Queen's funeral: How to watch Monday's ceremony at Westminster Abbey
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, will be honoured with a state funeral on Monday.
Around 2,000 mourners, including senior royals and world leaders, will pay their final respects to the late Queen at a ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Elizabeth II died on 8 September aged 96, triggering a 10-day period of national mourning. She was succeeded as monarch by her son King Charles III.
Here is everything you need to know about her funeral, including how you can watch it live.
When and where is the Queen's funeral?
The Queen's funeral will take place on Monday, 19 September, which has been made a bank holiday across the UK.
The historic ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey in central London, where the Queen was married and crowned.
The location marks a break from tradition, as royal funerals typically take place at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
What is the schedule for the funeral?
At 8am the doors of Westminster Abbey will open for the congregation to begin taking their seats.
The King and his family will march behind the Queen's coffin when it is moved to the Abbey from Westminster Hall, where she is lying in state.
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The service, which will begin at 11am, will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, while the Archbishop of Canterbury will give the sermon.
As the service ends the Last Post will sound at 11.55am, followed by a national two minutes' silence.
The Queen's coffin will be taken in procession to Wellington Arch and then travel to Windsor.
Some 800 people, including members of the Queen's Household and Windsor estate staff, will attend a committal service at 4pm in St George's Chapel.
At 7:30pm, the Queen will be buried with the Duke of Edinburgh in a private service in King George VI's chapel.
How can I watch the funeral live?
The state funeral will be shown live across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC News and iPlayer. The broadcaster's coverage will start at 8am and finish at 5pm.
ITV will air the service on all its channels, including ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and ITVBe, with a live stream available to watch on the ITV Hub.
The ceremony will also be broadcast by Sky News, with coverage beginning at 5am. Both Sky and ITV will not air any adverts.
What is a state funeral?
A state funeral is a rare honour usually reserved for a monarch. The only sovereign not to be given a state funeral in the last 295 years was Edward VIII, who abdicated.
In rare cases, state funerals have been held for non-royals, including Sir Isaac Newton, Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill.
The last state funeral in the UK was Churchill's in 1965. Princess Diana, Queen Mother and Prince Philip all had ceremonial funerals instead.
The last state funeral for a sovereign was for the Queen's father, George VI, in 1952.
Who is attending?
Around 500 dignitaries and world leaders are expected to attend the funeral, making it one of the biggest diplomatic gatherings in decades.
They will be joined by senior royals – including King Charles and the Queen Consort – and prime minister Liz Truss and her predecessors.
Other high-profile names on the guest list include US president Joe Biden, France's Emmanuel Macron and Canadian leader Justin Trudeau.
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However, China's Xi Jinping, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi are not expected to attend.
Due to political tensions, not every country is welcome. Invites were not to sent to officials from Russia, Belarus, Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan or Myanmar.
Iran, North Korea and Nicaragua will only be represented at an ambassadorial level.
Who is paying for the Queen's funeral?
The Queen's state funeral will be funded by public money. The government has not yet given any estimate on how much the ceremony will cost.
However, it is expected to be significantly more expensive than Prince Philip's funeral in 2021, which was scaled back due to COVID restrictions.
The Queen Mother's funeral in 2002 cost more than £5.4m – almost £10m in today's money when adjusted for inflation.
Princess Diana's funeral is estimated to have cost between £3m and £5m in 1997, the equivalent of between £7m to £11m today.
