Millions of mourners will turn out as the Queen makes her final journey on Monday
The Queen is to be reunited with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh as she is laid to rest in a historic state funeral.
Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, members of European royal families and key figures from public life will gather at the abbey. Dr Hoyle will say in The Bidding: “Here, where Queen Elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service.”
After the final hymn, the King will place the Queen’s Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin, while the Lord Chamberlain breaks his Wand of Office and places it on the coffin. The Dean of Windsor will say a psalm and the Commendation while the Queen’s coffin is lowered into the royal vault.
A UK Parliament spokesperson said: “We have investigated this as a matter of urgency and have identified a minor technical issue that has now been resolved. We will be testing the bell again later tonightThe lying in state will end at 6.30am on Monday, before the Queen’s coffin is taken to Westminster Abbey for the funeral service.At 8am, the congregation will begin to take their seats in the abbey.
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