Queen Elizabeth II Wafat, Here Are Plans For Funeral To Ceremony 10 Days In The Future

Queen Elizabeth II. (Twitter/@RoyalFamily)

JAKARTA - The British Empire mourns after Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle, Scotland at the age of 96, Thursday.

The funeral procession for the longest king of England is planned to last for the next 10 days, along with the formal process of inauguration of King Charles III as the new king of England.

Quoting The Guardian September 9, here are the plans:

The official announcement from Buckingham Palace will be preceded by a tiered call, with the prime minister informed personally by the Queen's personal secretary, and the news forwarded to the cabinet secretary and secret board office, which coordinates the government's work on behalf of the monarchy. Only after that "official notifications" will be announced to the public.

The flags across the royal residences, vise and other government buildings were lowered to half-mast, with the royal family website being turned into a black page, with a brief statement announcing the Queen's death. The government's website has also turned to displaying black banners.

The prime minister was the first member of the government to make a statement. At Buckingham Palace, its tradition is to place an official announcement framed about death on the fence. Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral will ring their bells in the time determined after the king's death.

On the first day of mourning, a gun respect ceremony is expected at Hyde Park and at Tower Hill, and a moment of national silence will be held.

King Charles III is expected to hold his first hearing with the prime minister. He will also meet with Earl Marshal to officially sign a full funeral plan, with state funerals expected to be held within 10 days.

King Charles III will give notices to the country and Commonwealth this weekend.

The Accession Council, which includes senior figures of the government and secret advisers, was then expected to meet at the St James Palace on Saturday for the new king's main proclamation, which was read publicly from the balcony at the St James Palace.

Further announcements will be read out at the Royal Exchange in London City. The new king will hold an audience with the prime minister and cabinet, opposition leaders, Archbishop of York and dean of Westminster.

The hub will be held in parliament. The flag will be mounted on full mast for the Accession Council and remains at full mast for 24 hours, before returning to half-mast until the day after the funeral.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is then expected to leave the Balmoral for a road trip to Holyroodhouse Palace. There will be proclamations in the newly revolutionized countries of gastroversy, Cardiff, and Belfast and airway in parliament are likely to continue.

There will be a ceremony procession from Holyrood along the Royal Mile to St kuarty Cathedral for the service which was attended by members of the royal family.

After the service, St waterfall Cathedral will be open to the public for 24 hours for burial, but not at the state level, as it will take place in London.

The coffin is then expected to be flown to London.

Meanwhile, King Charles will visit Northern Ireland, where he will receive a message of condolences at Hillsborough Castle and will attend St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast for prayer services and reflection on Queen Elizabeth II's life.

There will be training for the procession of the late Queen of Buckingham Palace's coffin to Westminster Hall.

The coffin is expected to arrive at Buckingham Palace for several hours, before a major ceremony is planned in London.

In the first major ceremonial event before the funeral, the Queen's coffin will be brought from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall during the first five days of burial.

It is estimated that the coffin will be transported by gun train. On arrival, there will be a short service.

The state funeral is an opportunity for the public to pay their respects. The coffin will be placed in a catafalque in the center of the Westminster Hall, which will be open to the public for 23 hours a day.

King Charles will travel to Wales to attend a service at the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, then visit Wels Senedd and receive his condolences motion. He will have an audience with first minister Wels. The Commonwealth Detachment is then expected to begin arriving in London.

On the eve of the funeral, King Charles will welcome the foreign royal family who are present.

The state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey. The coffin will be brought from Westminster Hall in a procession to the monasteries. There will be two minutes of silence across the country. After service for one hour, the procession of the big ceremony will accompany the coffin to Hyde Park, where the coffin will be moved from the cannon train to the state hearse and taken to Windsor.

After the procession via Windsor, the commitment service will be held at St George's Kapel, Windsor Castle, where the coffin will be lowered to Royal Vault.