A minute-by-minute rundown of what will happen at Queen Elizabeth's funeral
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday, September 19.
The day will consist of multiple processions and a service at Westminster Abbey in London.
The service is expected to be around one hour long.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's funeral will take place on Monday at Westminster Abbey in London.
The Queen died at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8. She spent 70 years on the throne, making her the longest-serving monarch in British history.
As Insider previously reported, the ceremony is set to be broadcast on various channels around the world including BBC One, BBC News, and Sky News in the UK, and NBC News, NBC News Now, CNN, ABC, and Fox News in the US.
The hour-long funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. BST, or 6 a.m. ET, but a full day of events will take place around it. Here's a minute-by-minute rundown of the royal ceremony.
6:30 a.m.: The Queen's lying-in-state will come to an end
Queen Elizabeth spent four days lying in state at Westminster Hall, where the public were invited to pay their respects.
Thousands of people lined up for hours to visit the Queen's coffin from Wednesday, September 14, and continued to do so until the morning of the funeral. Soccer star David Beckham was among those to visit, previously telling ITV that he joined the queue at 2 a.m. on Friday.
The lying-in-state ended on Monday at 6:30 a.m. BST as the final members of the public were admitted, according to a Buckingham Palace press release sent to Insider.
10:44 a.m.: A procession will be led by King Charles and the royal family
A procession will take place at 10:44 a.m. BST, or 5:44 a.m. ET, from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, led by the king, members of the royal family, and the royal household, the press release states. The Queen's coffin will be carried on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy, which also carried the coffins of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI, Sir Winston Churchill, and Lord Mountbatten, according to The Telegraph.
The procession will arrive at the west gate of Westminster Abbey at 10:52 a.m., where the bearer will lift the coffin into the church, the press release adds.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: The funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey
The service will begin at around 11 a.m. BST and is expected to end at noon BST, according to the press release.
Those due to be in attendance include foreign royal families, heads of state, and overseas government representatives, as well as almost 200 people who were recognized in The Queen's birthday honors earlier this year, the press release states.
The funeral will conclude with a two-minute silence followed by the UK's national anthem.
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.: The service will be followed by a procession to Wellington Arch
The king and members of the royal family will lead a procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, which is due to conclude at around 1 p.m. BST, or 8 a.m. ET, the press release states.
The coffin will then be transferred to the state hearse, and the national anthem will be played once again before the royal family departs for Windsor.
3 p.m.: The procession to St George's Chapel begins
When the coffin reaches Windsor, the procession will continue down the Long Walk to St. George's Chapel for a committal service, at 3 p.m. BST, or 10 a.m. ET, the press release adds.
4 p.m.: The committal service will begin at St. George's Chapel
The service at 4 p.m. BST, or 11 a.m. ET, will be attended by the royal family and members of the royal household. The service will consist of hymns as well as a short performance from the Queen's official bagpiper before the coffin is lowered into the royal vault.
A private burial will take place in The King George VI memorial chapel later that evening, conducted by the Dean of Windsor. Her Majesty will be buried alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, the press release states.
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