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The Queen's Funeral: Where to watch the service live on TV

The Queen's funeral takes place at 11am on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey.

More than 2,000 guests are expected to be at the funeral service. A national two-minute silence will take place at 11.55am.

Here are the broadcast schedules for coverage of the Queen's funeral on BBC, Sky, ITV and Channel 4.

Read more: NI public transport arrangements on day of The Queen's Funeral

BBC

Coverage on BBC television will be led by Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, David Dimbleby and Sophie Raworth.

Huw Edwards and Fergal Keane will be covering events from London, Kirsty Young and David Dimbleby will be in Windsor, Sophie Raworth will be at Parliament Square, Anita Rani at the Long Walk at Windsor and JJ Chalmers at Wellington Barracks.

The special programme will be on air from 0800-1700 on BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer with BSL signed coverage on BBC Two.

BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback programme from 1030-1330 will bring listeners in Northern Ireland live coverage of the State Funeral Service with commentary from presenter William Crawley. Evening Extra, from 1500-1800 will provide coverage of the Committal Service.

The two minute silence during the State Funeral Service will be observed across all live stations.

ITV

Starting at 9.30am, a special programme titled Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral will guide viewers through the historic day, covering the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, the mile-long military procession escorting the Queen through London, the Queen’s final journey to Windsor and the committal service at St George’s Chapel.

Tom and Julie will be joined by a number of special guests and royal experts for their reflections and analysis of this historic moment.

Mary Nightingale will lead coverage from Westminster Abbey, while Royal Editor Chris Ship will be in London and Windsor.

Rageh Omaar will be with the armed forces at Wellington Barracks. Nina Hossain will be on the Long Walk in Windsor speaking to people paying their respects. Charlene White will be with mourners in London.

All of the day’s programming from 6am to midnight will be simulcast on all of ITV’s main channel and five digital channels and hub - the first time in its history ITV has done so.

Additionally, the coverage will be preceded by Good Morning Britain which will preview the funeral.

The special programme will be followed by the ITV Regional News and an extended Evening News.

Moving into the evening, at 7.30pm ITV will broadcast a documentary film, Queen Elizabeth II: A Nation Remembers, chronicling the events of the past ten days from Her Majesty The Queen’s death to the state funeral.

At 9pm, there will be a further special documentary programme, Queen Elizabeth II: The Final Farewell (w/t) focusing on the day’s events, narrated by ITV News' James Mates as the nation says goodbye to a most extraordinary woman and our longest-reigning sovereign.

This will be followed by an extended News at Ten presented by Tom Bradby.

Sky

Sky News can confirm its broadcast schedule for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 19 th September, with live coverage throughout the day available for free on Sky News and the Sky News App, YouTube and on Freeview.

As Her Majesty’s Lying-in-State draws to an end, Kamali Melbourne will be live from Westminster Abbey with early morning updates from 5am. Kay Burley will take over from 7am outlining how the day will unfold.

From 9am, Anna Botting and Dermot Murnaghan will begin a special broadcast of the funeral procession, Anna reporting live from Westminster, with coverage of the State Funeral Service at 11am and Dermot reporting live from Windsor Castle as the procession begins to make its way from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, before concluding at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk.

Throughout the day, Sky Royal Events Commentator Alastair Bruce will provide analysis of the historic events as they unfold.

Jayne Secker will be live from Windsor Castle at 5pm and Mark Austin will reflect on the day from Buckingham Palace, looking back at the events and key moments from the day at 7pm, ahead of a daily round-up show with Johnathan Samuels at 9pm. Anna Botting will then return to conclude coverage for the day with the News at Ten live from Buckingham Palace.

Kay Burley, Sarah Jane Mee and Gillian Joseph will be in crowds in London and Windsor throughout the day.

5am – 7am

Kamali Melbourne from Westminster Abbey

7am – 9am
Kay Burley from Westminster Abbey

9am – 5pm
Anna Botting takes viewers through the Funeral Procession and service from Westminster Abbey, which commences at 11am, while Dermot Murnaghan reports live from Windsor Castle.

5pm – 7pm

Jayne Secker live from Windsor Castle

7pm – 9pm
Mark Austin live from Buckingham Palace

9pm – 10pm
Daily round-up of the day’s events with Johnathan Samuels

10pm – 11pm
Anna Botting with the News at Ten live from Buckingham Palace

Channel 4

Channel 4 will broadcast the 1953 documentary, A Queen Is Crowned, narrated by (Sir) Laurence Olivier concurrently with the State Funeral being broadcast on the BBC and ITV.

A Channel 4 spokesperson said: “On the day Britain says farewell to its longest serving monarch, Channel 4 will be airing A Queen is Crowned, the classic 1953 documentary about her coronation, so that viewers can experience both the beginning and end of her remarkable reign. Following the service, Channel 4 will also broadcast two extended editions of Channel 4 News as well as the 1943 Vera Lynn film, We’ll Meet Again.”

The schedule for Monday 19 September on Channel 4 will be as below. Channel 4 will observe the two-minute silence:

06:10hrs to 10:55hrs: Britain’s Most Beautiful Landscapes, Secrets of the Royal Gardens

10:55hrs: Her Majesty The Queen (obituary)

11:55hrs: Her Majesty The Queen: Two Minutes’ Silence

1200hrs: A Queen Is Crowned – The 1953 documentary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Narrated by Laurence Olivier)

1325hrs: Channel 4 News Special (90 minutes)

1450hrs: We’ll Meet Again (1943 film)

1610 to 1900hrs: Secrets Royal Gardens, Coastal Railway Journeys, Devon & Cornwall

1900hrs: Channel 4 News (90 minutes)

2030hrs onwards: Jamie’s One Pan Wonders, 24hrs in A&E, First Dates, UEFA Magazine, Walter Presents: Sisterhood

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