NHS doctors and nurses will walk in front of the Queen's coffin at her funeral on Monday, it is reported.
Buckingham Palace has provided details of what is intended to be a “fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign”.
The plans are said to have been drawn up in line with the late monarch's wishes and will see members of the public join royals, heads of state and other dignitaries in a state funeral designed to “unite people across the globe”.
A series of processions and three services will be held at Westminster Abbey and St George's chapel in Windsor to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II before she is buried alongside her husband the Duke of Edinburgh in a private ceremony.
Buckingham Palace hope the events will pay tribute to the Queen as “head of state, head of nation and head of family”.
The Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk is organising the funeral and the Telegraph reported him as saying: “It is our aim and belief that the state funeral and events of the next few days will unite people across the globe and resonate with people of all faiths, whilst fulfilling Her Majesty and her family’s wishes to pay a fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign.”
Around a million people are expected to make their way to London to pay tribute to the Queen in person on Monday, while the queue to see her lying in state has reached as long as five miles.
While the King spent a day out of the spotlight on Thursday, the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Sandringham where they thanked the Queen’s neighbours for laying flowers for her.
William told one well-wisher that he had been “reminded” of his mother's funeral 25 years ago while walking behind the Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday.
“It brought back a few memories,” he said. “It’s one of those moments when you think, ‘I’ve prepared myself for this, but I’m not prepared’.”
The night before the funeral a diplomatic reception will be held at Buckingham Palace for working members of the royal family and global leaders.
Flights from Heathrow will be disrupted on Monday in a bid to keep the skies above London quiet during the funeral.
British Airways has cancelled one in seven flights on Monday, while no flights will land or take off at Heathrow between 11.40am and 12.10pm, during which time a two-minute silence at the end of the funeral will be observed.
The Earl Marshal said that organising the state funeral – which is predicted to be the most-watched event in TV history – had been “both humbling and daunting”.
