Queen Elizabeth’s coffin, from the ballroom of Balmoral castle near Ballater village in the East of Scotland, will undertake its first lapse of the journey through the twin adjacent towns Aberdeen and Dundee on September 11 to reach Holyroodhouse Edinburgh the same day.
The ballroom in Balmoral, where her coffin has been lying since she passed away on September 8, is part of her favourite memories.
Since 1852, every year in this ballroom, an annual ball is held to say thank you to the staff. The Royals and staff take part in the tradition. This tradition was started by the Queen’s parents.
Since the Queen was 12, she has been dancing at a ball.
People from nearby areas have been dropping in hundreds to say their final goodbyes to the Queen as she embarks upon a journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral.
Special buses were arranged from Ballater village to Balmoral for people to conveniently make their way to pay their last respects.
“I even came with my dogs as the Queen loved the dogs,” said a father of young children who came with his two dogs.
At the time when the coffin makes its journey, the King will meet the Commonwealth Secretary General at Buckingham Palace. The King will then host Realm High Commissioners and their spouses in the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace, the place where the Queen’s coffin will be brought on September 13.
Coffin to lay in rest for people to pay respects (September 12)
At about 11 am on September 12, a special procession will be held in which the king and the members of the royal family also take part. The coffin will make its way along the long mile to St. Giles Cathedral where it will be ‘lying in rest’ for people to pay respects.
King and Queen Consort to tour to receive condolence message on September 13
On September 12, the King and the Queen Consort will be travelling to Westminster Hall. In the evening of September 12, a vigil will be held by the King and the members of the royal family.
The King and The Queen Consort will embark upon a tour to receive a message of condolence on September 13.
They will travel by air to Belfast, and then on to Hillsborough Castle. There, they will view an exhibition on Her Majesty The Queen’s long association with Northern Ireland.
The King will then meet the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and party leaders and receive a message of condolence led by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
King to lead procession behind the Gun Carriage on September 14
The King will lead the procession behind the Gun Carriage carrying Her Majesty’s – his mother’s Coffin to Westminster Hall, where the Lying in State will begin.
Lying in State on September 16
Lying in State ceremony will be held on September 16.
Their Majesties, The King and The Queen Consort, will visit Wales. Post- accession, the tiles of Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales have now been taken by Prince William and Kate Middleton
Funeral of September 19
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday, will be held on September 19. The next day after the funeral is a bank holiday.
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