In the ballroom of Balmoral Castle, in northeast Scotland, the queen’s body is currently with an oak casket draped in the Royal Standard for Scotland, with a wreath of flowers on top.
London: On Monday, September 19, at 11:00 a.m., the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey, according to royal officials’ announcement on Saturday.
The queen, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 96, will subsequently be moved to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, west of London, for a committal service, according to Buckingham Palace.
In the ballroom of Balmoral Castle in northeast Scotland, the queen’s body is currently in an oak casket with the Royal Standard for Scotland draped over it and a wreath of flowers on top.
It was described as “a scene of serene dignity” by royal authorities.
The 290-kilometer journey of the queen’s casket from the isolated estate to Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse will take place on Sunday.
The casket will be transported from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital where it will repose until Tuesday.
The body will subsequently be flown to London’s Buckingham Palace before beginning to lie in state at Westminster Hall on Wednesday.
