Funeral
On the morning of Monday 19 September, the Lying-in-State will end and the Coffin will be taken in Procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place at 11am.
Towards the end of the Service, at approximately 11.55am, Last Post will sound followed by Two Minute’s Silence to be observed in the Abbey, and throughout the United Kingdom. The National Anthem will bring the State Funeral Service to a close at approximately 12 noon.
Following the State Funeral, the Coffin will travel in Procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch, the Coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel in Procession to St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. A Committal Service will then take place in St George's Chapel.
Visit the Royal website for further details about the state funeral
Screening of the Funeral in Manchester City Centre
Big screens in the city centre will show coverage of the State Funeral from 9am on Monday 19 September to enable more people to be able to watch and be together.
Screen will be situated in:
- Cathedral Gardens
- Exchange Square
- Inside Manchester Cathedral
Each site will be open to the public without the need for tickets. There will be bag searches in operation and access to the squares will be limited when they reach capacity.
People will be able to move in and out of the big screen areas through the day.
Please come prepared for any bad weather as the screens at Cathedral Gardens and Exchange Square are outdoors, without cover.
Changes to public transport on Monday 19 September
Many public transport services will be operating an amended timetable on Monday 19 September, with bus and Metrolink services in Greater Manchester operating to a Sunday timetable.
Some transport operators will be marking the one minute silence at 8pm on Sunday 18 September and the two minute silence at the end of the funeral service on Monday 19 September. Metrolink services will be paused for around 10 minutes from 11:50am on Monday 19 September. Trams through Exchange Square will also stop temporarily from 10am to 12:30pm.
Service closures
There will be a number of changes to services as the date of the funeral will be a bank holiday.