Where is the Queen’s coffin now? Will the queen’s coffin be open?

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at 11 am on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey, it has been announced.

It was announced earlier that the day of the funeral will be a bank holiday.

Members of the public will be able to pay their respects as the Queen’s coffin is taken to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday, September 12 and to the Palace of Westminster in London on Wednesday, September 14.

Where is the Queen’s coffin now?

The Queen’s coffin currently lies in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle. It is draped in the Standard of Scotland and has allowed Balmoral staff to pay their last respects.

The coffin will be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh where the staff of the palace will also get the chance to pay their respects.

Will the queen’s coffin be open?

The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four whole days before her funeral on Monday, September 19, allowing members of the public to file past and pay their respects.

The last member of the Royal Family to lie in state in the hall was the Queen Mother in 2002, when more than 200,000 people queued to view her coffin.