Big Ben

There is a huge military operation to ensure Big Ben bongs correctly for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday.

The tower itself is called the Elizabeth Tower. "At the stroke of 12.15 p.m. [article](https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/09/army-signallers-ensure-queens-funeral-runs-precisely-to-the-chimes-of-big-ben/) on Friday on how the army is working hard to ensure Big Ben chimes as expected.

Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral: A British cultural icon, the Big Ben will have a major role to play in the Queen's state funeral as well. | World News.

[Westminster Abbey,](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/why-queen-s-youngest-son-prince-edward-didn-t-shake-hands-with-mourners-101663569340612.html) Big Ben- the striking clock at the north end of the [Westminster Palace](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/queen-elizabeth-ii-s-funeral-5-points-on-the-monarch-s-coffin-procession-101663573095897.html) has a major role to play in the monarch’s funeral. [Big Ben](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/the-state-gun-carriage-and-its-leading-role-in-queen-elizabeth-ii-s-funeral-101663576927917.html) will also toll once kicking off a national two-minute period of silence which will be widely observed across the UK. [Queen Elizabeth II's](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/queen-of-jordan-s-tribute-to-queen-of-the-world-elizabeth-ii-101663577989552.html) coffin was transported from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where it laid-in-state. The famous clock tower which was also renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of [Elizabeth II ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/queens-much-loved-horses-trained-to-hear-sobbing-to-lead-funeral-procession-101663578753643.html)was built in 1859 and designed by Augustus Pugin. A British cultural icon, the Big Ben will have a major role to play in the [Queen’s ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/rare-english-oak-lined-with-lead-queen-elizabeth-ii-s-decades-old-coffin-101663572605849.html)state funeral as well. Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral: A British cultural icon, the Big Ben will have a major role to play in the Queen’s state funeral as well.

Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the route from Westminster Abbey after the state funeral, which left King Charles III in tears. The Queen's coffin, ...

There was a hush from the crowd in Whitehall, as the funeral procession moved past the Cabinet War Rooms, the Cenotaph and Downing Street. Big Ben was meant to toll to mark the beginning of the National Moment of Reflection at 8pm last night, and once more at 8.01pm to mark its end. A small crowd of people in the queue for the Queen's lying in state stopped near London Bridge and bowed their heads to observe the national minute's silence. Prince Andrew and Prince Harry did not. Officials at the Houses of Parliament launched an 'urgent' investigation into the famous bell - which is housed in the Elizabeth Tower, named after Her Majesty in 2012 during her Diamond Jubilee - after it failed to strike at the start of last night's minute's silence after fears it could stay silent: Elizabeth Tower chimes start of coffin procession... But Big Ben did chime 96 times - to mark the former sovereign's age - this afternoon as the coffin was taken on a gun carriage from Westminster Abbey Members of staff at the palace bowed and curtsied both at the coffin and members of the royal family as they made their way past. Officials at the Houses of Parliament launched an 'urgent' investigation into the famous bell - which is housed in the Elizabeth Tower, named after Her Majesty in 2012 during her Diamond Jubilee - after it failed to strike at the start of last night's minute's silence. As the Queen's funeral procession moved past the Cenotaph in London, the King, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex saluted the memorial to Britain and the Commonwealth soldiers killed in the First and Second World Wars. Big Ben BONGS for the Queen... - Big Ben failed to toll to mark the start of the one-minute silence at 8pm last night