What time is the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II?

The much-awaited state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey. The queen passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the nonagenarian age of 96.

As the funeral service looms, it would be in the interest of millions of people worldwide to know what time is the funeral of the deceased monarch. Knowing the exact time of the funeral will help those that want to watch the proceedings to not miss any moments. Also, there’s a crave to know where to watch the Queen’s funeral, as well as what time will the funeral be televised.

In this article, therefore, the NBA Republic will provide you with detailed answers to all these queries so that no one will miss any moments.

What time is the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II?

Funeral activities will begin as early as 6:30 am on Monday, September 19. The final event which is the burial of the queen, take place at 7:30 pm at the King George VI’s chapel on the grounds of Windsor.

Below is the timeline of the state funeral

6:30 am: The lying-in-state of the Queen at the Westminster Hall comes to an end. The Queen has been in the hall for the past four days.
8:00 am: The doors to Westminster Abbey will open for the funeral attendees to begin taking their seats.
10:44 am: King Charles III will lead his family in marching behind the Queen’s coffin when it is being moved from the Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey.
10:52 am: The funeral procession arrives at Westminster Abbey.
11:00 am: For those wanting to know what time is the funeral; the actual funeral service starts at exactly 11 o’clock am, 8 minutes after the procession had arrived.
11:55 am: The Last Post sounds
12:00 pm: The Queen’s funeral service will be brought to an end by Reveille, the national anthem and a lament played by the Queen’s piper and the King will then lead his family in a procession to Wellington Arch.
1:00 pm: The coffin will be loaded into a state hearse at Hyde Park, before being driven Windsor.
3:06 pm: After more than two hours ride, the funeral cortege is due to arrive at Windsor Castle through Shaw Farm Gate.
3:10 pm: The procession will set off, going up the Long Walk towards Windsor Castle.
3:20 pm: Dignitaries, including Governors-General and the 14 Realm Prime Ministers will begin to arrive at the West Door of St George’s Chapel for the commencement of the committal service. Members of the Royal Family who were not involved in the procession, will follow shortly.
3:40 pm: The King and other royals will join the procession as it passes into Engine Court.
3:53 pm: The procession will stop at the bottom of the west steps into the chapel. The bearer party will then lift the coffin from the state hearse and carry it up the steps into the chapel.
4:00 pm: some 800 people, including members of the Queen’s Household and Windsor estate staff, will attend the committal service afterwards at St George’s Chapel.
4:30 pm: The service will end at the time, and King Charles III and the Queen Consort will depart.
7:30 pm: At this time; the Queen will be buried with her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the King George VI’s chapel. The burial will be done privately by only the royal family.

What time will the funeral be televised?

Yes, we know that a lot of you want to know what time will the funeral be televised so that you can know when to sit by your television sets to follow the proceedings.

We therefore, will tell you what we know about that.

The Queen’s funeral will be televised by many TV channels in the United Kingdom and across the globe. Most of these channels, including the BBC, will begin their live coverage of the funeral as early as 7am.

Where to watch the Queen’s funeral?

According to the government, big screens will be mounted across the country to bring local communities together to commemorate the passing of the Queen.

Where to watch the Queen’s funeral will not be a problem, as various places have been earmarked to host big screens.

Hyde Park in London, Cathedral Square in Sheffield, Centenary Square in Birmingham, Bitts Park in Carlisle, Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, and the Coleraine Town Hall in Northern Ireland are some of the public places where the funeral will be shown on big screens.

Other big screen venues include; the Old Eldon Square in Newcastle, the Manchester Cathedral in Manchester, University Square in Coventry, Millennium Square in Leeds, Northernhay Gardens and Sandy Park at the Exeter City Football Club grounds, Bradford Cathedral which is located at Bradford, and the Bedford Corn Exchange center, Bedford.

Meanwhile, the government and the Royal family did not leave out persons with disabilities when planning the Queen Elizabeth funeral.

There are spaces dedicated for physically challenged persons at the Green Park side of The Mall. The other space is the St. James’s Park side of The Mall.

Also, the Albert Memorial viewing areas will have British Sign Language interpreters and a hearing loop for people with hearing challenges.

With all these provisions put in place, one can say that no British is left out as far as Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is concerned.

Source: NBA Republic