Hundreds of thousands of Britons have already camped out on the streets of the capital. The coffin will be on display from tomorrow afternoon until Monday morning at Westminster Hall
The transfer of Queen Elizabeth’s body to London has begun, from Edinburgh.
At around 16:20 Greek time the Queen’s coffin left St Giles Cathedral and in the presence of a crowd of people who had gathered to say goodbye to her before arriving at Edinburgh Airport.
From there, the airlift to the British capital began.
Watch video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G6mCA8mAGE
At the same time in London, hundreds of thousands of Britons have camped out for the popular pilgrimage to the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
The coffin will be on display from tomorrow afternoon until Monday morning at Westminster Hall, the oldest building in the British parliamentary complex.
Organizers say the wait to see the royal casket can be as long 35 hours and they have given clear instructions on what they should wear and carry with them in order to pass through the checkpoints.
The authorities calculate how over a million people they will be on the streets of London on the day of the funeral, along the route where the funeral procession will pass – a turnout similar to Diana’s unprecedented world funeral.
Officials have warned that Westminster Hall, where the Queen’s body will be on display, has a capacity of around 350,000 people so it is very likely that the queue will be ‘cut’ before everyone can enter.
35-hour queue to see Queen’s coffin could be CUT OFF https://t.co/PyLQTwlQE9 pic.twitter.com/HCLeisPzsR
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) September 13, 2022
The program in detail
– Late tonight Queen Elizabeth’s body will be flown by RAF aircraft to Northhold Airfield in west London. She will be accompanied by Princess Anne, daughter of the Queen, and the Abbot of the Chapel Royal of Scotland, the Reverend David Ferguson. The flight is expected to take 50 minutes.
– The body will be received by the Royal Air Force and around 9:00 a.m. Greek time it will depart by road for Buckingham Palace. There she will be welcomed by the Royal Guard in the presence of King Charles III, his wife and other members of the royal family. The coffin will be placed in Buckingham’s Bow Row room to allow palace staff to say their last goodbyes to the Queen.
– Tomorrow, Wednesday, at 4:22 (Greece time) the body from Buckingham Palace will leave for the British Parliament where it will be placed in the central hall for public pilgrimage. The coffin will be carried on a hearse with a military honor. It will also be accompanied by relatives of Queen Elizabeth. The public pilgrimage to the British Parliament will start tomorrow, Wednesday, at 7pm Greek time and will end at 8:30am on the day of the funeral, Monday 19 September.
– On Monday afternoon, the body will be taken to be buried at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, where Prince Philip’s funeral was held.
Read the News today and get the latest news.
Follow Skai.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news.
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
