Key events
19 Sept 202212.23BST
As the procession towards Wellington Arch begins, the Queen’s coffin is being followed by the King, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of York and the Princess Royal.
The route is lined by the armed forces from Westminster Abbey to the top of Constitution Hill at the Commonwealth Memorial Gates.
Mounties of the Royal Canadian mounted police lead the procession followed immediately by representatives of the George Cross foundations from Malta, the former Royal Ulster Constabulary, and four representatives from the NHS.
19 Sept 202212.21BST
Procession to Wellington Arch begins
The procession, led by the King, will be made up of several groups, with each accompanied by a service band.
Guns are being fired in Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery every minute during the procession, while Big Ben tolls every minute.
19 Sept 202212.17BST
As the funeral drew to a close, the strains of the lament, Sleep, dearie, sleep, could still be heard echoing through the abbey as the sovereign’s piper walked off.
The organist played Bach’s Fantasia in C minor as bearers moved slowly through the abbey to place the coffin once more on the gun carriage.
19 Sept 202212.15BST
The funeral procession will now travel from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, where the coffin will be placed in the state hearse for the journey to Windsor.
19 Sept 202212.13BST
Queen's coffin leaves Westminster Abbey
The Queen’s coffin is now being carried out of Westminster Abbey and will begin the journey to St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Following her coffin are the King and the Queen Consort, then the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex.
The Prince and Princess of Wales follow with their children George and Charlotte, the then Duke and duch*ess of Sussex.
19 Sept 202212.08BST
Rachel Hall
Scores of guards parade out into the Mall, attracting the attention of crowds who have been eager to take photos.
People are lined along the procession route, next to police officers.
Crowds began singing God save the Queen, perhaps for the last time.
The coffin is expected to pass by here shortly.
19 Sept 202212.01BST
National anthem sung for the King
The congregation is now singing the national anthem following the two-minute silence.
The Sovereign’s Piper will then play the traditional lament Sleep, dearie, sleep.
19 Sept 202211.57BST
The Last Post is heard before two-minute nationwide silence
The Last Post is played, and will now be followed by a two-minute silence.
The trumpeters will then sound the Reveille, before the national anthem is sung.
The Cavalry Last Post is sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry before the Nation fell silent in Remembrance of Her Majesty The Queen. pic.twitter.com/ap5ccCiQW2
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022
19 Sept 202211.54BST
The choirs are now singing the next anthem, composed for the service by Sir James MacMillan.
The words are taken from Romans 8, which leads with the hopeful, confident line, ‘Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?’.
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
19 Sept 202211.52BST
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is now giving the commendation, a prayer that entrusts the soul of the deceased to God.
The Commendation will include the familiar line, “Go forth, O Christian soul, from this world”, which is often heard during funerals.
