The Queen’s funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 at 11am, it has been confirmed.
The Queen’s oak coffin – which is lying in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle – will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh at 11am on Sunday on a slow six hour journey by hearse, to allow mourners gathered in the towns and villages to pay their respects.
The Queen will lie in state for “four clear days” in Westminster Hall, arriving there on Wednesday September 14 until 6.30am on the morning of her funeral, a senior palace official said.
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Thousands of people will be able to file past to see the late monarch’s coffin – and further details of how the public can attend will be announced in the coming days.
A spokesman for the King said the monarch’s main focus will be leading the royal family and nation in mourning over the coming days.
“Whilst, in the next few days, the King will carry out all the necessary state duties, his main focus will be leading the Royal Family, the nation, the Realms and the Commonwealth in mourning Her Majesty The Queen.
“This will include meeting members of the public, to share in their grief,” the spokesman said
The news comes hours after the new King Charles III confirmed the day of the funeral will be a Bank Holiday.
His Majesty was proclaimed on Saturday morning at the Accession Council, two days after the death of his mother at 96.
During the proceedings at St James's Palace, The King approved an order for the day of the Queen’s funeral will be a bank holiday.
King Charles signed an oath after the Accession Council confirmed him as a King.
He signed the proclamation oath along with his wife Queen Camilla and son Prince William, now the Prince of Wales.
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