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Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: Ceremony starts soon - two names on the guest list cause outrage

2022-09-19T05:01:48.732Z


Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: Ceremony starts soon - two names on the guest list cause outrage Created: 09/19/2022, 06:40 By: Julia Hanigk Queen Elizabeth II is dead. After the public was allowed to say goodbye, the queen will now be buried. The ceremony is meticulously planned. The news ticker. Change of ceremony for the Queen: She wanted bagpipe music at her funeral. Some names on the Queen


Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: Ceremony starts soon - two names on the guest list cause outrage

Created: 09/19/2022, 06:40

By: Julia Hanigk

Queen Elizabeth II is dead. After the public was allowed to say goodbye, the queen will now be buried.

The ceremony is meticulously planned.

The news ticker.

  • Change of ceremony for the Queen: She wanted bagpipe music at her funeral.

  • Some names on the Queen's funeral guest list are causing displeasure: Jair Bolsonaro from Brazil and Mohammed bin Salman from Saudi Arabia are said to attend the ceremony.

  • Viewer records expected: According to estimates, around 4.1 billion people will watch Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on TV.

  • This news ticker for the Queen's funeral is constantly updated.

Update from September 19, 6:20 a.m.:

The big day has come: Queen Elizabeth II is buried today.

Nothing is left to chance at today's ceremony - the Queen herself planned her funeral.

At 7:30 a.m., the doors of Westminster Hall will be closed, marking the end of the four-day coffin laying in state.

The ceremony begins at 11:44 a.m.

The coffin is carried to nearby Westminster Abbey by a gun carriage pulled by 98 marines.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be present as Germany's representative.

Finally, on Monday evening, the Queen will be buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

The church is the seat of the traditional Order of the Garter, the burial place of English monarchs and the scene of numerous royal weddings and baptisms.

Queen Elizabeth II is buried: For Steinmeier an "event of the century"

Update from September 18, 10:42 p.m .:

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pointed out the uniqueness of the event before the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II on Monday in London.

The state funeral was an "event of the century," said Steinmeier on Sunday evening in the ZDF-heute-journal.

The Queen has gained "authority through her consistency, through her experience".

According to the Federal President, a 70-year reign will hardly be possible again.

"You can't imitate that," he said when asked about the Queen's role model.

"But it shows that the Queen has found ways and means of influencing the population, of giving assurances that this country has a future despite all the problems," said Steinmeier, who was taking part in the funeral ceremonies in London.

Funeral of the British Queen Queen Elizabeth II.

First report from September 18, 2022:

London - On September 8, 2022, the United Kingdom received the terrible news: Her queen, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the proud age of 96 at Balmoral Castle.

What happened after that is recorded in the "Operation London Bridge" protocol.

Until early Monday morning (19.09.22, 6.30 a.m. local time, 07.30 a.m. CEST) her coffin remains in Westminster Hall, where the public had the opportunity to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.

At peak times, people stood in a kilometer-long queue for up to 24 hours.

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Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: At 11.35 her coffin is carried into Westminster Abbey

The Royal will embark on her final voyage on Monday.

There is a meticulous timetable for the Queen's funeral: shortly after 11:35 a.m. (CEST), bearers will lift the Queen's coffin from its catafalque in Westminster Hall and bring it to a carriage in front of the north gate of the building.

From 11.44 a.m. (CEST) this will not be pulled by horses, but by 142 young marines with ropes.

Several members of the royal family, including brothers Prince Harry and Prince William, reunited over the death of their grandmother, with their wives, will walk behind the coffin to Westminster Abbey, where it will be carried to a pedestal.

The Queen will be buried on 09/19/22.

© Aaron Chown/PA Wire/dpa (2)

Queen Elizabeth II expressed personal music wishes for the funeral before her death

Part of the traditional ceremony was also changed for the Queen, it said.

Like Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth chose the music for her funeral while she was still alive.

At the end of the service, the song "The Last Post" is played on the trumpet, followed by a minute's silence.

At the conclusion of the state funeral, which is expected at 12 noon, a bagpiper will play a lament for Elizabeth II.

After the service at Westminster Abbey, the Queen's coffin will be carried in another procession to Wellington Arch, also to be accompanied by the sounds of the bagpipes.

More than 10,000 members of the British military are said to be involved to ensure security, according to the BBC's Chief of Defense Staff.

The Queen will ultimately become King George VI.

Memorial Chapel where she will be buried with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year. 

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Queen Elizabeth II funeral: attendance records expected with ceremony

The entire ceremony is a huge event, which of course will also be streamed and broadcast on TV for fans all over the world.

AFP expects an estimated 4.1 billion people to watch the Queen's funeral around the world, breaking all previous records.

On site, 2,200 people are expected to attend the funeral service in Westminster Abbey - the maximum number of people that can be accommodated in the church.

More than 100 monarchs and heads of state are expected, including US President Joe Biden and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The evening before, the new king, Charles III, received the heads of state.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: the guest list causes outrage in advance

However, some names on the guest list caused an uproar even before the funeral ceremony began: for example, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is known for his right-wing populist positions.

But the fact that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Saudi Arabia is said to be present also leads to discussions on the Internet.

Bin Salman is accused of being behind the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul.

His fiancee, Hatic Cengiz, told the Guardian that it was a "shame" for the Queen's memory and that the Saudi crown prince was trying to achieve "legitimacy and normalization".

It is unclear whether the controversial people will actually take part.

The government of Russia, on the other hand, has not received an invitation.

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dpa, AFP, merkur.de, BBC, DailyMail, tagesschau.de

Source: merkur

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