The State Funeral of The Queen
The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at
Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19th September 2022 at 1100hrs BST.
A Committal Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, will take
place later the same day at 1600hrs.
Elements of the State Funeral Service and the associated ceremonial
arrangements will pay tribute to The Queen’s extraordinary reign, and
Her Majesty’s remarkable life of service as Head of State, Nation
and Commonwealth
On the morning of the State Funeral, the Lying-in-State will end at 0630hrs
as the final members of the public are admitted.
The State Funeral Service will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster.
During the Service, the Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the
Commonwealth will read Lessons. The Archbishop of York, the
Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, the Moderator of the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland and the Free Churches Moderator
will say Prayers. The Sermon will be given by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who will also give the Commendation. The Dean of
Westminster will then pronounce the Blessing.
Towards the end of the Service, at approximately 1155hrs, Last Post
will sound followed by Two Minute’s Silence to be observed in the Abbey,
and throughout the United Kingdom. The National Anthem will bring the
State Funeral Service to a close at approximately 12 noon.
After the Service, Her Majesty’s Coffin will be borne through the Abbey,
returning to the State Gun Carriage for the Procession to Wellington Arch,
Hyde Park Corner, arriving at 1300hrs. The King and Members of
the Royal Family will again follow The Queen’s Coffin in Procession.
The Procession will include detachments from the Armed Forces of the
Commonwealth. Minute Guns will be fired in Hyde Park by The King’s
Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, and Big Ben will toll throughout the duration
of the Procession.
At Wellington Arch, the Coffin will be transferred to the State Hearse to
travel to Windsor. As the State Hearse departs Wellington Arch, the Parade
will give a Royal Salute and the National Anthem will be played. His Majesty
The King and Members of the Royal Family will then depart for Windsor.
When the Coffin reaches Windsor, the State Hearse will slow to join a
Procession to be formed up on Albert Road to travel via the Long Walk to
St George’s Chapel, Windsor for the Committal Service. Members of the
Royal Family will join the Procession in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle.
Minute Guns will be fired on the East Lawn, Windsor Castle by The King’s
Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, and Sebastopol Bell and the Curfew Tower Bell
will be tolled.
The Procession will halt at the bottom of the West Steps of St. George's
Chapel where a Guard of Honour, found by the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards,
will be mounted. The Queen’s Coffin will be borne in Procession into the Chapel.
The Committal Service will begin at 1600hrs, and alongside His Majesty The
King and Members of the Royal Family, the congregation will be made up of
past and present members of The Queen’s Household, including from the
private estates. Also in attendance will be Governors General and Realm
Prime Ministers.
The Service will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, with prayers said by
the Rector of Sandringham, the Minister of Crathie Kirk and the Chaplain of
Windsor Great Park. The Choir of St George’s Chapel will sing during the
Service.
Prior to the final Hymn, the Imperial State Crown, the Orb and the Sceptre
will be removed from Her Majesty The Queen’s Coffin, and placed on the
Altar. At the end of the final Hymn, The King will place The Queen's
Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on Her Majesty’s Coffin.
At the same time, The Lord Chamberlain will "break" his Wand of Office
and place it on the Coffin.
As The Queen’s Coffin is lowered into the Royal Vault, the Dean of Windsor
will say a Psalm and the Commendation before Garter King of Arms
pronounces Her Majesty’s styles and titles.
The Sovereign’s Piper will play a Lament and The Archbishop of Canterbury
will pronounce the Blessing. The National Anthem will be sung at
the conclusion of the Service.
A Private Burial will take place in The King George VI Memorial Chapel
later that evening, conducted by the Dean of Windsor.
The Queen is to be buried together with The Duke of Edinburgh.
Who will attend this State Funeral?
The Royal family
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Commonwealth leaders
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia
Governor-General David Hurley of Australia
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand
Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica
Governor-General Patrick Allen of Jamaica
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea
Governor-General Bob Dadae of Papua New Guinea
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa
President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka
President Paula-Mae Weekes of Trinidad and Tobago
President Droupadi Murmu of India
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Royals who attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
* King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians (Belgium)
* King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan
* Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
* Former Tsar of Bulgaria
* Queen Margrethe of Denmark
* Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece
* Emperor and Empress of Japan
* Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
* Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
* Sultan Abdullah of Pahang and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku
Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (King and Queen of Malaysia)
* Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco
* King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
* Sultan Haitham of Oman
* Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
* The Custodian of the Romanian Crown, Her Majesty Margareta
and Prince Radu
* Serbia: Crown Prince Alexander – one of The Queen’s godchildren
* King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, Former King Juan Carlos of
Spain and Queen Sofia;
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* King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia
* King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and former Queen Beatrix of
The Netherlands;
* Tonga: King Tupou VI
Other political leaders
Taoiseach (similar to 'Prime Minister') Micheál Martin of Ireland
President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland
President Emmanuel Macron of France
President Alexander Van der Bellen of Austria
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany
President Sergio Mattarella of Italy
President Isaac Herzog of Israel
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil
President Sauli Niinistö of Finland
President Hage Geingob of Namibia
President Yoon Suk-Yeol of South Korea
President Katalin Novak of Hungary
President Egils Levits of Latvia
President Andrzej Duda of Poland
President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
European Council President Charles Michel
President Biden of the United States of America
Source pictures:
* landscapes: own picture taken in London in 2016
* https://www.royal.uk/announcement-death-queen
* Wikipedia
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