A minute-by-minute guide to Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral

The King and Queen will host a state reception for world leaders at Buckingham Palace on Sunday

The late monarch's lying in state will end at 6.30am tomorrow

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II remains in Westminster Hall for the last full day of lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday.

Britain's longest serving monarch will be honoured with a full state funeral at Westminster Abbey, featuring every element of pomp with personal touches from her late Majesty.

Here is everything we know about what will happen – and when – over the next 48 hours.

Today

Evening

The King and Queen Consort host heads of state and official overseas visitors in a state reception at Buckingham Palace.

Monday

6.30am

Lying in state ends as doors of Westminster Hall are closed to the public.

8am

Westminster Abbey opens for members of the congregation to start taking their seats.

10.35am

With world leaders and dignitaries flying from across the globe, and an expected crowd of over 2 million people, the Queen's funeral will, in all likelihood, be the highest-attended event in the history of the United Kingdom. Let's see what will happen at the state funeral - a detailed step-by-step plan for Monday. According to the New York Times, the funeral will begin at 11 am (London Time). According to Indian time, it will be 4:30 pm. The funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey and according to Buckingham palace officials, The Royal Hospital Chelsea which is a residence for retired soldiers in West London will host a gathering of heads of state and foreign royals before they leave for Westminster Abbey.

New York Times quoted some local UK media reports that claim that many world leaders are unhappy with community transportation because they heard rumours that some of them will get preferential treatment and be permitted to drive their own cars. Currently, the Queen's coffin is at Westminster Hall and after 6 am (London time) on September 19, the doors will close to the public.

Preparations will thereafter begin for the Queen's coffin to be moved to Westminster Abbey. According to New York Times, the Westminster Abbey will open at 8:00 am (London time) for those who have been invited to the funeral. New York Times also reports that the coffin will be carried in a procession from Westminster Hall to the abbey. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel will be stationed along the way.

About 200 musicians, including the pipes and drums of the Scottish and Irish Regiments, will lead the procession. King Charles III and other royal family members will ride in the carriage. The funeral service will be conducted by the dean of Westminster, and readings will be given by Patricia Scotland, the secretary general of the Commonwealth, and Prime Minister Liz Truss.

The sermon will be delivered by Canterbury's archbishop, the Most Reverend Justin Welby. Two minutes of silence will be observed across Britain towards the end of the ceremony. The service is expected to end around 12 pm (UK time) After the service ends, a procession will follow the coffin to Wellington Arch in London after which it will be driven to Windsor.

New York Times also revealed that following the funeral, visiting heads of state and government representatives would attend a reception hosted by the foreign secretary.

Now, after the Queen's coffin will reach Windsor, the hearse will join a new procession on the journey to St. George's chapel.

A committal service will be held there. All members of the queen's staff, including those who have worked on private estates, will be in attendance. The dean of Windsor will conduct the service there.

According to the online media portal, The Imperial State Crown, the orb, and the sceptre will be taken off the top of the coffin and placed on the altar by the crown jeweller before the last hymn is sung. Then, the coffin will be lowered into the royal vault, a burial room underneath the chapel, following the hymn. New York Times quoted a Buckingham Palace release that read, "The Queen is to be buried together with The Duke of Edinburgh".

The blessing will be pronounced by the archbishop of Canterbury, and "God Save the King" will then be sung.

The funeral service will be private and begin at 7:30 p.m. The dean of Windsor will be conducting it.

STATE GUN CARRIAGE CARRYING QUEEN ELIZABETH’S COFFIN

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Timeline: Queen Elizabeth II’s impact on the fashion industry over her reign

Over her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II rarely shied away from making a fashion statement. From colourful sequins to distinctive hats, her wardrobe was highly recognisable and defined the aesthetic of ‘royal’ dressing.

Courtesy of Royal Collection Trust; Cecil Beaton, Coronation Portrait of Her Majesty The Queen, 1953

Following her death, September 8, various members of the fashion industry took to social media to express their grief of her passing and their condolences to the Royal Family, giving a glimpse into the impact the late Monarch had on those in the industry.

As London Fashion Week braces itself for the upcoming funeral, set for September 19, with an adapted schedule and an array of store closures, FashionUnited has highlighted some of Her Majesty’s (HM) contributions towards fashion, including awards supporting British designers and her own clothing choices throughout the years.

November 1947

Prior to her Coronation, Queen Elizabeth II was already making historical fashion statements. While marrying Prince Philip of Greece, the then Princess sported an intricately detailed wedding dress sketched by British designer Norman Hartnell. The piece saw 350 women work on its creation over a three-month time frame and featured 10,000 hand-sewn seed pearls imported from America.

As Britain was still in its Post-War Period, austerity measures meant that people had to use clothing ration coupons. The UK government gifted the Princess 200 coupons to pay for the pricey gown, prompting women around the country to mail additional tokens to Elizabeth in the hope of contributing to the dress’ creation.

June 1953

Hartnell was also responsible for the design of HM’s Coronation dress and ‘Robe of Estate’, which the Queen selected from a number of sketches presented to her by the British couturier. The final dress featured floral emblems and pastel-coloured silks, while the six-and-a-half-metre robe, created by Ede & Ravenscroft, took a total of 3,500 hours and 12 seamstresses to complete. In addition, the new Queen also wore a range of notable jewellery, including pieces originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858 and were later worn by Queen Mary and the Queen Mother.

Image: courtesy of the Royal Collection Trust; Her Majesty The Queen’s Coronation Dress and Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day by Cecil Beaton

November 1965

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise launched as a programme aimed at supporting British businesses and other organisations that excelled at international trade, innovation and sustainable development. Since its inception, several fashion brands have been granted the prestigious award, including the likes of Burberry, Gieves & Hawkes and House of Fraser. Selected by the Monarch, recipients of the award are entitled to use the Royal Arms in connection with their business over the course of five years from when it is granted.

Image: Burberry, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations

February 1975

Queen Elizabeth visited Mexico on a state trip with late husband Prince Philip, and is pictured wearing a yellow pleated dress and a turban-inspired hat. Despite being the most talked about, this was not the only look she sported during the trip, during which she visited a vast number of Mexican cities and regions. Most notably, over the course of her 24 hour stay in Yucatán, HM wore a total of four dresses and a selection of various accessories, including a three-strand pearl necklace.

1994

Royal advisor Angela Kelly joined Buckingham Palace to work within the Royal Household and was later appointed as the Queen’s personal dresser and assistant. Kelly went on to create notable outfits for the Queen, such as her look for Kate and Will’s wedding. She also published two books on her experiences dressing the Queen, including the 2019 memoir ‘The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe’.

November 1999

Queen Elizabeth II attended the Royal Variety Performance in Birmingham wearing a bright dress with a sequin top in contrasting colours and a striped gold skirt – an unusually bold outfit choice for HM. Following the event, the German designer responsible for the creation, Karl-Ludwig Rehse, told the Daily Telegraph: “People seemed to be thrilled at how she looked. She was stunning. She’s like all ladies, she’ll go for something new. She’s fun to work with and very knowledgeable about fabrics. She knows how the clothes have to behave – how they have to move.”

April 2011

For the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Queen showed up in a pale yellow coat dress and matching yellow hat, designed by her personal dressmaker Angela Kelly. The look consisted of a crepe wool coat and matching dress, with a sailor-style hat adorned with silk roses and leaves. She also wore the ‘Lover’s Knot’ brooch which she inherited from her grandmother Queen Mary.

June 2012

The Queen attended the Diamond Jubilee concert in a gold embroidered gown made from fabric purchased in 1961. The design was inspired by the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace. The event included performances by Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and Elton John.

July 2013

As part of the Queen’s four-day Coronation Festival, Buckingham Palace hosted a fashion runway in its gardens, open to the general public, and spotlighting brands that held a Royal Warrant. Companies that took part in the display included Dege & Skinner, Hunter, Tom Smith and Gieves & Hawkes, each of which showcased various products that had been supplied to the royal family throughout the years.

Image courtesy of The Coronation Festival

December 2014

Mary Quant, often hailed as the mind behind the mini skirt, was named as one of the honourees of the Queen’s annual New Year Honours list, alongside the founder of Cambridge Satchel Company Julie Deane, who was appointed an OBE, and the British Fashion Council’s (BFC) Caroline Rush, who was made a CBE. Designers who have also made the list, both past and present, include the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Grace Wales Bonner and Dior’s Kim Jones. The list honours those for their contributions to their respective industries.

Image: Stella McCartney

May 2016

The Queen made a rare appearance on a magazine cover for Vanity Fair to mark her 90th birthday. She was joined in the exclusive photos, which were shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz at her home in Windsor Castle, by her beloved corgis as well as members of her family.

February 2018

The BFC launched an inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design, established as a means to highlight emerging British design talent. Richard Quinn was the first recipient, and was recognised for his impact on the fashion industry and the development of his print studio. The Queen was present during Quinn’s London Fashion Week runway, sitting next to Vogue’s Anna Wintour, and presented Quinn with the award at the following ceremony. Since its launch, the likes of Bethany Williams, Priya Ahluwalia and Saul Nash have been selected as recipients.

Image: courtesy of BFC by Getty Images - photographers: Tristan Fewings, Tim Whitby and Rebecca Lewis

September 2018

British heritage brand Hawes and Curtis partnered with the National Army Museum on a limited-edition collection inspired by Queen Elizabeth II’s military uniform that she wore during the Second World War. The shirtmaker was selected to recreate her khaki shirt and tie as part of the capsule, as well as a range of pocket squares, blouses and cufflinks. The collection was available to purchase at the museum’s shop and the brand’s flagship store in a limited quantity.

Image: courtesy of the National Army Museum / Hawes and Curtis

March 2019

The Queen made her first Instagram post through the Royal Family’s official social media account with an archive photograph of a letter written to her great-great-grandfather, Prince Albert. The image followed the Queen’s visit to London’s Science Museum, where she opted for a bright orange outfit. The look was linked to Pantone’s official colour of the year, ‘Living Coral’, and could be seen in further posts on the social media page following the event.

Image: The Science Museum Group

November 2019

Royal dresser Angela Kelly revealed in her memoir that the Queen will be using faux fur from 2019 onwards, following in the footsteps of big name fashion brands, such as Burberry, Versace and Gucci, that had announced eliminating the animal-based material from their offering. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace, however, told reporters that HM would continue to wear her existing fur items.

Since the announcement, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been urging the Royal Family to switch the Queen’s – now King’s – Guards caps to faux fur, instead of using the typical bearskin. A new animal-friendly material suggested by the organisation has been made in collaboration with faux fur manufacturers Ecopel and designer Stella McCartney.

April 2022

Barbie immortalised Queen Elizabeth II with her own doll ahead of HM’s Platinum Jubilee in June, further adding to Mattel’s Tribute Collection. The look is inspired by one of the Queen’s most famous gowns and features a blue ribbon adorned with miniature medallions inspired by the Royal Family orders.

Image: Mattel; Queen Elizabeth II Barbie

April 2022

To further celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth was featured on the cover of British Vogue for the first time alongside a second cover showing Queen’s Gambit actor Anya Taylor-Joy. On its Instagram page, Vogue said: “In a playful echo of Her Majesty The Queen, actor of the moment Anya Taylor-Joy wears a diamond diadem replica for her own fantasy dress-up moment as fashion’s punk princess.” For her own image, the Queen appeared in a black and white photograph wearing the real George IV State Diadem, in an image taken by Antony Armstrong Jones in the early years of her reign.

Image courtesy of Condé Nast, Vogue April 2022 - Photographer: Antony Armstrong Jones

July 2022

A series of exhibitions in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee launched at various Royal residences, including ‘The Queen’s Accession’ at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace and ‘The Queen’s Coronation’, which is being held at Windsor Castle. The exhibitions are running side by side from July to October 2022 and each display a range of garments and jewellery worn by HM.

Notable pieces in the exhibitions include the Coronation Dress, the Robe of Estate and looks worn by the Queen during her Jubilee celebrations throughout the years.

Image: Royal Collection Trust

September 2022

The last pictures of the Queen were taken at Balmoral Castle during a visit by the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss. Captured by royal photographer Jane Barlow, the images showed HM wearing the Balmoral Tartan, a pattern that can only be worn by royal family members approved by the Queen. The tartan is said to have been designed by Prince Albert in 1853, and is the only tartan to have been designed by a member of the Royal Family, according to Scottish Tartans. Its colour scheme consists of grey with over-checks of red and black and a background containing black and white yarns twisted together to achieve a granite undertone.

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New Operational guidelines for DTH Services in India.

Operational guidelines in respect of ‘License Fee’, ‘Platform Services’ and ‘Sharing of Infrastructure’ for DTH services in India.

Mumbai [India] Sep 17: In furtherance of the amended DTH Guidelines issued on 30th December, 2020; this Ministry has issued the operational guidelines for Direct To Home (DTH) services in India. These Guidelines provide the operational framework in respect to the payment of license fee, platform services (PS) channels and sharing of infrastructure by DTH operators.

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As regard to the payment of license fee by DTH Operators, the guidelines define the schedule for its quarterly payment.

In respect to platform service (PS) channels, the Guidelines provide the definition for the ‘platform services’ and lays down the norms for the DTH operators in running the platform services which inter-alia includes that:

• The total number of permitted PS channels per operator is to be capped to 5% of the total channel carriage capacity.

• All PS to carry a caption as ‘Platform Services’ to distinguish them from the linear channels.

• The Content of the PS to be exclusive to the platform and is not to be shared directly or indirectly with any other Distribution Platform Operator.

• All PS channels to be placed together under genre ‘Platform Services’ in the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) along with their Maximum Retail Price and option for activation / de-activation of PS as per the applicable orders / directions / regulation(s) of TRAI.

In respect of the sharing of infrastructure by the DTH operator, the operational guidelines provide the framework in which the sharing may be regulated, lays down the procedures for accountability and compliance and defines individual responsibilities of the sharing parties.

These operational guidelines have come into effect from the date of the issue of the order i.e. 16th September, 2022.

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