Queen’s death: Day-to-day guide – Wednesday’s key events
The death of our beloved Monarch has brought thousands out onto the streets to pay their respects. All around the world, as tributes pour in, all eyes are on the UK as preparations for the Queen’s funeral are underway and the world is introduced to King Charles III.
Here’s our guide to the week’s key events up to and including the plans for the Queen’s state funeral on 19 Monday, all you need to know about viewing the Queen’s coffin as she is lying in state and what to expect if you’re travelling to London for the funeral.
The key events for Wednesday 14 September
- 14:00 – Coffin travels from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall
Queen’s death – Wednesday’s events in full
The Queen’s coffin will travel from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall just after 14:00, it will lie in state for four days.
Crowds will be able to watch as the cortege makes the journey through central London – along Queen’s Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square and New Palace Yard.
The coffin will be adorned with the Imperial State Crown and carried on a gun carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The King and members of the royal family will walk behind in a journey that will take 38 minutes.
Once in Westminister Hall, the coffin will rest on a raised platform and each corner of that platform will be guarded 24 hours a day by soldiers from units that serve the Royal Household.
A service will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and attended by King Charles and other members of the royal family. The hall will then be opened to members of the public.
Members of the public will be able to pay their respects from 17:00 and Westminster Hall will remain open 24 hours a day until 06:30 on Monday 19 September.
Officials have already warned of long queues and say you should expect to wait for many hours, possibly overnight.
What is lying in state?
The formal event in which a coffin is placed on view before the funeral, allows members of the public to walk past and pay their respects and final tributes and goodbyes.
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