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Queen Elizabeth II's death: A minute-by-minute guide to her state funeral on Monday

Today, the King and Queen meet members of the emergency services and attend a lunch for Commonwealth Governors General

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Britain's longest serving monarch will be honoured with a full state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19, featuring every element of pomp with personal touches from her late Majesty

Here is everything we know about what will happen – and when – over the next few days

Sunday 18th September

Evening

The King and Queen Consort host heads of state and official overseas visitors in a state reception at Buckingham Palace

Monday 19th September

6.30am
Lying in state ends as doors of Westminster Hall are closed to the public.

8am
Westminster Abbey opens for members of the congregation to start taking their seats

10.35am

Bearer party of Queen’s Company, 1st Bn Grenadier Guards lifts the coffin from the catafalque and places it on a state gun carriage.

10.44am
Coffin, drawn by 142 Royal Naval Ratings, begins short journey to Westminster Abbey, with members of the Royal family following

10.52am

The coffin arrives at West Gate of Westminster Abbey, where it is carried inside for the state funeral and placed on a catafalque.

11am
Funeral service begins.

11.55am
Last Post is sounded in Westminster Abbey, followed by national two minutes’ silence

Noon
State funeral service ends with a lament played by the Queen’s piper.

12.15pm
Coffin procession leaves Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch.

1pm
Coffin procession arrives at Wellington Arch, where the coffin will be placed in a hearse to begin its journey to Windsor

3.06pm
Hearse arrives at Shaw Farm Gate in Albert Road, Windsor, joining a procession already formed up and in position.

3.10pm
Procession steps off and proceeds up the Long Walk to Windsor Castle via the George IV Gate

3.20pm
Governors general and prime ministers of the Commonwealth Realms take their seats in the nave.

3.25pm
Members of the Royal family not walking behind the coffin arrive and take their seats in the quire and the nave

3.53pm
Procession halts at the West Steps of St George’s Chapel. The coffin is carried from the hearse and places it on a catafalque in the quire.

4pm
Televised committal service starts. At the end of the service, the coffin is lowered into the royal vault

Read more about what will happen during Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral here: telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2…