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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral to be held on Sept 19

AFP . London
10 Sep 2022 23:22:37 | Update: 10 Sep 2022 23:29:25
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral to be held on Sept 19
Floral tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II are seen in Green Park in London on September 10, 2022 — AFP Photo

The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00am (1000 GMT) on September 19, royal officials said on Saturday.

Buckingham Palace also confirmed that the queen, who died on Thursday aged 96, will then be taken to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, west of London, for a committal service.

The queen's body is currently in an oak coffin covered by the Royal Standard for Scotland, with a wreath of flowers on top, in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle, in northeast Scotland.

Royal officials called it "a scene of quiet dignity".

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The queen's coffin will be taken on a 180-mile (290-kilometre) trip by road from the remote estate to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday.

In the Scottish capital, the coffin will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles's Cathedral to lie at rest until Tuesday.

It will then be taken by air to Buckingham Palace in London, before lying-in-state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday.

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