Palace announces date for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

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Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on September 19.

Queen Elizabeth II died last Thursday, aged 96.

According to Buckingham Palace, the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II would hold in London at 11 a.m on Monday, September 19.

The late monarch’s coffin will lie in state in Westminster Hall starting on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to pay their respects.

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It is expected that either the Dean of Westminster or the Archbishop of Canterbury, the senior bishop of the Church of England, will lead the service.

Earlier, King Charles III was formally proclaimed as the UK’s new monarch.

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