The queen’s funeral (plus what’s happening with the money and the corgis), explained

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died last week at the age of 92. Her death marks the end of the second Elizabethan era and the beginning of a period of mourning for the UK.

The new King Charles III will see his mother laid to rest after the funeral of the queen next week. There are many questions to be asked about what will happen next after the queen is gone.

Can we watch the funeral? Will Prince Andrew be present? All the money with the queen’s face on it, what will happen to it? What happens to the canines?

There are questions you have. We haveExplanations. The questions about the queen’s funeral have been answered.

When is the queen’s funeral?

On the East Coast of the US, the funeral will begin at 6 am on Monday, September 19. It will take place at the place where the queen was crowned and married Prince Philip.

Since the 18th century, the funeral of a monarch has been held at the abbey. The funeral of George VI took place at the royal residence.

How can I watch the queen’s funeral?

The funeral and coverage of the queen’s coffin will most likely be streamed by the BBC. In the US, NBC News, NBC News Now, CNN, ABC, and Fox News will all be reporting on the queen’s funeral.

What will happen at the funeral?

The queen’s funeral will be the first state funeral since 1965, so some of the details are still uncertain. There is no precedent for what this kind of event should look like. We do not know what we know.

The oldest building in the Houses of Parliament is where the queen’s body is currently in state. The Imperial State Crown, orb, and scepter are on top of her coffin which is on display on a raised platform. The building is open for 24 hours a day until 6:30 am British time on Monday so that people can pay their respects. Visitors may have to wait in line overnight according to the palace.

The queen’s coffin will travel across Parliament Square on September 19th. Since Queen Victoria’s funeral, the coffin has been carried on the back of the Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage. The new King Charles III is likely to follow the coffin in its procession.

The funeral service will take place inside of the Abbey. The service is likely to be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, and the sermon will be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The Prime Minister could do a reading.

There will be a procession from Buckingham Palace to Wellington Arch after the ceremony. Windsor Castle, the queen’s chief residence just outside of London, will be the location of the queen’s coffin.

The king and other senior royals will most likely process with the coffin through the grounds of Windsor Castle to St. George’s Chapel, where the queen’s late husband, Prince Philip, had his funeral last year.

Will the queen be buried with Prince Philip?

Yes, definitely. The memorial chapel of St. George is named after the queen’s father.

Who will be at the queen’s funeral?

Major world leaders and fellow royals are expected to be at the funeral, but the palace has not released a formal guest list. The president and the first lady have confirmed they will attend.

Donald Trump did not attend. In the past, all living former US presidents would be invited to the funeral of a monarch, but in this case, only current heads of state and their spouses have been invited, with the palace citing space concerns. According to CNN, the palace has decided against inviting representatives from Russia, Russia, and other countries.

How long is the mourning period for the queen?

After the death of a monarch, a period of national mourning is called for. Charles requested the mourning period to be extended until seven days after the queen’s funeral.

During the mourning period, the public doesn’t have to change much. There are official protocols that will be observed by members of the royal family, their staff, and representatives, as well as troops on ceremonial duty, but the most noticeable thing is that flags at royal residences, government buildings, and military establishments will remain at half-staff until the period of mourning

There is no expectation on the public or organisation to observe specific behaviours during the mourning period and there is no set way for the public to mark the passing of Her Majesty, according to the palace. They will want to mark her death in their own way.

The mourning period can be observed by shutting down, either for the duration or on the day of the queen’s funeral, which is a bank holiday. The planned strikes by the trade unions were called off. Most shops in the UK will be closed on the funeral day.

There are some individual shutdowns that have raised eyebrows on the internet. Guests who were planning to stay over the 19th would have to leave and come back the next day, after Center Parcs briefly announced that all venues would be shut down on the day of the queen’s funeral. Waves of outrage forced it to withdraw the policy. The public is not allowed to leave flowers outside of the City Hall due to the bike rack being blocked off for mourning. Nintendo dropped plans for a Nintendo Direct livestream in the UK as a mark of respect.

Wimbledon Food Bank will be closed on the day of the queen’s funeral. After public outrage that a food bank would shut down as the cost of living continues to soar, the organization released an official statement noting that it is standard practice to shut down during all bank holidays.

What happened to the queen’s corgis?

The queen’s dogs were often used as diplomatic conversation starters and icebreakers. She owned more than 30 corgis in her lifetime. Her first corgi was her 18th birthday present from her father.

Prince Andrew is the queen’s second son and Sarah is his ex- wife. After Prince Philip’s death, Andrew and Sarah gave the queen the corgis as a gift.

Speaking of Prince Andrew…

What’s the deal with Prince Andrew?

Prince Andrew has remained visible throughout the queen’s death rites, frequently processing with his mother’s coffin as it’s brought from place to place. Andrew has become notorious for his close ties to a notorious sex predator.

One of Andrew’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, has accused Andrew of sexual assault. Andrew reached an estimated multimillion-dollar out-of-court-settlement with Giuffre. He stepped down from his public duties as a member of the royal family and was stripped of his title, His Royal Highness, as well as his military affiliations and royal patronages. Andrew and the late queen expected him to return to the fold, according to reports. According to a new book by a former US attorney, New York prosecutors tried to get Andrew to cooperate with their investigations, but he didn’t and the royal family gave him cover.

One man cried out “Andrew, you’re a sick old man!” as Andrew processed with the rest of the royal family behind the queen’s coffin down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. He was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace after onlookers bundled him to the ground and chanted, “God save the King!” to drown out his cries. The heckler told reporters that powerful men shouldn’t be allowed to commit sexual crimes and get away with it.

What’s going to happen to the money with the queen’s face on it?

There are multiple pieces of currency in Commonwealth countries that have the queen’s face on it. When a friend of Diana gave the young princes William and Harry each a 50-pound note, Diana cooed, “Ooh, look, boys, pink grannies!” When does the money change to display Charles?

It seems like it will take a while. The Bank of England assures the public that money with the queen’s face on it will continue to be legal tender and to circulate, and that it will take about two years to get new Charles notes. New Zealand has decided to wait until its current supply of queen coins is exhausted before it introduces new currency, and neither Australia nor Canada has announced a timetable for the changeover.

While Elizabeth faced to the right on her money, Charles faced to the left. Since the 17th century, British currency has alternated the direction of the monarch on it.

What happens next?

As soon as the queen died, Charles became king of England, and his wife became queen consort. Charles has yet to take an oath to the country and be crowned, blessed, and anointed, meaning that he has yet to do so.

Charles will be crowned sometime in 2023, but we don’t know when the full ceremony will take place. It could be quite a while before we see it. The queen did not have her coronation until 16 months after her father passed away.

Charles is going to be crowned under the code name Operation Golden Orb. Since 1066, all English coronations have taken place in the same place. The Stone of Destiny, where Scottish monarchs are crowned, will be brought to England for an occasion. The British government returned the stone to Scotland in 1996. Charles will be crowned king consort.

Experts think that Charles may call for a less ornate coronation than his mother experienced. Charles’s ceremony is expected to be more multi-faith and inclusive than traditional, in celebration of a multi-faith Britain.

We have to wait until next year. The world will be mourning the old queen until the new king is crowned.

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