Bow Room Buckingham Palace

When The Queen's coffin returns to London, it will lie at rest in Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the Sovereign.

The Queen’s coffin will be in the Bow Room overnight before being transferred to Westminster Hall at Westminster Palace on Septembre 14th 2022 where she will lie in state until the early hours of September 19th 2022. Situated beneath the State Apartments, the Bow Room is part of a group of semi-state apartments, that also include the 1844 Room and 1855 Room. Of the 775 rooms available to choose from, the Bow Room is where The Queen will spend her final time at Buckingham Palace.

The room played host to visiting dignitaries and Royal family occasions as well as the New Zealand rugby league team who performed the haka.

In that address, she told the nation: “Let there be no doubt that Britain is faced with formidable problems, but let there also be no doubt she will overcome them. In that same year, the New Zealand rugby league team performed the haka for the late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. Cabinets display the Mecklenburg dinner service, which was ordered by George III and Queen Charlotte and given as a gift to Charlotte’s brother, Duke Adolphus Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1764.

The Queen's coffin is arriving in London this evening and will be taken by hearse to Buckingham Palace. It will be carried to the Bow Room (above), ...

After lying in the Bow Room, Her Majesty will be moved to the Throne Room so her staff to say a final goodbye. Above: The King's body is flanked by four green-jacketed game-keepers in the church The Throne Room, Buckingham Palace, London, England in the late 19th century. The Queen used it to entertain heads of state and for other special occasions Her Majesty will then be moved to the Throne Room so her staff can say a final goodbye. They are marked 'His' and 'Hers' and date from the Queen's Coronation in 1953. The queue for ordinary Britons is expected to be up to five miles long and it could involve a wait of 30 hours. Her Majesty is currently lying at rest in St Giles' Cathedral, with thousands of mourners having queued overnight to pay their respects. Situated in the West Wing of the marble hall, it is also where the Queen traditionally hosted an arrival lunch for visiting heads of state. There are also plates, sauce boats and a candelabra. Instead, the two gilded chairs are in its place. [King Charles III](/news/prince_charles/index.html) watches with the Queen Consort.