THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

April 9, 2002

Assembly at Westminster Hall:
By 10.40 a.m. The Bearer Party of the Irish Guards arrive at Westminster Hall.

Between 10.45 a.m. and 10.50 a.m. The Pall Bearers and the General Officer Commanding London District, together with his Staff, arrive in New Palace Yard via Whitehall and wait outside the North Door.

By 10.50 a.m. A Guard of Honour found by Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards, with the Royal Standard of the Regiment and the Band of the Regiment, under the command of Major Martin David, Grenadier Guards, is formed up in Parliament Square facing the gates of New Palace Yard.

10.50 a.m. Members of the Royal Family walking in the Procession arrive via Whitehall and assemble inside the North Door.

11.00 a.m. The Royal Family move to the North East corner of the Catafalque. The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker then take up their positions to the North of the Catafalque.

11.02 a.m. The Bearer Party leaves the North Door of Westminster Hall and moves to the South of the Catafalque. The last Vigil of the Watch, found by the Irish Guards, leaves the Catafalque and forms up on the West side of Westminster Hall. The Bearer Party then moves to the Catafalque.

By 11.03 a.m. The Detachments marching in the Procession are formed up on the East and South sides of Parliament Square. A Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery is positioned outside the North Door. The Pall Bearers and the General Officer Commanding London District and his Staff take up their respective positions in front of and beside the Gun Carriage in New Palace Yard.

11.05 a.m. The Bearer Party lift the Coffin from the Catafalque and, preceded by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker, carry the Coffin to the Gun Carriage outside the North Door. Those following the Coffin out of Westminster Hall take up their positions behind the Gun Carriage in the Procession which forms up in New Palace Yard.

Procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
The Coffin is taken in Procession from the North Door of Westminster Hall to the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey. The Processional route is: New Palace Yard, Parliament Square (East side), Parliament Square (South side), Broad Sanctuary.

The Processional route is lined by the Armed Forces.

After massed Pipes and Drums of various Regiments the Gun Carriage of The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery with the Coffin surmounted by Her Majesty's Crown follows surrounded by bearers. The coffin is followed by (first row) The Earl of Wessex, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, (second row) Mr. Peter Phillips, Prince Harry of Wales, Prince William of Wales, Viscount Linley, (third row) The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Lord Glamis.

11.18 a.m. The Procession leaves from outside the North Door of Westminster Hall for the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey. As the Procession moves off the Guard of Honour gives a Royal Salute.

Arrival at Westminster Abbey
9.45 a.m. The Doors of Westminster Abbey are opened.

By 10.30 a.m. The General Congregation is seated.

By 10.35 a.m. A representative Detachment of Her Majesty's Ships, Regiments, Corps and Royal Air Force affiliations, including those from overseas, take up their positions on each side of the pathway between the West Gate and the Great West Door.

Between 10.35 a.m. and 10.45 a.m. Heads of State, National Representatives, Governors-General and other prominent persons arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted by Gentlemen Ushers to their places in the Quire, the Lanterns, and the North Transept.

By 10.50 a.m. Members of the Royal Family who are not walking in the Procession will arrive at the Grand Entrance of Buckingham Palace by way of the North Centre Gate.

By 10.50 a.m. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster, having entered the Abbey by the Samaria Door, take up their positions at the Great West Door.

10.50 a.m. Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, followed by The Queen's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen- at-Arms, having entered by the East Cloister Door, move by way of the South Quire Aisle, the South Nave Aisle, the West end of the Nave and the Centre Aisle to their positions in the Nave, the Quire and the Lanterns.

Between 10.50 a.m. and 10.55 a.m. Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at the Great West Door by way of Victoria Street and are conducted by Gentlemen Ushers to St. George's Chapel.

11.00 a.m. The following leave the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace and drive in a Car Procession by way of the Centre Arch, the Centre Gate of the Forecourt, Queen's Gardens (South side), Birdcage Walk, Storey's Gate and Broad Sanctuary to Westminster Abbey. The Buckingham Palace Detachment of The Queen's Guard is turned out in the Forecourt and gives a Royal Salute.

11.05 a.m. Members of the Royal Family arrive by car at the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey and are received by the Dean and Chapter. They are conducted by Gentlemen Ushers to St. George's Chapel.

11.07 a.m. The Visiting Clergy enter the Abbey by way of the Samaria Door and move in Procession by way of the Centre Aisle to their places in the Sacrarium.

11.10 a.m. Members of the Royal Family, Members of Foreign Royal Families and Members of the Family of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother move in procession to their seats in the Lantern. Arriving are members of the Bowes Lyon family among them Mr and Mrs Simon Bowes Lyon, the Hon. Albemarle Bowes Lyon, The Countess and Dowager Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They are followed by members of the royal family: Miss Marina Ogilvy, Princess Alexandra the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, Lady Gabriella Windsor, Lord Frederick Windsor, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Mr. Timothy Taylor, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Lady Helen Taylor, the Count and Countess of St. Andrews, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Lady Rose Windsor, the Earl of Ulster, Lady Davina Windsor, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

After them members of foreign royal families arrive (in order of appearance): the Duke of Aosta, Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein, Princess Caroline of Hanover, Prince Ernst-August of Hanover, Princess Muna of Jordan, Prince Albert of Monaco, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, King Constantine of the Hellenes, Queen Anne of Romania, King Michael of Romania, Queen Sonja of Norway, King Harald V of Norway, Queen Sofia of Spain, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Hereditary Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (representing his mother Princess Benedikte of Denmark), Prince Henrik of Denmark, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, the Sultan of Brunei, Prince Philippe of Belgium, King Albert II of the Belgians and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

11.12 a.m. The Queen leaves Buckingham Palace and drives by car to Westminster Abbey. The Buckingham Palace Detachment of The Queen's Guard is turned out in the Forecourt and gives a Royal Salute.

11.16 a.m. The Queen, with those in Attendance, arrives at the West Entrance Gate and is received by the Dean of Westminster. The Dean will conduct Her Majesty to the Great West Door where he presents the Chapter.

11.18 a.m. The Queen and others in the Procession are conducted by the Lord Chamberlain, by way of the Centre Aisle, to their seats in the Lantern.

Procession
Arriving are Mr. Daniel Chatto, Lady Sarah Chatto, Commodore Timothy Laurence, RN, Zara Phillips, Princess Beatrice of York, Viscountess Linley and Princess Eugenie of York, followed by the Lord Chamberlain and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Major James Duckworth-Chad Equerry-in-Waiting, Duchess of Grafton Mistress of the Robes and the Right Honourable Sir Robin Janvrin Private Secretary.

11.20 a.m. The Massed Pipes and Drums leading the Funeral Procession from Westminster Hall enter Victoria Street, countermarch and halt. When The Queen's Procession has left the West end of the Nave the Dean and Chapter move to the Centre of the Great West Door to await the arrival of the Coffin.

11.21 a.m. The Choir of Westminster Abbey enters the Abbey by the West Cloister Door and moves in Procession by way of the South Nave Aisle to the West end of the Nave. The Insignia Bearers take their positions inside the Great West Door on the South side.

11.25 a.m. The Gun Carriage halts outside the West Gate. The Pall Bearers take their places on each side of the Pathway between the West Gate and the Great West Door. The Bearer Party removes the Coffin from the Gun Carriage.

11.30 a.m. The Coffin is carried by the Bearer Party in Procession through the Great West Door and thereafter by way of the Centre Aisle to the Catafalque in the Lantern. The Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Garter King of Arms and Lord Lyon King of Arms join the Procession inside the Great West Door. The procession includes clergy and Her Majesty's Insignia, followed by the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother after which the coffin surmounted by Her Majesty's Crown is carried in by the Bearer Party. They are followed by The Duke of York, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Princess Royal, The Earl of Wessex (first row), Mr. Peter Phillips, Prince Harry of Wales, Prince William of Wales, Viscount Linley (second row), The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Lord Glamis (third row). They are followed by Captain Mark Grayson Equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Honourable Nicholas Assheton Treasurer and Extra Equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Captain Sir Alastair Aird Private Secretary and Comptroller to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Major Raymond Seymour Assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The General Officer Commanding London District follows the Procession into Westminster Abbey. Those in the Procession take their places in the Sacrarium and the Lantern. The Bearer Party places the Coffin on the Catafalque and leaves the Lantern by way of the South Transept.

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Departure from Westminster Abbey
By 12.15 p.m. The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery will be formed up on the North side of the Wellington Arch.

12.25 p.m. At the conclusion of the Service, the Bearer Party comes forward from under the Quire Screen to the Lantern and lift the Coffin from the Catafalque. The Coffin is carried in Procession from the Lantern by way of the Centre Aisle and the Great West Door to the Hearse outside the West Gate.

Procession
The clergy is followed by Her Majesty's Insignia and the bearer party with the coffin. They are followed by (first row) The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, (second row) Prince Harry of Wales, The Prince of Wales, Prince William of Wales, (third row) Princess Eugenie of York, The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice of York, (fourth row) The Countess of Wessex, The Earl of Wessex, (fifth row) Commodore Timothy Laurence, RN, The Princess Royal, (sixth row) Zara Phillips, Mr. Peter Phillips, (seventh row) Viscountess Linley, Viscount Linley, (eigth row) Daniel Chatto, Lady Sarah Chatto, (ninth row) The Dowager Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Lord Glamis, The Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, (tenth row) Anthony Leeming, Lady Elizabeth Leeming, (eleventh row) Christopher Godfrey-Faussett and Lady Diana Godfrey-Faussett. At the end of the procession can be found Major James Duckworth-Chad Equerry-in-Waiting, Duchess of Grafton Mistress of the Robes, The Right Honourable Sir Robin Janvrin Private Secretary, Captain Mark Grayson Equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Honourable Nicholas Assheton Treasurer and Extra Equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Captain Sir Alastair Aird Private Secretary and Comprtroller to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Major Raymond Seymour Assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

As the Coffin passes the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior the Massed Pipes and Drums, from a position in Broad Sanctuary, play a Lament. The Prince of Wales and the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne follow the Coffin from the Great West Door and move to their positions outside the West Gate, on the South side. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh with those following in the Procession wait at the Great West Door to watch the Departure of the Coffin for Windsor.

12.30 p.m. The Bearer Party places the Coffin in the Hearse and moves to a position to the South of the West Gate.

12.35 p.m. The Car Procession leaves Westminster Abbey for St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Information taken from the Official British Royal Website