of condolences.
The king charles iii he will spend the day without commitments at his country home, Highgrove, in the south-west of England. Members of the military hold nightly rehearsals for Monday’s funeral.
Tradition, solemnity and protocol at the arrival of Elizabeth II’s coffin at Westmister Abbey, where she is received by an Anglican choir. A funeral hasn’t been held at the UK’s main abbey since the 18th century 👏💜. pic.twitter.com/kvnO7TbZBq
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Friday, September 16
Charles III and Queen Camilla visit Wales, where a service is held at Cardiff’s Llandaff Cathedral, and he receives a message of condolence at the Senedd, the Welsh regional assembly.
The visit to Wales completes the trips to the four regions that make up the United Kingdom. Later, Carlos III and his brothers will watch over the coffin of the monarch who died a week ago at the age of 96, in what is known as “the princes’ vigil”.
Sunday September 18
At 8 pm a minute of silence will be observed throughout the country as a sign of mourning for the
queen and in honor of his life of service to the country.
At 8 pm a minute of silence will be observed throughout the country as a sign of mourning for the
queen and in honor of his life of service to the country.
Monday, September 19
The queen’s coffin is moved in procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey for a state funeral at 11am, which is expected to be followed by millions of people around the world and will be attended by political leaders and heads of state. State, including the president of the United States, Joe Biden, in the midst of an important security device.
After the funeral, the coffin will travel to Windsor Castle, another royal residence, where the
queen will be buried at 6:30 pm in a private ceremony.
The queen will rest in a family chapel with her father, King George VI, her husband, Prince Philip, her sister, Princess Margaret, her mother, also called Elizabeth.
AFP
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