Today, the world says farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. World leaders, including US president Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron, and royals from across the globe have gathered in London for the country’s first state funeral in decades. Here is how the day will unfold:
10.35 a.m.
The coffin bearers from the Queen’s Company, the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, will lift the coffin from the catafalque in Westminster Hall.
10.44 a.m.
The Queen’s coffin will be taken via Parliament Square to Westminster Abbey. The coffin will be carried on the state gun carriage, drawn by 142 Royal Navy sailors. Detachments of the King’s Body Guards of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the Yeomen of the Guard and the Royal Company of Archers will accompany the procession. The King and other members of the royal family will follow behind the gun carriage.
10.52 a.m.
The coffin will arrive at the west gate of the abbey, where it will be carried into the church by the bearer party.
11 a.
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