Wellington Arch

Queen Elizabeth's state funeral at Westminster Abbey has concluded. Her Majesty's coffin has begun its procession towards Wellington Arch in central London.

The coffin will then be placed in a State Hearse and will travel to Windsor for the 4pm Committal service at St George’s Chapel. Her Majesty’s final procession will be followed by King Charles III alongside members of the royal family. The late British monarch will be carried in Procession by the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner.

Key points. The Queen's coffin has begun its procession towards Wellington Arch after being placed back on to the State Gun Carriage. The late monarch's hour- ...

All who follow the Queen’s example, and inspiration of trust and faith in God, can with her say: ‘We will meet again.’” He added: “We will all face the merciful judgement of God: we can all share the Queen’s hope which in life and death inspired her servant leadership. The Most Rev Justin Welby said: “People of loving service are rare in any walk of life. Even as the two-minutes elapsed, many remained hushed and quiet. Leaders of loving service are still rarer. “She’s been the Queen all my life. They include rosemary, for remembrance, and myrtle cut from a plant which was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the Queen’s wedding bouquet. The hymn was sung at the wedding of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. The emotion of the occasion showed on the faces of the King and Queen Consort as they followed the Queen’s coffin from Westminster Abbey. As the Queen’s funeral procession moved past the Cenotaph in London, the King, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex saluted the memorial to Britain and the Commonwealth soldiers killed in the First and Second World Wars. The Duchess of Sussex was pictured leaving in a car following the Queen’s state funeral service at Westminster Abbey, as were the Princess of Wales and her oldest son, Prince George, and daughter Princess Charlotte. The crowd in Whitehall broke into a chorus of “hip, hip, hooray” and a round of applause as the procession drew past and people began to move on.

The Queen's state funeral is today at Westminster Abbey, after 500000 mourners queued to see her coffin lying-in-state. Here's live updates from the ...

Her Majesty was consulted on the plans. 13:03 - As the procession makes it past the crowds on the mall, those who have already been passed by the coffin begin to chat to each other again. Children are being held up by parents on shoulders and on bollards to get a glimpse. 12:50 Crowds of about nine people deep have gathered on the North side of the Mall. Following the service, a funeral procession took the coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. As anticipation reached fever pitch, a solemn and respectful silence fell over the waiting crowds at this mid-section of the Mall. [Prince Harry](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41164663/prince-harry-queen-statement/) and [Prince William](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a39624660/kate-middleton-prince-william-move-windsor-closer-queen/), the newly appointed Prince of Wales, joined the silent vigil held by the Queen’s grandchildren [Windsor Castle](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41147998/meghan-harry-william-kate-windsor-castle/) to arrive at 3.06pm, in time for the committal service to begin in the chapel at 4pm. [crown](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41207238/what-queen-will-be-buried-in/) is being removed from the coffin to be place on the altar; thereafter, the service is ending with the Sovereign's Piper playing a lament. [world leaders, celebrities and the general public paid their respects](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41116625/queen-dies-celebrity-reactions/) by going to view her coffin [lying-in-state](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41264669/queen-lying-in-state-queue-what-people-said/) at Westminster Hall. [Queen](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41065066/queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary/)'s [coffin](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41192948/queen-coffin-buckingham-palace/) was transported from the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament) to Westminster Abbey for her [State Funeral](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41166256/queen-funeral/), at 10.44am. [Buckingham Palace](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a41130106/queen-impact-women/).

The route from Westminster Abbey is lined by the Armed Forces all the way to the top of Constitution Hill. Advertisement. The procession is being led by ...

Detachments from the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth are also in the procession, followed by detachments of the British Armed Forces who hold the privilege of a special relationship with the Queen, including mounted elements of the Household Cavalry. The procession is being led by Mounties of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and followed by representatives of the George Cross foundations from Malta, the former Royal Ulster Constabulary, as well as representatives from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service – including May Parsons, the nurse who administered the first Covid-19 vaccine. The route from Westminster Abbey is lined by the Armed Forces all the way to the top of Constitution Hill.

The late British monarch will be carried in Procession by the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner. Video Player ...

The coffin will then be placed in a State Hearse and will travel to Windsor for the 4pm Committal service at St George’s Chapel. The late British monarch will be carried in Procession by the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner. Her Majesty’s final procession will be followed by King Charles III alongside members of the royal family.

When the state funeral finishes, the Queen's coffin will be placed on the gun carriage outside the Abbey, and the procession will set off towards its final ...

It is expected to be done on foot, up Windsor Castle’s famous three-mile Long Walk. - Windsor Road (A308) - Staines Road (A30) - London Road (A30) (via under Chiswick Flyover) - Great South West Road (A30) - Great West Road (A4)

The funeral procession travelled from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, where the coffin was placed in the state hearse for the journey to St George's ...

The First Lady will be next to Switzerland’s representative. Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the royal family, where the queen will be reunited with her beloved husband the Duke of Edinburgh. The chapel’s choir will sing and after the penultimate hymn, the imperial state crown, the orb and the sceptre will be moved from the queen’s coffin to the altar. After this, the queen’s piper will play a lament and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will pronounce the blessing before the congregation sings the national anthem. Once the coffin reached Buckingham Palace, members of staff at the palace bowed and curtsied at the coffin and members of the royal family as they made their way past. Before leaving the abbey state trumpeters from the Household Cavalry sounded the Last Post following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s commendation over the queen’s coffin and a blessing pronounced by the Dean of Westminster.

Thousands of members of the armed forces from the UK and abroad are preparing to take part in the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II - one of the grandest ...

The carriage was last seen in 1979 for the funeral of Prince Philip's uncle, Lord Mountbatten, and was used for the Queen's father, George VI, in 1952. But the main focus will be the second, the journey through central London after her funeral, when the cortege, led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, will be made up of seven groups, each with its own band. They'll be taking part in the processions, lining the route, providing guards of honour or undertaking other ceremonial duties.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral has begun. As the U.K. and much of the world mourn, the royal family arrived at Westminster Abbey to honor the queen.

George Chapel at Windsor Castle](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/15/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-details/10380743002/), where many of her ancestors are buried, including her parents, King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother. President Joe Biden](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-death-biden-presidents-tributes/8024365001/), accompanied by [first lady Jill Biden](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/17/queen-updates-king-charles-iii-prince-william-make-unannounced-visit/10400399002/), is among the top world leaders who arrived at Westminster Abbey ahead of the funeral. The park and viewing areas include dedicated spots for anyone who has an accessibility need, including British Sign Language interpreters and a dedicated location for wheelchair users.] [Survival of the monarchy: ] [Why Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is more than just ceremony](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/15/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-plans-more-than-ceremony-unites-uk/10377049002/) [Queen's funeral to cancel more than 100 flights at Heathrow Airport] [London’s transport authority expects around 1 million people to visit the British capital Monday for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.] [Transport for London chief Andy Byford said the capital has seen “huge numbers of additional passengers” since the queen died on Sept. [The monarchy: ] [Imperial State Crown and royal scepter glimmer, but some say on back of colonialism](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/16/imperial-state-crown-atop-queen-elizabeth-iis-coffin-colonialism/10389746002/) [Mourners line the streets ahead of queen funeral] [At 6 a.m. She was also the most canny of her Windsor ancestors about using ceremony and splendor to bond the monarchy and the people who pay for it. More recently, Prince William and Duchess Kate, now the Prince and Princess of Wales, were married there in 2011. "Our hearts go out to the royal family, King Charles and all of the family. The choir of Westminster Abbey began the funeral service in song, later joining with the choir of the Chapel Royal for a rendition of "Like as the Heart." [Prince Louis](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/13/prince-louis-reaction-queen-death-tiktok/10364546002/), is not expected to be present at the funeral, which will be attended by some 2,000 people. As the royal jewels are in the news, so are repeated calls to return the diamonds to their country of origin. George's Chapel sang The Sentences as the queen's coffin procession, including King Charles, Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince George, Prince Charlotte, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, followed the coffin into the abbey. The queen’s coffin will be moved from the gun carriage to the royal hearse at Wellington arch as it is taken to Windsor.

The arch has a colourful history and has been an eye catching memorial in the capital for nearly two centuries.

The arch did have a model of the Duke of Wellington on top of it, but the arch was moved in the 1880s and until the 1890s it had no sculpture on top of it. The arch has historical significance, and it is the last time the coffin of Queen Elizbeth II will be seen in London. Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: history of Wellington Arch, where in London is it - and when was it built?