Following the death ofQueen Elizabeth IIon the8 of September, plans have been put in place in the days leading up to her funeral asKing Charlesand hisQueen Consort, Camillastep into their new royal roles.
Over the weekend theQueen’s coffin arrived at the royal residence in Edinburghafter a six-hour journey from Balmoral. The coffin remained in the Throne Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse allowing staff were able to pay their final respects.
Her Majesty's coffin is set to arrive in London later this week with senior royals taking part in the Vigil of the Princes ceremony.
Here is a day-by-day account of what will happen next, leading up to the Queen’s funeral on Monday September 19.
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Monday September 12
King Charles III and the Queen Consort are to visit Westminster Hall in London where the Houses of Parliament are set to express condolences to the new monarch.
Later on Monday,Charles and Camilla will fly to Edinburghwhere they will attend a Ceremony of the Keys and the King will inspect the guard of honour.
Charles will then lead theroyal familyin procession as the Queen’s coffin is taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to nearby St Giles’ Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving.
The King will then hold audiences with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Alison Johnstone, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Later in the evening, the King and other members of the royal family including the late monarch's four childrenPrincess Anne,Prince Andrew, andPrince Edwardwill mount a vigil at the cathedral in honour of the late Queen.
Tuesday September 13
The King and Queen Consort are to fly to Northern Ireland on Tuesday to visit Hillsborough Castle, where they will view an exhibition about the late Queen.
The King will then meet Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris and party leaders, and receive a message of condolence led by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
After a reception at Hillsborough, the King and Queen Consort will travel to St Anne’s Cathedral for a service of prayer and reflection. Before the event Charles will meet leaders from all the major faiths in Northern Ireland. Later the royal couple will return to London.
The Queen’s coffin is also expected to be flown to London and be placed at rest at Buckingham Palace.
Elsewhere, a rehearsal for the procession of the coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster is also expected to take place.
Wednesday September 14
In a tribute to his late mother, the King will lead Wednesday’s procession behind the gun carriage carrying her coffin to Westminster Hall, where the Queen’s lying in state will begin before the state funeral on September 19.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service following the coffin’s arrival.
Thosewishing to pay their respects will be able to view the Queen’s coffin 24 hoursa day from 5pm on Wednesday September 14 until 6.30am on the day of the funeral.
Senior royals are also expected to pay their own moving tribute, standing guard at some stage around the coffin in the tradition known as the Vigil of the Princes.
Thursday September 15
Lying in state is set to continue and a rehearsal is likely to take place for the state funeral procession.
Friday September 16
The King and Queen Consort are expected to travel to Wales while lying in state continues.
Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18
The lying in state continues and heads of state will begin to arrive for the funeral.
Monday September 19
There will be a national bank holiday to allow as many people as possible to watch the Queen’s funeral.
Lying in state will continue until 6.30am and then the coffin will be taken in a grand military procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral.
Senior members of the family are expected to follow behind and the military will line the streets and also join the procession.
Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life will be invited to gather in the abbey, which can hold a congregation of 2,000.
The service will be televised, and a national two minutes’ silence is expected to be held.
After the service, the coffin will be taken in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and then travel to Windsor.
Once there, the hearse will travel in procession to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle via the Long Walk, after which a televised committal service will take place in St George’s Chapel.
Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the royal family.
The Queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel, an annex to the main chapel – where her mother and father were buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret.
Prince Philip’s coffin will move from the Royal Vault to the memorial chapel to join the Queen’s.
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