A Final Farewell to Our Queen

The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth will be held on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

Proceedings will begin at 2:35 a.m. PDT, when the Queen’s coffin will be taken by carriage from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey.  The state funeral will begin at 3 a.m. PDT.  After the funeral, the Queen’s coffin will be driven to Windsor for a committal service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, at about 8 a.m. PDT.

The Queen’s final resting place will be in the George VI Memorial Chapel, alongside her late husband, Prince Philip.  The state funeral and committal service will be televised by CNN and CBC.  Online, Sky News will stream the service on YouTube, as will CBC and CTV.

A memorial parade and commemorative ceremony will take place in Ottawa on Monday at 7:10 a.m. PDT, which will also be televised by Canadian networks.  The Globe and Mail will cover the Queen’s funeral and live events throughout the day, including a livestream and special coverage from reporters in London and Ottawa.

More than 2,000 guests are invested, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, several former Prime Ministers, U.S. President Joe Biden, other heads of states, foreign royals, and members of the Royal Family.

You can express your condolences by signing the book at St. Matthew, Abbotsford.  An online book of condolences is also available for B.C. residents to sign in remembrance of the Queen.   If you’d like to follow the service, see the attached Order of Service from the Church of England. 

Official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II before the start of her 1959 tour, wearing the Vladimir Tiara, the Queen Victoria Jubilee Necklace, the blue Garter Riband, Badge and Garter Star and the Royal Family Orders of King George V and King George VI. (Library and Archives Canada, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)