The funeral of longest serving Monarch is to be held Today. World leaders arrived in London on Saturday. The nation will observe one-minute silence on Monday to pay their last respects to the late Queen of Britain.
The funeral of the Late Monarch of Britain is set to be held Today. The funeral ceremony is said to be one of Britain’s huge gatherings, including the royals and Political leaders across the globe.
The national holiday is announced in the United Kingdom. Millions of people will be watching the televised funeral at their homes.
Since Wednesday, the Queen’s coffin has been lying in state. The Queen Elizabeth II funeral is set to be held at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, starting at 11 am. This is where she married Prince Philip 75 years ago, and her coronation also took place here in 1953.
This is the first funeral in the Royal family to be held in Westminster Abbey since the ceremony for King George II in 1760, as they were later held at Windsor. However, the funerals for both Princess Diana and the Queen Mother took place here in 1997 and 2002, respectively.
Funeral Ceremony invitations are sent to politicians and other notable personalities across the globe. Around 500 heads of state and foreign notables are anticipated to attend the late Monarch’s funeral.
Most leaders have been instructed by Royal authorities to arrive on commercial flights and told they would be bussed en masse from a site in west London.
The funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey, which has the capacity of around 2,200 people.
Britain’s Monarch died on 8 September at Balmoral. Buckingham palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully during the afternoon in Balmoral.