The state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11 a.m. (10 a.m. UK time) on Monday, September 19, royal officials announced today, reports Radio Free Europe.
Buckingham Palace also confirmed that the Queen, who died on Thursday, will then be taken to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, west London, for a memorial service.
The Queen's body is currently in an oak coffin draped with the Royal Standard for Scotland flag, with a wreath of flowers on top, in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle, in north-east Scotland.
Royal officials called it a "scene of quiet dignity".
The Queen's coffin will make the 290-kilometre journey by road from the remote estate to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday, September 11.
In the Scottish capital, the coffin will be taken from the Holyroodhouse Palace to the Cathedral of St. Giles to rest until Tuesday, September 13th.
It will then be flown to Buckingham Palace in London, before being installed in Westminster Hall from Wednesday, September 14, AFP reported.
The new King Charles III declared September 19 a public holiday in Great Britain.
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