It will be a day of emotion, pomp and ceremony the like of which has not been seen since the last state funeral, of Winston Churchill, almost 60 years ago. The Queen made personal additions to the plans, Buckingham Palace has said.

06:30: The Queen's lying-in-state at Westminster Hall in the heart of London will come to an end in the early morning. Thousands have been queuing and filing by to view her coffin.

08:00: A short distance away, at Westminster Abbey, the doors will be opened for guests to start arriving ahead of the service at 11:00.

Heads of state from across the world have been flying in to join members of the Royal Family to remember the Queen's life and service.  Members of royal families from across Europe, many of whom were blood relatives of the Queen, are expected.

ALSO READ: Ramaphosa invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral

10:44: The ceremonial part of the day will begin in earnest, as the Queen's coffin is lifted from the catafalque where it has been resting since Wednesday afternoon, and taken to Westminster Abbey for her funeral service.

She will be carried on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy, drawn by 142 sailors. The carriage was last seen in 1979 for the funeral of Prince Philip's uncle, Lord Mountbatten and was used for the Queen's father, George VI, in 1952.  Senior members of the Royal Family, including the new king and his sons Prince William and Prince Harry, will follow the gun carriage in procession.

11:00: The Queen's funeral service, expected to be attended by 2000 guests, will begin at Westminster Abbey. The abbey is the historic church where Britain's kings and queens are crowned, including the Queen's own coronation in 1953. 

There hasn't been a monarch's funeral service in the abbey since the 18th Century, although the funeral of the Queen Mother was held there in 2002.

11:55: Towards the end of the funeral service the Last Post - a short bugle call - will be played followed by a two-minute national silence. The national anthem and a lament played by the Queen's piper will bring the service to an end at about midday.

12:15: The Queen's coffin will be drawn in a walking procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, at London's Hyde Park Corner. Big Ben will toll at one-minute intervals as the procession moves slowly through the streets of the capital.

King Charles will lead members of the Royal Family walking behind the gun carriage bearing the Queen's coffin. Camilla, the Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, the Countess of Wessex and the Duchess of Sussex will join the procession in cars.

Once at Wellington Arch, at about 13:00, the coffin will be transferred to the new State Hearse for its final journey to Windsor Castle.

15:00: The hearse is expected to arrive for a walking procession up Windsor Castle's Long Walk. The 5km avenue will be lined with members of the armed forces.  The castle's tower bells will be tolled every minute and gun salutes will be fired from the castle's grounds.

16:00: The coffin will enter St George's Chapel for a committal service.  The chapel is the church regularly chosen by the Royal Family for weddings, christenings and funerals. It is where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, were married in 2018 and where the Queen's late husband Prince Philip's funeral was held.

Attended by a smaller, more personal congregation of about 800 guests, the committal service will be conducted by Dean of Windsor David Conner, with a blessing from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

AlSO READ: UK readies for queen's funeral

The service will include traditions symbolising the end of the Queen's reign. The Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre will be removed from the top of the coffin by the Crown Jeweller, separating the Queen from her crown for the final time.

At the end of the last hymn, the King will then place the Queen's company camp colour, or flag, of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin.

At the same time, the Lord Chamberlain, former MI5 chief Baron Parker, will "break" his wand of office and place it on the coffin. The snapping of the white staff will signal the end of his service to the sovereign as her most senior official in the Royal Household.

The Queen will then be lowered into the royal vault and the Sovereign's piper will play before a blessing and the singing of God Save the King. The performance by the piper at Windsor was something the Queen had personally requested, Buckingham Palace said.

16:45: The committal service will come to an end and the King and members of the Royal Family will leave the chapel.

19:30: At a private family service, the Queen will be buried together with her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the King George VI memorial chapel located inside St George's Chapel.

Her marble slab will be engraved ELIZABETH II 1926-2022.

BBC