The Queen’s coffin will be carried during the procession on a 123-year-old gun carriage towed by 98 Royal Navy sailors in a tradition dating back to the funeral of Queen Victoria. They will be followed by the late monarch’s son-in-law Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester, the Queen’s cousin, and the Earl of Snowdon, her nephew. He will walk with the Princess Royal, Duke of York and Earl of Wessex and behind the quartet will be the Queen’s grandsons Peter Phillips, Duke of Sussex and the Prince of Wales. The King will once again lead his family in marching behind the Queen’s coffin when it is moved, at 10.44am on Monday, from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey for the funeral service. Members of the Royal Family who are not processing from Westminster Hall will have arrived at the abbey and been escorted to their seats in the South Lantern. He added that other representatives of the Realms and the Commonwealth, the Orders of Chivalry including recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross, Government, Parliament, devolved Parliaments and Assemblies, the Church, and Her Majesty’s Patronages will form the congregation, along with further representatives from law, emergency services, public servants and professions, and public representatives. His coffin was placed on a gun carriage drawn by a Royal Naval Gun Crew, and was draped in the Union Flag, rather than the Royal Standard. He lay in state in Westminster Hall, and thousands queued to pay their respects. He actually lived another 12 years, and when he died he was rewarded with a state funeral and ceremonies which lasted four days. The gun carriage carrying Churchill’s coffin was pulled by Royal Navy sailors (Photo: PA/PA Wire) She instructed the earl marshal, who is responsible for organising state funerals, to make preparations for his death. Winston Churchill suffered a stroke in 1953, and the Queen was one of the few who was informed. Her Majesty also expresses a desire that the entire nation should ‘have the opportunity to express their sorrow’ over the passing of Churchill, who she describes as ‘the inspiring leader who strengthened and supported us all'”. It adds that a letter from Queen Elizabeth II gave “permission for the use of both Westminster Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral during the state funeral. As state funerals are usually reserved for the monarchy, the assent of both Parliament and the Crown was required in order for the funeral to take place.” Parliament’s website says: “Sir Winston Churchill is one of only three British Prime ministers to receive a state funeral, along with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and William Gladstone. However, the former prime minister had led the country to victory during World War II. It was particularly unusual, as he was not royal. The last state funeral was for Sir Winston Churchill, in 1965. Explosions in Gaza as more trapped civilians set to escape Rafah border 02 November, 2023 Opinion | AI could have huge positive impacts on medicine and the economy, despite the doom and gloom 02 November, 2023 i morning briefing: Who is being let out of Gaza? 02 November, 2023 When was the last state funeral?
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