by king charles and the queen consort. on wednesday, atjust after two o clock in the afternoon, the queen s coffin will be adorned with the crown, and a wreath of flowers, and travel on a gun carriage from buckingham palace to westminster hall, in silence. the route will take in queen s gardens, the mall, horse guards and horse guards arch, whitehall, parliament street, parliament square and new palace yard. king charles and members of the royal family will join the procession. it s being described as a small and personal procession. during that procession, there will guns fired at hyde park and big ben will toll. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four full days, after a short service by the archbishop of canterbury. the lying in state will end on september the 19th, the day of the queen s funeral. large crowds are expected and there are warnings that those wanting to take apart in the historic occasion may have to wait for hours,
it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth s funeral will take place on september the 19th. her body will lie in state for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier in the day, charles the third was proclaimed king during an historic ceremony at stjames palace in london. the accession proceedings which date back centuries were televised for the first time. the new monarch paid tribute to his late mother, queen elizabeth, and pledged to follow her legacy of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day s events. in the setting of london s original royal palace at st james s, the accession council, britain s political leaders, past and present, with other notable figures. there to pledge their
hello, and welcome to bbc news. it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth s funeral will take place on september the 19th. that s a week on monday. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at st james s palace that he was deeply aware of the heavy responsibilities of the role. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day s events. in the setting of london s original royal palace at st james s, the accession council, britain s political leaders, past and present, with other notable figures.
september the 19th, eight days from now. the queen s casket is expected to leave balmoral patacsil in scotland in about three hours. it ll be the first leg of what will be a salmon final journey back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until that funeral. let s get more on this was cnn. i see the queen s casket leave balmoral. that is not particularly a long drive to edinburg but it will take six hours. there s going to be several stops on the way and passing through the cities where it will eventually arrive at the official residence of the royal family. the policies of the hollywood house. and it will be taken to rest in the throne. as you mentioned several steps will follow before the queen is returned in london and later on
funeral were finally unveiled on saturday with her service at westminster abbey now set for september the 19th which is eight days from now. queen elizabeth died peacefully on thursday at her country estate in scotland at the age of 96. she was the only monarch most have ever known. her death has left many people deeply shaken. in just a few hours her casket is expected to leave balmoral castle in scotland on what will be the first leg of a final german back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until the funeral. cnn s nate robinson is in edinboro in scotland with all the details of what we can expect over the coming weeks. reporter: at approximately 10 a.m. local time on sunday the queen s body will be driven in a hearse slowly a six hour journey beginning in balmoral castle passing through the villages of bakery and at the city of aberdeen.