Written by : Rajnish Kumar

UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is scheduled for September 19

The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, who died this week at 1000 GMT after 70 years on her throne,

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was announced by the Royal Family on Saturday via social media.

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The coffin will then be moved from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh on Sunday, before being taken to London on Tuesday.

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The coffin will be laid in Westminster Hall on Wednesday,

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until the morning of the funeral at London's Westminster Abbey.

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"We will perform our duty over these coming days with our heaviest hearts,

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 but also with the firmest resolve to ensure a fitting farewell for one of the defining figures in our times,"

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stated Edward Fitzalan Howard, the Earl Marshal. The Queen's body is currently in Balmoral Castle's ballroom,

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where it rests within an oak coffin. It is adorned with the royal standard of Scotland and a wreath of flowers.

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A senior palace official stated that "it is a scene characterized by quiet dignity."

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Queen Elizabeth II, who was 96 years old, is now the longest-reigning monarch in British Isles history.

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