The British can say goodbye to the late Queen in the coming days. First the body of the regent is taken from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh, later to London. He is laid out in both places.
Three days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her body is to be transferred to Edinburgh during the course of the day. The British Queen died on Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. From there, the body is to be taken by car to the Scottish capital, around 120 kilometers away - initially to Holyrood Palace, the Queen's official residence in Scotland.
On Monday morning, the coffin will be carried in a solemn procession attended by the new King Charles III. and other royals to St. Giles' Cathedral. The coffin will be there by Tuesday. The public will then also have the opportunity to pay their respects to the Queen and say one last goodbye.
The coffin will be shipped to London on Tuesday. The next day he is taken in a public procession through the streets of central London. The coffin is to be taken from Buckingham Palace to Parliament on a horse-drawn carriage known as a carriage, the palace said.
The funeral procession is to descend The Mall and pass through the parade ground of Horse Guards Parade, White Hall and Parliament Street to Parliament, known as the Palace of Westminster. The Queen will be laid out there for four days. There, too, people should have another opportunity to say goodbye to the Queen. Many thousands are expected.
The state funeral finally takes place on September 19th. A service is planned at 12 p.m. (CEST) at Westminster Abbey in London. People in the UK get an extra day off. Charles III had approved this holiday on the occasion of his proclamation.
The Queen will be buried in St George's Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where her husband Prince Philip, who died on April 9, 2021, is also buried. Her closest relatives, her father George VI, her mother, known as the "Queen Mum", and her sister, Princess Margaret, were also buried there. Numerous heads of state and government from all over the world are expected at the state funeral, including several queens and kings of European countries.
