The state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m. CET. Prior to the state funeral, the queen will lie in Westminster Hall for four days to allow the public to pay their respects, according to Buckingham Palace's press office.

The queen's coffin currently rests in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle. Tomorrow, Sunday, September 11, Elizabeth's coffin will travel to Edinburgh and arrive at Holyroodhouse Palace, where it will rest in the Throne Room until noon on Monday, September 12.

In the afternoon of Monday, September 12, a procession will be formed in the square in front of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to take the casket to St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The king and members of the royal family will take part in the procession and attend the service at St. Giles Cathedral to receive the casket.

The Queen's casket will then rest in St. Giles Cathedral under the protection of the Royal Company of Archers so that the people of Scotland can pay their respects.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 13, the Queen's coffin will depart Scotland by Royal Air Force plane from Edinburgh Airport and arrive at RAF Northolt base the same evening.

The Queen's casket will then be taken to Buckingham Palace by road to rest in the Bow Room. On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 14, the coffin will be taken on the gun carriage of the Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Palace, where the Queen will lie in Westminster Hall until the morning of the state funeral.

The procession will proceed through the Royal Gardens, the Mall, the Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square and the New Court Yard. After the arrival of the casket at Westminster Hall, the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service led by the Reverend Dr. David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, in the presence of the King and members of the royal family, after which the farewell ceremony will begin.

During the Queen's farewell, the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen. On the morning of Monday, September 19, the farewell will end and the casket will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the state funeral service will take place.

After the state funeral, the casket will proceed in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch, the casket will travel to Windsor, where the state hearse will follow the Long Walk to St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. A funeral service will then be held at St. George's Chapel.

Queen Elizabeth II died Sept. 8 at age 96. She ruled the country for 70 years. The new king was her son Charles, who took the name Charles the Third.