George's Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. A committal service will be held at St George's Chapel, around 4pm (1am). At the end of the service, the Queen's coffin will be lowered into the Royal Vault.
The Queen's coffin now permanently resides inside the King George VI Memorial Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Her Majesty was buried during a private ceremony on Monday evening. She has been reunited with her late husband Prince Philip, who was moved from the Royal Vault to lie with his wife for eternity.
When the Queen's coffin is taken to her funeral service at Westminster Abbey it will be carried on a royal navy state gun carriage pulled along by sailors. This royal tradition has been a feature at every funeral for a monarch since Queen Victoria was laid to rest over 100 years ago.
The Queen's coffin will enter the grounds of Windsor Castle before finally arriving at St George's Chapel for the service at 4pm. The Queen will be put to rest alongside the love of her life, Prince Philip, as she is lowered into the Royal Vault, one of the burial chambers that sees monarchs rest in peace.
The royal coffin is also lined with lead — a tradition in the family — for it is believed that it will preserve the corpse of a person for a longer period of time after it is placed in the crypt. While lead will make the coffin airtight, it will also make it heavier.
The practice of encasing Royal Family members in lead coffins dates back hundreds of years at least to Queen Elizabeth I. Using lead allows the casket to be sealed, keeping out moisture and slows the decomposition process for up to a year longer than would normally occur.
Coffin was made decades ago: 'Not something you can just make in a day' The oak coffin was made more than 30 years ago, funeral directors confirmed to USA TODAY. Leverton & Sons, which has served as funeral directors to the royal household said it inherited the coffin made for the queen by another firm, Kenyons.
The Royal Company of Archers are the sovereign's official guards in Scotland. While the Queen was lying at rest in Scotland she was guarded by the Royal Company of Archers. How long do the guards stand watch? The continuous 24-hour vigil will be broken into four six-hour shifts.
The public will be able to file past the coffin 24 hours a day from 5pm on Wednesday 14 September until 6.30am on the day of the funeral - Monday 19 September. Those wishing to attend will be required to queue for many hours, possibly overnight.
Finally, the coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault, as the Dean of Windsor read Psalm 103, including the emotional line, "Go forth upon thy journey from this world, O Christian soul." A commendation was read, including the Garter King of Arms pronunciation of the styles and titles of Queen Elizabeth.
How much would the Queen's coffin weigh? Due to the lead lining of the coffin, the casket would be very heavy. It has been estimated that it would weigh between 250kg and 317kg.
The coffin bearers at the Queen's funeral are from a unit of which the late monarch was Company Commander. Soldiers from the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, were chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle.
Following the service, the Queen's coffin will now make its way to Windsor, where she will be buried with her beloved late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The coffin will be taken to Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, as members of the public watch on, before it is taken to Windsor Castle.
FOOTAGE has been captured of a man who appears to run forward and touch the Queen's coffin inside Westminster Hall. The clip was shared online with the source unnamed.
A card atop the Queen's coffin bore a poignant message from King Charles III- the new monarch of Britain for his mother. The card placed on the Queen's coffin, alongside flowers, read: "In loving and devoted memory. Charles R."
Why will the hearse leave the palace at precisely that time? “Simply to arrive at Westminster Hall at 3 p.m. on the dot,” said Dickie Arbiter, who served as a spokesman for Queen Elizabeth II and a media consultant to Prince Charles. The timing has no particular significance, according to Mr. Arbiter.
According to scripture, the number is symbolic of unity, love and our relationship with God. This is likely to have been important to the deeply religious Queen who was also head of the Church of England. The numbers 222 are also special in numerology - the study of numbers and their relationship to mystical events.
Unlike caskets, coffins have six sides to them instead of four. Plus, the top of the coffin is wider than its bottom. 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.
The Queen will be buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which was constructed in 1969. She will be laid to rest alongside her parents, George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, as well as the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret, who passed away in 2002.
Victoria had requested that she not be embalmed, a process long been used by the Royal Family to allow for the monarch's lying-in-state. But she made clear that she didn't want to lie in state, instead asking for a military and state funeral.
Jack Burnell-Williams, a member of the Household Cavalry, died on Wednesday, September 28, after being unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge, London, the Army said in a statement.
The coffin bearers carrying the late Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral were specifically chosen to protect her body after her passing. Soldiers from the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, were chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle.
The use of lead makes the coffin very heavy. According to The Times, eight military bearers will be needed to carry the Queen's coffin on the day of the state funeral.
Due to the lead lining of the coffin, the casket would be very heavy. It has been estimated that it would weigh between 250kg and 317kg.