In Full: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession, service and committal

The day has come to say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral. 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. It will be one of the grandest and most complex events on British soil since World War Two, with US Joe Biden topping the bill of world leaders flocking in from across the globe. The eyes of the world will be fixed on London, with a television audience of billions of people expected in what could be the most-watched live broadcast of all time. Full itinerary: : the lying in state ends and Westminster Hall is closed to the public. am: join our associate editors Camilla Tominey, Gordon Rayner and Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry, Christopher Joll, for live commentary and Royal insights into state funeral proceedings. : the coffin will be loaded onto the gun carriage for the short procession to Westminster Abbey, followed on foot by the King and senior members of the Royal family, arriving at . 11am: funeral service begins. : towards the end of the service, the Last Post will be played followed by a national two-minute silence observed in the Abbey and across the country. A lament played by the Queen’s piper will end the service. Around midday: the coffin will then be placed back on the gun carriage and taken to Wellington Arch in a procession, led by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, together with NHS workers, officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the British Armed Forces. : the coffin arrives at Windsor at the Shaw Farm Gate, with the hearse driving slowly up the Long Walk where the public is expected to line the route. 4pm: televised committal ceremony in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, at the end of which the Lord Chamberlain will break his stick of office over the coffin and it will be lowered into the royal vault, out of view. : A private interment in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, the tiny venue where Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will be reunited with Prince Philip’s coffin and they will be interred. Continue reading full article of state funeral details: Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.