Another thread as the Queen's coffin heads to Windsor.
From the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-f...-state-funeral-monday-minute-by-minute-guide/
Noon
State funeral service ends with a lament played by the Queen’s piper.
12.15pm
Coffin procession leaves Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch.
1pm
Coffin procession arrives at Wellington Arch, where the coffin will be placed in a state hearse to begin its journey to Windsor.
3.06pm
Hearse arrives at Shaw Farm Gate in Albert Road, Windsor, joining a procession already formed up and in position.
3.10pm
Procession steps off and proceeds up the Long Walk to Windsor Castle via the George IV Gate
3.20pm
Governors general and prime ministers of the Commonwealth Realms take their seats in the nave.
3.25pm
Members of the Royal family not walking behind the coffin arrive and take their seats in the quire and the nave.
3.40pm
The King and other members of the Royal family join the procession on foot in the quadrangle of the castle.
3.53pm
Procession halts at the bottom of the West Steps of St George’s Chapel. Bearer party carries the coffin from the hearse and places it on a catafalque in the quire.
4pm
Televised committal service begins, conducted by the Dean of Windsor. At the end of the service, the coffin is lowered into the royal vault.
7.30pm
Private burial service is held in King George VI Memorial Chapel, attended by close family members. The Queen’s coffin, along with that of the Duke of Edinburgh, is moved from the royal vault to the chapel where it will be interred.
From the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-f...-state-funeral-monday-minute-by-minute-guide/
Noon
State funeral service ends with a lament played by the Queen’s piper.
12.15pm
Coffin procession leaves Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch.
1pm
Coffin procession arrives at Wellington Arch, where the coffin will be placed in a state hearse to begin its journey to Windsor.
3.06pm
Hearse arrives at Shaw Farm Gate in Albert Road, Windsor, joining a procession already formed up and in position.
3.10pm
Procession steps off and proceeds up the Long Walk to Windsor Castle via the George IV Gate
3.20pm
Governors general and prime ministers of the Commonwealth Realms take their seats in the nave.
3.25pm
Members of the Royal family not walking behind the coffin arrive and take their seats in the quire and the nave.
3.40pm
The King and other members of the Royal family join the procession on foot in the quadrangle of the castle.
3.53pm
Procession halts at the bottom of the West Steps of St George’s Chapel. Bearer party carries the coffin from the hearse and places it on a catafalque in the quire.
4pm
Televised committal service begins, conducted by the Dean of Windsor. At the end of the service, the coffin is lowered into the royal vault.
7.30pm
Private burial service is held in King George VI Memorial Chapel, attended by close family members. The Queen’s coffin, along with that of the Duke of Edinburgh, is moved from the royal vault to the chapel where it will be interred.
