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Pomp, circumstance and tradition will feature extensively in the formalities to be held in the following days as final preparations are made for the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen’s funeral will take place in London on Monday, September 19, which is a public holiday

King Charles and his sons march behind gun carriage in solemn procession from Buckingham Palace watched by crowds of thousands

Tens of thousands of mourners will watch the Queen's coffin being taken from Buckingham Palace, where it has stayed overnight, to Westminster Hall, at Parliament, on Wednesday

The papers show pictures of a hearse delivering the Queen’s coffin to the palace where it will rest overnight

Networks have provided daily live-updates since the news broke on Thursday.

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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall. There, Britain’s longest-serving monarch will lie in…

Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to pay their final respects to their late monarch in Westminster Hall.

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace ahead of Wednesday’s procession through London to Westminster Hall, where she will lie in state for four days until her funeral.

The Queen’s coffin will stay at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night until the ceremonial procession to Westminster Hall on Wednesday.