LIVE – Death of Elizabeth II: the queen’s coffin arrived in Buckingham – Le Figaro

At 3 p.m. local time (so 4 p.m. in France) the king and his wife will take part in a ceremony by invitation, in memory of Queen Elizabeth, at Saint Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast. At 4 p.m. (5 p.m. in France), the coffin of the Queen will leave Saint-Gilles Cathedral for Edinburgh Airport from where he must fly to London at 5 p.m., accompanied by Princess Anne and her husband. At 7 p.m. (8 p.m. in France), it will be the arrival of the coffin at Buckingham Palace where it will be greeted by the King, Queen Consort and members of the Royal Family. A guard of honor will be held, before being transferred for the night to the Bow Room, a circular room with marble columns framing each of the monumental windows. Tomorrow, after prayers at the palace in the presence of the king, the queen consort and the royal family, will begin a procession through central London to carry the Queen’s coffin, placed on a gun carriage, from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster. The king and members of the royal family will join it. Big Ben will ring, cannons will be fired from Hyde Park. After the coffin arrives at Westminster Hall, it will be guarded day and night by soldiers from Royal Household units.