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Russell Myers & Zoe Forsey & Jennifer Newton

Queen's funeral details confirmed and route her coffin will take on final journey

The Queen's state funeral will take place at 11am on Monday, September 19, and will including a procession through London which will allow well-wishers to say their final farewells to the late Monarch.

Following her death on Thursday, the carefully choreographed Operation London Bridge plan have been confirmed.

As she passed away in Scotland, her coffin will travel from Scotland to London by hearse and plane before she lays in rest for four days at Westminster Hall.

Her oak coffin is currently lying in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle, where several members of the royal family are staying as they come to terms with their loss.

It is covered with the Royal Standard for Scotland and there is a wreath of flowers laid on top.

The Queen's loved ones will say their final goodbyes to the Monarch at her state funeral (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

It will be taken by hearse to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday, September 11. The journey will take six hours and the coffin will be accompanied by the Earl of Dalhousie and the Minister of Crathie Kirk.

Six of Balmoral's gamekeepers, who know the Queen well, will carry the coffin from the Ballroom to the hearse.

Once it arrives at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, a Guard of Honour by The Royal Regiment of Scotland will give a Royal Salute as the coffin is received. A military party will carry the coffin into the Palace and to the Throne Room where it will remain until Monday afternoon. There will then be a procession that will take the coffin to St Giles' Cathedral on the city's Royal Mile.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Edinburgh for the event.

Floral tributes have been left at all of the royal residences (REUTERS)

You can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here

The coffin will lie at rest until Tuesday, September 13 when it will be put on an RAF plane to London. It will then be taken to Westminster Hall where it will lie in state for "four clear days" from Wednesday, September 14 until 6.30am on the morning of her funeral.

Members of the public will be able to walk past the coffin to pay their respects.

(Getty Images)

At 10.44am on the day of the funeral, the coffin will be taken in a procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral.

The royal family, world leaders, politicians and the Queen's friends will attend the historic event. It will be a much larger affair than that held for the late Prince Philip, as Covid restrictions forced the family to scale back the event.

Prince Philip's funeral was a much smaller occasion due to the pandemic (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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 announcement comes as Prince William, who is the new Prince of Wales, shared an emotional statement to his "grannie".

He said: "On Thursday, the world lost an extraordinary leader, whose commitment to the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute. So much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign.

"I, however, have lost a grandmother. And while I will grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful. I have had the benefit of The Queen’s wisdom and reassurance into my fifth decade. My wife has had twenty years of her guidance and support. My three children have got to spend holidays with her and create memories that will last their whole lives.

"She was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life. I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real.

"I thank her for the kindness she showed my family and me. And I thank her on behalf of my generation for providing an example of service and dignity in public life that was from a different age, but always relevant to us all.

"My grandmother famously said that grief was the price we pay for love. All of the sadness we will feel in the coming weeks will be testament to the love we felt for our extraordinary Queen. I will honour her memory by supporting my father, The King, in every way I can."

* This weekend, the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror celebrate the life of Her Majesty the Queen with a commemorative special filled with all the key moments from Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Be sure to pick up your copy of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror to get poth pullouts.

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