Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey in London next Monday at 11am. After its coffin was transferred from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, the day before yesterday, it was placed in St. Giles’ Cathedral (St. Giles’ Cathedral) and held a memorial ceremony. After that, it was suspended for 24 hours for the public to pay their respects.
The hearse set off at about 10 am local time on Sunday to bid farewell to Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s favorite summer residence, and was driven by a police car to Edinburgh, with a large number of people saying goodbye along the way. A retired British soldier said in an interview, “We have spent so long with the Queen, 70 years, this is the only monarch we have ever known, and I feel obligated to wave goodbye to her here.” Scottish Chief Minister Shi Yaqing ( Nicola Sturgeon) and representatives of several political parties paid tribute to the Queen outside the Scottish Parliament. The coffin finally arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the royal family’s residence in Scotland.
The coffin was moved to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday afternoon local time, accompanied by King Charles III and members of the royal family, and a memorial ceremony was held. After a simple prayer ceremony the next day, the coffin will be sent to Edinburgh Airport. In the evening, the coffin will be transferred to London by a special plane of the Royal Air Force, and then transferred to Buckingham Palace by land.
Airport-level security screening at Westminster Hall
On Wednesday afternoon, the coffin will be moved from Buckingham Palace to the Westminster Hall of the Parliament in London. It will be available for public viewing from 5 pm. At that time, the Westminster Hall will be open 24 hours a day for four days, and it is expected that 100,000 people will wait all night to enter the venue to pay their respects. Queen. Authorities issued regulations on Monday that people who enter must undergo airport-level security checks. They can only bring bags with dimensions no larger than 40 by 30 by 20 centimeters into Westminster Hall, and only one opening is allowed for easy inspection. Food, any liquids, bouquets, candles , dolls, photos, flags and other items are not allowed into the venue, and photography and mobile phone use are also not allowed. The White House said on Sunday that President Biden had formally accepted an invitation to attend the Queen’s state funeral with his wife Jill.
Charles III: vowed to follow the example of his mother
Charles III, speaking to MPs for the first time in Westminster Hall on Monday, said he felt the “weight of history” around him. Defend democracy and preserve constitutional government.
Charles III had tears in his eyes as he listened to the eulogy to the Queen from Lords Baron Macpherd and Commons Speaker John Harris, as well as the national anthem “God Save the King” played in Parliament.
Henry: Missing the first meeting with the Queen
The Queen’s grandson, Prince Henry, who left the royal family in recent years and moved to the United States, posted a message on Monday to mourn his grandmother, thank her for her life-long service to the country, and quoted a sentence she said when Prince Philip died: “Life, of course, is determined by countless times. Separation and first sight make up”, referring to the words that are comforting everyone’s hearts today. Henry said he misses all the first times he met the Queen, “From the earliest memories of my childhood with you, to the first time I met you as the king of a country, to the first time you met my dear wife, hugged Your cherished great-grandson.” He thanked his grandmother for her solid advice and her infectious smile, “and we are smiling too, knowing that you are reunited with your grandpa and rest in peace.”
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