THE DAYS AHEAD

TODAY

The Queen’s coffin will be driven by hearse from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. The Queen will lie at rest in the throne room. There will be simultaneous proclamations at noon in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, a heraldic official, will make a formal proclamation of the Queen’s death and the accession of King Charles III to the throne at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh’s Parliament Square at noon and at Edinburgh Castle at 12.30pm.

TOMORROW

King Charles III will arrive in Scotland where he will join the ceremonial procession as the Queen’s coffin is taken along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral. A service will be held and senior royals are expected to stand guard at some stage around the coffin, a tradition known as the Vigil of the Princes. It is expected members of the public will be able to file past the coffin at a mini lying in state.

A motion of condolence is expected at Westminster. The King will begin a week of visits around Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

TUESDAY

The Queen’s coffin is expected to be flown to London to rest in the throne room at Buckingham Palace. A rehearsal for the ceremonial procession will be held in the city.

WEDNESDAY

The first major ceremony will take place in London as the Queen’s coffin is taken on a gun carriage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall to lie in state. Members of the royal family will attend a short service in Westminster Hall. At some point, senior members of the royal family will stand guard around the coffin in another Vigil of the Princes.

THURSDAY

Lying in state continues.

FRIDAY

The King will continue visits around the nations of the UK and meetings in London. Foreign heads of state will begin to arrive for the funeral.

SATURDAY

The lying in state ends before the funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 before the Queen is laid to rest at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.