- After four days of tributes, in a slow procession passing through Westminster Hall, the State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II take place on Monday September 19 in London. A procession is due to leave Westminster Hall at 11:44 a.m. Paris time (10:44 a.m. London time) heading for Westminster Abbey, where the ceremony will begin at 12 p.m. When it is finished, the Queen’s coffin will be escorted in procession to Wellington’s Arch at Hyde Park Corner. He will leave by hearse for Windsor Castle, where a second ceremony will be held in St. George’s Chapel. At 8:30 p.m., Elizabeth II will be buried in private alongside her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021.
- Some 2,000 guests and 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries are waiting. Among them, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, or even members of European royal families. Three leaders were not on the guest list: the presidents of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, as well as General Myint Swe, at the head of Burma.
- Throughout Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, Philip Bernardcolumnist and former correspondent for World in London, will comment and explain the images. From 2 p.m., we will return to the current difficult economic and social context in the United Kingdom. Sarah Pickardteacher-researcher in contemporary British civilization at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University, will answer all your questions.
- The queen is dead, on September 8, in Balmoral, at the age of 96. She had acceded to the throne in 1952, then aged 25. Revered by the British people, head of the armies of the United Kingdom, supreme governor of the Anglican Church, interlocutor of fifteen British prime ministers, of all the heads of state of the Ve French Republic and thirteen presidents of the United States, the queen has gone through the ages.
- After the national tribute ceremony on Monday, the coffin of Elizabeth II will take the road to Windsor Castle, where the queen will be buried privately in St. George’s Chapel, alongside her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021. The burial of the monarch will mark the end of the period of national mourning, observed for ten days. A “royal mourning” will continue until seven days after the funeral for members of the royal family and the staff of the monarchy as well as the troops engaged in the ceremonies.
Our selection of articles on the subject:
Obituary. After seventy years of an extraordinary reign, the sovereign leaves a lasting mark on the monarchy
Reportage. From London to Balmoral, “it was the least we could do to pay him a last tribute”
Editorial. Elizabeth II, a sovereign woman goes down in history
Portrait. For the Prince of Wales, who became Charles III, the challenge of succeeding Elizabeth II without disappointing
Slideshow. Elizabeth II: traveling through the ages with the Queen of England
Protocol. Elizabeth II: ten millimeter days after the death of the queen