Until 6:30 in the morning the popular pilgrimage for those who were in the queue at the moment when its closure was announced
London, Thanasis Gavos
In less than ten hours, the wait in the queue for the popular pilgrimage of her body was reduced late Sunday afternoon Queen Elizabeth in London.
Those already in the queue will have time to say goodbye to the Queen in person by 6.30am on Monday morning, when the multi-day process ends.
By Sunday, the queue will be closed and citizens have been asked since the morning to avoid joining it.
During Sunday, the pilgrimage to the corpse by the foreign leaders who have arrived in the British capital continued. Just before 5 local time Westminster Hall US President Joe Biden also visited to pay his respects.
King Charles III welcomes the leaders to Buckingham Palace tonight (6pm London) with a reception.
At 8pm local time a minute’s silence will be observed across the country in memory of the Queen, with the start and end of this minute marked by the bell of Big Ben.
At 13:00 Greek time the queen’s funeral
Her funeral is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, at one o’clock Greek time Queen Elizabethcompleting the royal protocol after her death at the age of 96.
The procedures, however, will start early on Monday morning and will be completed in the evening, in a close family circle.
Here is the schedule of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral (Greece time):
At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, the popular pilgrimage that began on Wednesday night ends
10:00 – The doors of Westminster Abbey open for heads of state and other guests
12:35 – The coffin will be taken to the exit of the British Parliament to be placed on the kiliband. According to the protocol it will be accompanied by 142 members of the Royal Navy
12:44 – The procession from the British Parliament to Westminster Abbey will begin
12:52 – The procession will arrive at Westminster Abbey
13:00 – The so-called political function begins in the presence of 2000 guests. Among them heads of state and kings from all over the world
14:00 – The ceremony is completed in Westminster Abbey and the coffin is placed back on the killivan. Two minutes silence will be observed across the UK
14:15 – A new procession to the Wellington Arch begins. (Located next to Hyde Park and behind Buckingham Palace). The procession will pass in front of the palace and make a stop
15:00 – The procession arrives at the arch. The coffin enters the hearse bound for Windsor. (2-hour road trip. Lots of people are expected to be on the right and left of the road)
17:06 – The hearse arrives at the designated point. A procession forms again
17:10 – The procession to Windsor Castle begins
17:40 – King Charles and other members of the royal family enter the procession
17:53 – The procession arrives at St George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle and the coffin is placed on a plinth
18:00 – The funeral procession begins. Its duration has not been specified. Once completed, the plinth will retreat to the royal crypt. (As happened at Philip’s funeral). The royals will leave and so will the cameras
21:30 – The burial will take place without cameras. Strictly private. Along with Philip’s coffin waiting in the Crypt
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