Marching at a precise 75 steps per minute — a pace reserved for funerals — soldiers and family members escorted the queen's coffin to
The procession marched at a pace of 75 steps per minute, which is specifically reserved for funerals and ensures it keeps time with the slow pace of the gun carriage.
After the funeral service, at 12:15pm, the coffin - followed by King Charles and the Queen Consort - will emerge through the Abbey's Great West Door before its extraordinary 1.5-mile journey procession featuring more than 4,000 military personnel to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner.
At midday (9pm AEST) the coffin returns to the gun carriage for a full-court procession to the Wellington Arch, site of the Australian and New Zealand war memorials – a march of almost three kilometres, punctuated by occasional artillery fire and the tolling of Big Ben.
10.52am: The Queen's coffin arrives at Westminster Abbey. 11am: The Queen's funeral service starts. 11.55am: The funeral ends with the sounds of the Last Post. 12pm: UK observes a two-minute silence at the end of the Queen's funeral.
A traditional service taken by a minister, either in the church or a funeral home can take between 20-30 minutes. A service taken by a civil celebrant or a humanist can sometimes be just 15 minutes. Every funeral is different however and there are often exceptions to this.
4:50pm – Queen's coffin lowered into royal vault
After the service, the Queen's coffin was lowered into the royal vault as the dean read a psalm and a commendation.
Queen Elizabeth II will be buried in an English oak coffin featuring brass handles that were designed more than 30 years ago, and lined with lead. It is estimated the coffin weighs between 250kg and 317kg.
King Charles, William And Harry Walk Behind The Queen's Coffin At Her State Funeral.
The procession will depart Westminster Abbey and travel 2.3km along Whitehall, past the statue of King Charles I at Trafalgar Square, through Admiralty Arch and up The Mall to Buckingham Palace. The journey, which will take about 30 minutes, will feature eight groups and 19 military bands.
The three-mile (5km) avenue was lined with crowds and members of the armed forces. The King and senior members of the Royal Family joined the cortege in the Quadrangle in Windsor Castle a little later ready for the committal service and later burial at St George's Chapel.
Prince Harry and Prince William Flank the Queen's Coffin at Her Vigil. The brothers stood together to honor their late grandmother.
There will be a two-minute silence at the end of the State Funeral service on Monday, 19 September. This will be at approximately 11:55am. To pay our respects to Her Majesty The Queen this silence will be observed in all UK government buildings.
Guardsmen will have two hours on sentry duty and four hours off. However, do not be surprised if on some occasions you do not see the traditional guardsmen, in their scarlet tunics, particularly in August when other regiments often guard 'The King'.
Typically, royals are buried in elegant formal clothing and jewellery. This is often a combination of clothing provided by family members and/or loved ones, and clothing commissioned specifically for the funeral.
Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother. It's unclear if Harry was left any money from his grandmother the late Queen Elizabeth II, whose will is expected to stay sealed for at least 90 years.
During the procession, King Charles III placed a royal flag on the former monarch's coffin during the ceremony.
Lead-lined coffins slow the body's decomposition by keeping moisture out of the casket. Lead does not decay and so remains airtight, preventing decomposition, but also any smells and gases from being released; not something you want if multiple Royals are sharing a vault or may be moved in the future.
Coffins get tapered to conform to the shape of a human form. A coffin also has a removable lid while caskets have lids with hinges. Coffins are usually made out of wood and lined with cloth interiors. Unlike caskets, they do not have rails that make transportation easier.
Key facts. The magnificent solid gold frame weighs 2.23kg (nearly 5lbs) and is adorned with semi-precious stones. St Edward's Crown was made for the coronation of Charles II to replace the medieval crown melted down by parliamentarians in 1649, after the execution of King Charles I.
Night had fallen as she was laid to rest next to the Duke of Edinburgh in the George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor, in private and away from cameras. With only her family present, it was a wholly intimate ceremony, one for a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother who also was a Queen.
What happens after the funeral? After the funeral in Westminster, the Queen's coffin will be transferred to Windsor Castle, where there will be a committal service in St George's Chapel. She will be buried in the castle's King George VI Memorial Chapel, alongside her father, her mother, and her sister's ashes.
Some 800 people, including members of the Queen's Household and Windsor estate staff, will attend the committal service afterwards at 4pm in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Africa. At least 37 staff of the Guinness World Records have since passed on while on deployment in Uganda to record what the reference book says is the longest funeral ever held. Mr Oh Aganda died in 1986, the records book says. “The funeral has been going on since,” Guinness World Records says.
A standard funeral can be up to about 2 weeks after the date of death. If the body is cremated, the family can wait as long as they'd like, but most are done within a month at the latest. If the deceased is already buried or cremated, a memorial service can be held at any later date.