On the sixth day following the death of Queen Elizabeth II her body will lie in state at Westminster Hall and a tribute will be held on the River Mersey.
Intricate plans were drawn, codenamed Operation London Bridge, for when Queen Elizabeth died, which sees a number of events happen during a period of mourning. On D-Day +5, which is one day behind schedule due to the time The Queen's death was announced in Balmoral, a number of events are expected to take place across the UK and in Liverpool.
Yesterday saw King Charles III travel to Northern Ireland to meet with party leaders and walkabout at Writers' Square. The King also joined other senior Royal's in London as the Queen's coffin returned to Buckingham Palace.
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Closer to home a Requiem Mass was held at Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral. Here is the timeline of events expected to take place over the next 24 hours.
Queen's coffin will lie in state
The Queen's coffin will be moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state for four days. Lying-in-state describes the formal occasion in which a coffin is placed on view before the funeral ceremony.
The Queen's coffin will leave Buckingham Palace at 2.22pm and 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 procession will include the King and members of the Royal Family, guns will be fired at Hyde Park and Big Ben will toll. The coffin will arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm and once there, will rest on a platform.
Each corner of the platform will be guarded 24-hours-a-day by soldiers from units that serve the Royal Household. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects to the Queen's coffin from 5pm. Westminster Hall will remain open until 6.30am on the day of the state funeral.
Ships to mount spectacular tribute to Queen Elizabeth on River Mersey
Twenty ships will gather on the River Mersey tomorrow or a special maritime tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
At 2pm all working vessels on the river will gather in front of the Three Graces (Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building). The formation will include pilot launch boats, RNLI Lifeboats, river tugs, Mersey Ferries and the Disney Magic cruise liner. They will all blow their whistles in tribute to the Queen who died last week.
River tugs will perform Fleur De Lis - spraying water from their fire cannons. Vessels currently within Liverpool and Wirral dock systems, including at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, will also sound their whistles in unison, showing solidarity with the maritime salute.
A bagpiper will perform ahead of the 2pm moment, and will signal the end of the minute by playing the lament. It is expected around 20 working vessels will be involved in the short tribute which has been co-ordinated by the city council’s Cruise Liverpool team. Members of the public are encouraged to head to the Pier Head to watch the historic moment.
Lord Mayor of Liverpool Councillor Roy Gladden, Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, Naval Regional Commander for Northern England and Isle of Man, Commodore Phillip Waterhouse and Harbour Master Gary Doyle will watch the tribute from a docked Mersey Ferry.
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