Proceedings will begin at 10:44 am. British Summer Time (5:44 a.m. Eastern), when the Royal Navy will parade to take the Queen from Westminster Hall, where she lies in state, to nearby Westminster Abbey. Elizabeth was married there in 1947 and crowned there in 1953. The funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and conclude with two minutes of national silence shortly before noon. Here’s what we know about where to watch.
The Washington Post will broadcast the funeral and related events at this link beginning Monday at 5:30 a.m. eastern (10:30 a.m. BST). Major television networks will also broadcast the proceedings. NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Lester Holt will provide live coverage beginning at 5:30 a.m. Eastern time. ABC coverage will begin at 5am. eastern and can also be streamed live on Hulu. BBC TV coverage will be broadcast across many of its channels, led by Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, David Dimbleby and Sophie Raworth, from 8am. BST. Martha Kearney will lead the radio coverage. BBC World Service English will carry the events on radio stations around the world. The broadcaster’s iPlayer service will also stream the events. Fox News will begin live coverage at 4 a.m. east with anchor Martha MacCallum and hosts Ainsley Earhardt and Piers Morgan reporting from London. The app, website and YouTube channel for UK news agency Sky News will also broadcast the proceedings, starting at 5am. BST and end at 11 p.m. Sirius XM Radio will carry multi-genre coverage including BBC World Service (Channel 120), CNN (Channel 116), Fox News (Channel 114), MSNBC (Channel 118) and NPR (Channel 122). Local member stations will also carry NPR’s coverage.
Daily life in Britain is expected to largely come to a halt on Monday in honor of the Queen. The day will be a public holiday, with some hospitals rescheduling non-emergency surgeries and sporting and cultural events changing their plans. Some flight schedules at London Heathrow Airport will be changed to reduce noise during the funeral. Queue to see Queen’s coffin so long authorities had to close it The proceedings follow four days of people waiting in mile-long queues through central London to pay their respects to the Queen. “The Queue”, as the British quickly dubbed it, had been managed with flight attendants, wristbands and toilets along the way. It took so long that authorities on Friday temporarily stopped people from joining it. At the British Embassy in DC, mourners stopped to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II and leave flowers and handwritten cards. (Video: Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post) Here are the must-watch episodes of ‘The Crown’ to learn more about the queen
Where will Queen Elizabeth II be buried? The Queen’s final resting place will be at Windsor Castle, near London. She will be buried next to her husband, Prince Philip, at St George’s Chapel. After the Queen died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle, a royal estate in Scotland, her body was flown to London via the Royal Air Force. A procession carried her from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where for four days she lay in what appears to be a recumbent state. On Monday morning, the Queen will be taken to Westminster Abbey for the funeral. Her coffin will later travel in procession to Wellington Arch and then to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. A prayer service will be held in the chapel. What happens at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral? Here’s what we know so far.
Who will attend the Queen’s funeral? Hundreds of world leaders, including presidents, prime ministers and fellow monarchs, are expected to attend, complicating the landscape for security officials trying to keep them safe. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden accepted invitations to be there. Other leaders expected to attend include New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Japanese Emperor Naruhito. Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent, according to state media. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russians respect the queen for her wisdom and global authority, but that the Kremlin is “not considering” sending Putin to the funeral. The Russian leader has strained relations with the West and has drawn heavy criticism and economic sanctions since his sweeping invasion of Ukraine began in February. Ellen Francis and Adela Suliman in London contributed to this report.
