Elizabeth II was carried into service in a gun carriage pulled by Royal Navy sailors after her repose at Westminster Hall was completed on Monday morning. She makes her way to St George’s Chapel for a ceremony, followed by her burial – here’s how the rest of the day unfolds. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
What time does the Queen arrive at Windsor?
The Queen’s coffin was carried from the gun carriage to the hearse at Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner and set off after a short ceremony. It heads west out of London along the A4 before passing Heathrow Airport on the Great South West Road (A30). The hearse is scheduled to arrive at Shaw Farm Gate in Albert Road, Windsor, at 3.06pm. There, he will join a procession, already formed at the gate, and make the solemn journey up the Long Walk to George IV Gate to St George’s Chapel. A committal ceremony will then begin in the chapel at 4 p.m.
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These will include the King, the Royal Family, prime ministers of the realm, governors-general and mourners from the Queen’s family past and present, including personal staff from all her private estates. The majority of attendees would not have been present at Westminster Abbey. The location is a poignant reminder of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral last year, which was attended by just 30 people due to the Covid restrictions of the time, with Elizabeth II sitting alone as she said goodbye to her husband. While the ceremony will be televised live, the Queen’s funeral later in the day will be a “deeply personal” ceremony away from the public eye.
What is the Queen’s route from Westminster to Windsor today?
The full route from Hyde Park Corner in Central London to Long Walk Windsor is as follows:
Apsley Way South Carriage Drive Queens Gate Cromwell Road Talgarth Road (via Hammersmith Flyover) Great West Road (A4) Great South West Road (A30) London Road (A30) (via under Chiswick Flyover) Staines Road (A30) Windsor Road (A308) Albert Road (A308) to Shaw Farm Gate
The Queen’s coffin route from Wellington Arch to Windsor Castle for her state funeral (Image: PA) The final part of the procession route from Shaw Farm Gate is expected to be on foot, to Windsor Castle’s famous three-mile Long Walk. The state hearse will join the procession, which will also be formed in place, at Shaw Farm Gate before traveling to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The map shows the route of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession at Windsor Castle (Image: PA) Just before 4pm, the procession will stop at the bottom of the west steps of St George’s Chapel in the Horseshoe Cloister, where the pallbearer will carry the coffin in procession up the steps to the chapel.
