On 8 September, the nation received the sad announcement that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away peacefully at her Scottish Highland residence, Balmoral.
On the day of her funeral, which is to be declared a national day of mourning, all sporting fixtures will be cancelled. 'Elements of the runner and spectator experience will be more subdued out of respect to the Royal Family. Today, the King has officially approved the order that the day of the Queen’s funeral is to be a bank holiday. The London Stock Exchange is also set to for the day of the funeral, if not longer. The service will also be televised for the general public, and a two-minute silence observed nationwide. The BBC will suspend all regular coverage to screen the funeral on D+10, and all comedy programming scheduled during the mourning period will be suspended. The first official duty King Charles III will be expected to perform is to grant his first audience as monarch with Prime Minister Liz Truss as soon as practically possible. Gun salutes and bell ringing is also expected to be heard across the country. The Queen’s state funeral is expected to be held on Monday 19th September. However, since the announcement of Her Majesty’s passing came at 6.31pm on Thursday 8th September, it is expected that Friday 9th will be considered D+0. Buckingham Palace's statement also pointed out that during the national mourning period, flags at royal residences will be flown at half-mast and a royal gun salute will take place in London today at 1pm. From here, her coffin would be carried to St Giles’ Cathedral on the Royal Edinburgh Mile to allow people to lie in state, before making the final journey to London either by plane or Royal Train.
The Queen will be laid to rest at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 at 11am. Before then, she will lie in state for 'four clear days' in Westminster ...
George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. Princess Anne will be on the flight, Buckingham Palace added. [King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-died-with-charles-and-anne-by-side-as-others-dashed-to-balmoral-17332682/) by her side. On the morning of Monday 19th September, the Lying-in-State will end and the Coffin will be taken in Procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place. From Wellington Arch, the Coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel in Procession to St. Following the State Funeral, the Coffin will travel in Procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. During the Lying-in-State, members of the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to The Queen. [King Charles III addresses the nation for the first time](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-king-charles-iii-addresses-nation-for-first-time-17339232/) [What happens next following the death of the Queen?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-what-happens-next-from-mourning-period-to-funeral-17326775/) [Charles III: The boy who waited 70 years to be King](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/10/king-charles-iii-as-queen-elizabeth-dies-whats-next-for-britain-17340207/) [RIP Ma'am: Your heartfelt messages to her Majesty The Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/rip-maam-your-messages-to-her-majesty-the-queen-17334488/) [Charles III formally proclaimed as King in first ever televised Accession Council](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/10/first-ever-televised-accession-council-meets-to-formally-proclaim-charles-as-king-17342317/) [Where will King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, live?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/10/where-will-king-charles-and-queen-consort-camilla-live-17337759/) Announcing the news on Twitter, a statement from the Westminster Abbey account read: ‘Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September. The Queen’s coffin will then be flown down to London ahead of the funeral. The Queen’s oak coffin – currently lying in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle – will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh tomorrow. The Queen will be laid to rest at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 at 11am.
Queen Elizabeth II died at her home in Balmoral, with her son now becoming King Charles III.
And she, in turn, dedicated her whole life to their service." The statement read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. [performing a touching rendition of 'God Save The King'](https://www.ladbible.com/news/the-queen-death-buckingham-palace-20220908). He wrote: "The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. [her son is now the new monarch](https://www.ladbible.com/news/king-charles-statement-queen-death-20220908), and will go by the title King Charles III. [Her Majesty had died](https://www.ladbible.com/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-has-died-20220908) at the age of 96.
Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.
Each year on the second Monday in March she attended the annual Commonwealth service. She was crowned Queen Elizabeth II in the Abbey on 2nd June 1953. The church in which she was married and in which her coronation took place, the Abbey was witness to promises that defined the life of our faithful and devoted Queen.
The Queen's funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 at 11am, the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk has said. By Tom Morton.
From Wellington Arch, the Coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel in Procession to St. Following the State Funeral, the Coffin will travel in Procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. During the Lying-in-State, members of the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to The Queen. The Queen's Coffin will then be conveyed to Buckingham Palace by road, to rest in the Bow Room. The King and Members of the Royal Family will take part in the Procession and attend a Service in St Giles’ Cathedral to receive the Coffin. The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September at 1100hrs BST.
After the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, well-rehearsed plans and preparations are being put into action ahead of her funeral that is to be held ...
It was declared during King Charles’ proclamation that the state funeral will be a national Bank Holiday, with the country set to fall silent. It will be a closed casket. The service, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will see not only her fellow Royal Family members present but politicians and world leaders also.