Watch ITV News special coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The coverage will be run uninterrupted between 9.30am and 6.30pm.
Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham will guide viewers through the historic day, covering the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, the mile-long military procession escorting the Queen through London, the Queen’s final journey to Windsor and the committal service at St George’s Chapel.
Tom and Julie will be joined by a number of special guests and royal experts for their reflections and analysis of this historic moment.
Mary Nightingale will lead coverage from Westminster Abbey, while ITV News Royal Editor Chris Ship will be in London and Windsor.
Rageh Omaar will be with the armed forces at Wellington Barracks. Nina Hossain will be on the Long Walk in Windsor speaking to people paying their respects. Charlene White will be with mourners in London.
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Queen's coffin will be retrieved to rebury later with Prince Philip and her parents
The Queen's coffin will be retrieved after being lowered into the Royal Vault
After the Committal Service, it will be moved to King George VI Memorial Chapel
There the Queen will be laid to rest with Prince Philip, her parents and sister
PUBLISHED:11:01 AEST, 18 September 2022|UPDATED:11:01 AEST, 18 September 2022
The Queen's coffin will be retrieved after it is lowered into St George’s Chapel’s Royal Vault so that it can be reburied later with Prince Philip and her parents.
On Monday, the late monarch's coffin will be transported from Westminster Abbey toWindsor Castle's St George’s Chapel after her state funeral.
There, her oak casket will be slowly lowered into the Royal Vault by an electric lift in a Committal Service — joining theDuke of Edinburgh's coffin.
Later that evening, at 7.30pm, the King and other Royals will attend a burial service for both the Queen and Prince Philip in KingGeorge VIMemorial Chapel.
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On Monday, the late monarch's coffin will be transported from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle's St George’s Chapel after her state funeral. Pictured, the coffin in Westminster Hall
Both coffins will be lifted from the Royal Vault, and transferred to the small chapel.
This will not be televised, but instead be a private moment for the royal family, with Princes Andrew, Edward and Princess Anne expected to attend.
There, the Queen will be laid to rest alongside her husband, her parents, George VI and the Queen Mother, and where the ashes of her sister Margaret are interred.
It will be the first time in 20 years that the tomb's black Belgian marble stone ledger is moved.
In the Memorial Chapel, the two coffins will be lowered 18ft before one is placed on top of the other in a supportive metal frame.
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The Queen's final resting place will be the King George VI Memorial Chapel, in Windsor
'No burial in the Royal Vault has been permanent for nearly a century,' Professor Aidan Dodson, author of British Royal Tombs toldThe Sun.
'It’s more of a funerary waiting room. So, long after the TV cameras have been switched off, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will return to the surface before finally being laid to rest.'
He added that the final resting place at King George VI Memorial Chapel will 'signal the end of an era'.
