The funeral program of Elizabeth II is becoming clearer.
After a ceremony scheduled for Monday morning at Westminster Abbey in London, the British queen will be laid to rest at 6.30 p.m. in a private ceremony at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, on the outskirts. west of London, Buckingham Palace announces this Thursday.
The queen will rest there alongside her husband Prince Philip, who died last year.
Before that, King Charles III planned to gather on Friday evening in front of his mother's coffin, in the company of his brothers, Princes Andrew and Edward, as well as his sister, Princess Anne.
The wake is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Funerals followed around the world
Since Wednesday evening, the coffin has been on public display on a platform at the Palace of Westminster, in London, to allow the British to come and pay homage to the late monarch.
He must stay there for five days before the state funeral, which is expected to attract dignitaries from around the world - a considerable security challenge for the police - including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as well as many crowned heads.
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Monday, September 19, an early morning procession will accompany the coffin to Westminster Abbey, before the state funeral scheduled for 10 a.m.
The day will be a public holiday in the UK, and the ceremony will be televised around the world.
After the ceremony, a further procession will accompany the coffin to Wellington Arch, at Hyde Park Corner in central London, from where it will depart by hearse for Windsor.