King Charles Announces Period Of Royal Mourning, Queen’s Funeral Likely To Take Place September 19th

September 9, 2022 Britain, News

The Guardian reports:

The first full day of the reign of King Charles III has begun, with the new monarch travelling to London to meet the prime minister and prepare for a national address on Friday evening. After staying at Balmoral overnight, the King will travel with Camilla, now Queen Consort, to the capital.

He has declared that a period of official royal mourning will be observed from Friday lasting until seven days after the Queen’s state funeral. Royal mourning is observed by members of the royal family, as well as staff in the royal households, and troops on ceremonial duties.

Liz Truss, in only her fourth day as prime minister, will be invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the new monarch on Friday.

The BBC reports:

After her coffin returns to London, the Queen will then lie in state in Westminster Hall for about four days before her funeral, allowing members of the public to file past. The grand hall is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, at the heart of British government. The Queen’s coffin will rest on a raised platform, known as a catafalque, beneath the 11th Century hall’s medieval timber roof.

Each corner of the platform will be guarded by soldiers from units that serve the Royal Household. She will be brought to Westminster Hall from Buckingham Palace in a slow procession, accompanied by a military parade and members of the Royal Family. Her coffin will be draped in the Royal Standard and once in Westminster Hall it will be topped with the Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre.

The Telegraph reports:

The date of the funeral has yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be Monday, September 19. The plans made provision for the service to fall on the 10th day, but because the announcement of the Queen’s death Balmoral came at 6.30pm, this will be extended by one day.

From Westminster Abbey, she will be taken to Windsor Castle to her final resting place in St George’s Chapel, where she will be buried alongside her beloved parents, sister Princess Margaret and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life will be invited to gather in the Abbey, which can hold a congregation of 2,000. The service, which will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, will be televised, and a national two minutes’ silence is expected to be held.

NBC reports:

Royal residences are also expected to be closed until after the queen’s funeral, including the Queen’s Gallery and the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, along with the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh, the statement said. Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, the queen’s private estates, will also be closed during the mourning period, in addition to Hillsborough Castle in Northern Island, it added.

The New York Times reports:



At Buckingham Palace, members of the public will be guided to lay floral tributes at dedicated sites in The Green Park or Hyde Park. Flowers left outside the gates of Buckingham Palace will be moved to The Green Park Floral Tribute Garden.

At Windsor Castle, floral tributes can be left at Cambridge Gate on the Long Walk. These flowers will be brought inside the castle every evening and placed on the Castle Chapter grass on the south side of St George’s Chapel and Cambridge Drive.

At the Sandringham Estate, members of the public are encouraged to leave floral tributes at the Norwich Gates. At Balmoral Castle, floral tributes can be left at the main gate.

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