Westminster Hall

Au lendemain de l'arrivée de la dépouille d'Elizabeth II à Buckingham, le cercueil de la souveraine doit être placé ce mercredi à Westminster Hall.

"Ils sont là pour honorer et apprécier la reine et ses 70 ans de service et de fidélité. Le cortège funèbre doit précisément s'élancer à partir de 14h22, soit 15h22 en France, pour une procession qui devrait durer 40 minutes durant laquelle les cloches de Big Ben sonneront. Ce sera aussi l'occasion pour eux de voir les membres de la famille royale réunis. Se réjouissant de la ferveur des Britanniques, il a déclaré: Westminster Hall sera ouvert pour l'occasion 24 heures sur 24. Ils sont là pour dire, 'nous sommes reconnaissants à la reine'". Ils laissent la place aux Britanniques, qui vont se recueillir auprès du cercueil à partir de 18 heures. "C'est un moment plein d'émotion. Derrière se trouvent les deux fils du roi, William et Harry. Sur le cercueil de la reine reposent la couronne du royaume, son étendard, et une couronne de fleurs. Le cercueil de la reine est entré à Westminster Hall, la partie la plus ancienne du bâtiment. Le cercueil de la reine entre à Westminster Hall

Le cercueil de la reine Elizabeth II a quitté le palais de Buckingham ce mercredi à 15h22 heure française. Il a ensuite été présenté à la population, ...

[par centaines de milliers](https://www.europe1.fr/international/elle-est-retour-chez-elle-les-londoniens-accueillent-avec-emotion-le-corps-delizabeth-ii-4134144) pour aller se recueillir au plus près de leur monarque adorée, unanimement saluée pour son dévouement total à la Couronne pendant son règne. Son cercueil était arrivé mardi soir en provenance d' [Edimbourg](https://www.europe1.fr/international/a-edimbourg-les-habitants-se-preparent-a-accueillir-la-depouille-de-la-reine-4133448) pour prendre la direction du palais de Buckingham où il a passé la nuit. Avant ses longs adieux au public londonien, le cercueil d'Elizabeth II a déjà été exposé pendant 24 heures à Edimbourg, de lundi soir à mardi. La presse évoque quelque 750.000 personnes prêtes à braver une attente qui pourrait se compter en dizaines d'heures. Pour voir le cercueil, le gouvernement a prévenu de "restrictions draconiennes", dignes des aéroports. [décès de la reine Elizabeth II à l'âge de 96 ans](https://www.europe1.fr/international/elizabeth-ii-la-reine-dangleterre-est-morte-a-lage-de-96-ans-4132997), une procession s'est déroulée dans les rues de Londres ce mercredi.

Princes William and Harry walked together as they join their father, King Charles III, in a procession taking the queen's coffin to Westminster Hall from ...

She played an important role in the welfare of millions of people around the world as Head of the Commonwealth,” the statement read. Over 1,000 volunteers and Metropolitan Police officers will be on the ground to assist mourners and keep them safe, DCMS said. Westminster Hall was built in 1097 under William II, the son of William the Conqueror, and completed two years later. The coffin is set to enter the Palace of Westminster through New Palace Yard. “In the 70 years of reign of H.M. It is also used on other state occasions including the annual state opening of Parliament," according to the Historic Royal Palaces website. The yellow and red Royal Standard flag draped Queen Elizabeth II’s casket as it traveled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday. He [settled the case in February](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/prince-andrew-settles-sex-abuse-lawsuit-virginia-giuffre-rcna16308). At its height, the United Kingdom controlled the largest empire in history, ruling over an estimated 20% of the world’s population and occupying around a quarter of the Earth’s landmass. Among many residents of former British colonies, such as India and Kenya, the reaction to her death ranged from benign interest to anger and disdain. The British government has denied stealing the Kohinoor diamond and has repeatedly refused to return it to India. That means the royal couple will be leaving [Clarence House](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/former-prince-charles-britains-new-king-rcna35690), Charles’ London home and office for decades.

Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II is taken from Buckingham Palace to London's Westminster Hall where she will lie in state at parliament.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was processed through central London on Wednesday from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in ...

William, Prince of Wales and Harry, Duke of Sussex marched in a row behind the queen's children. The doors of the ancient hall on the bank of the River Thames were to open to the public from 5 p.m. [people waiting to file past the queen's coffin](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/queen-elizabeth-coffin-from-scotland-to-london-ahead-of-state-funeral/).

Queen Elizabeth left Buckingham Palace for the last time on Wednesday, her coffin transported by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family ...

Hundreds of thousands are expected to visit the 900-year-old Westminster Hall, the oldest building in Parliament, for four days before her state funeral on Monday. - An earlier version of this story indicated that the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall was 16 kilometres long. Troops involved in the procession had been preparing since the Queen died. local time, members of the public were allowed to file past the coffin, in the centre of the vast medieval hall. The Queen will lie in state for four days until her funeral Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to file past. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you," Welby said, reading from the Book of John. One fell to one knee and blew a kiss. There, Britain's longest-serving monarch will lie in state for the world to mourn. They moved down steps under the hall's great stained-glass window, then past the coffin at a steady pace. She was a big part of my life." People flowed in two lines in a silent river of humanity. Thousands more sat in nearby Hyde Park watching on large screens.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the last time in a sombre procession past thousands of mourners on its way through ...

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2.9 miles long, stretching past London Bridge. To help avoid disappointment, it is understood that entry to the back of the queue may be closed early, although ...

The Queen is lying in state in Westminster Hall after a procession from Buckingham Palace. The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II inside Westminster Hall, at the ...

Prince Harry is no longer a working member of the Royal Family, having taken a decision in 2020 to step back. The coffin also bore a wreath of white roses and dahlias. Other senior members of the Royal Family also took part. Prince Andrew, too, is no longer a working royal. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Queen Elizabeth II's final departure from Buckingham Palace began at 14:22 BST, when the slow-moving procession departed her former home for Westminster Hall.

The Queen left Buckingham Palace for the last time on Wednesday, her casket resting on top of a horse-drawn gun carriage as King Charles and other royals ...

Coffin will rest on a raised platform – catafalque – in Westminster Hall, which will be open to the public from 5 p.m., Sept. “I don’t think I would have been happy not to have come to London at this time, I needed to be part of it and say goodbye,” she said. The procession made its way to Westminster Hall, the oldest building on the parliamentary estate, where the Queen will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. I mean I’ve known this woman all my life and I felt I must honour her.” She caught only a tiny glimpse of the coffin, but it was still worth it for her. on Wednesday after taking the overnight train from Cornwall. I thought I’ll try and see if I can get up here at the age of 85 and see her.” Each corner of the catafalque will be guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household The queue could stretch for as long as five kilometres at times and mourners have been warned that they may have to wait up to 30 hours. Wearing an orange knit hat and a purple fleece, Gillian Sutton said she arrived 6 a.m. Others began queueing for the lying in state as early as Monday and officials estimated that more than 400,000 people would likely pass through the hall. The Queen left Buckingham Palace for the last time on Wednesday, her casket resting on top of a horse-drawn gun carriage.

The queen's son King Charles III, and his sons William and Harry, were among the members of the royal family who accompanied her coffin through the British ...

William, Prince of Wales and Harry, Duke of Sussex marched in a row behind the queen's children. The doors of the ancient hall on the bank of the River Thames were to open to the public from 5 p.m. [people waiting to file past the queen's coffin](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/queen-elizabeth-coffin-from-scotland-to-london-ahead-of-state-funeral/).

A royal guard on duty next to the Queens coffin fell down on Wednesday night. The live stream from the inside of Westminster Hall had to be cut short, ...

Meanwhile, there have been reports of objectionable comments on the Queen’s death, especially in Northern Ireland. Her Majesty’s government has declared a bank holiday on Monday, and most stores have decided to remain shut throughout the day. The coffin has been placed on a catafalque podium, where the deceased Queen will rest until Monday. The Queen’s coffin reached Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening following a procession led by her eldest son and the new head of the British monarchy, King [Queen](/topic/queen)’s coffin fell from the podium. However, the live telecast resumed shortly afterward.

She was brought in a procession from Buckingham Palace with King Charles III walking behind the coffin, joined by other members of the Royal Family including ...

Mourners are asked to keep moving. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to file past in the coming days, as the Queen rests in state. Thousands of mourners have began to file past Queen Elizabeth II, as she lies in state in Westminster Hall.

Thousands of mourners spent hours in line for a few minutes to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II while it lay in state inside a Parliament ...

After a day of high ceremony and high emotion on Wednesday as the queen was borne in somber procession from Buckingham Palace, the king was spending the day working and in “private reflection” at his Highgrove residence in western England. The late-night silence was broken when one of the guards standing vigil around the coffin collapsed and fell forward off a raised platform. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron and is speaking to a host of world leaders — many of whom will come to London on Monday for the queen’s funeral. Heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Kate visited the royal family’s Sandringham estate in eastern England to see some of the tributes left by well-wishers. to thank people for their support, with the queen’s son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie visiting Manchester and his sister Princess Anne in Glasgow. The display of mass mourning is an enormous logistical operation, with a designated 10-mile (16 kilometer) route lined with first aid points and more than 500 portable toilets. 8, aged 96 — to London. Royalty and heads of state from a round the world are expected to be among the 2,000 people attending the Westminster Abbey funeral service. The man, his chest adorned with medals, could be seen on livestreams of the queen’s coffin lying in state swaying on his feet before pitching forward onto the floor. It will be the first state funeral held in Britain since the death of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965. People in line said they didn’t mind the wait. “I wouldn’t have liked it if I’d had to just rush through.”

They bowed and curtsied. Some crossed themselves. USA TODAY observes Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state, and the mourners paying their respects.

Others looked up to the heavens or in and around the cavernous space. But British authorities have estimated that about a million people may try to do so leading up to Monday's funeral, which is expected to see some 500 dignitaries attend in person, including President Joe Biden, and be watched by several billion people around the world. (Northern Ireland, for reasons not immediately clear to this reporter, is not represented on the royal flag even though it is part of the U.K.) When this action was not happening, the guards and archers were so still they resembled toys. Individual guards and archers were swapped out for new ones waiting in the wings every 20 minutes. Some could be seen looking around and marveling at the quite literally priceless gemstones sparkling atop the queen's casket. They were old and young, white and Black and Asian, from the U.K. Westminster Hall is the largest of the buildings that comprise the Palace of Westminster, or Houses of Parliament as the compound is known generally. On Monday, the queen's casket will be moved to Westminster Abbey, for her funeral. Later that day, the queen will be laid to rest alongside her husband, mother, father and sister within St. The queen's casket was draped in the Royal Standard, a flag in laymen's terms. They dressed in dark, somber hues; also in outrageous oranges and yellows, even shorts.