How to watch Queen's funeral today - Full timings and schedule for ITV, BBC and Sky
The Queen will be laid to rest on Monday, September 19 in a state funeral that will be broadcast live for millions to watch around the world.
The Queen's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace
The nation celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee earlier this year with parties up and down the country, a church service at St Paul's Cathedral and an unforgettable concert outside Buckingham Palace. Sadly, just a few months later, Her Majesty passed away at the age of 96, leaving the United Kingdom in mourning. Express.co.uk has everything there is to know about watching the Queen's funeral which will take place on Monday, September 19.
How to watch the Queen's Funeral
The Queen will leave Westminster Hall, where she has lain in state since last Wednesday, September 14, around 10.44am.
Her casket will now make the short trip to Westminster Abbey in the state gun carriage accompanied by a procession before arriving at the gates of Westminster Abbey at 10.52am.
The funeral ceremony begins at 11am and will last around an hour until 11.55am, garnering wall-to-wall national coverage.
Sky
Prior to the funeral proceedings beginning, presenter Kay Burley will be reporting live from Westminster Abbey with early morning updates from 5am, outlining to Sky viewers how the day will unfold and who could be in attendance.
From 9am, it will be the turn of Anna Botting and Dermot Murnaghan who are going to begin the special broadcast of the funeral procession.
This will start with Anna reporting from Westminster with live coverage of the State Funeral Service at 11am.
Dermot is then going to take over from Anna at 2pm, reporting from Windsor Castle as the procession makes its way from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. It will then conclude at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, via the Long Walk.
As well as covering the funeral itself, Sky is also going to have royal events commentator Alastair Bruce providing analysis of the historic events as they unfold.
Meanwhile, Kamali Melbourne and Gillian Taylor are going to be at Windsor Castle and London respectively, talking to the crowds who come to pay their respects.
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How to watch the Queen lying-in-state: Dedicated live stream available internationally
The Queen's lying-in-state ceremony will be available to watch live across the globe thanks to a dedicated live stream by the BBC.
Following the service, it will be Mark Austin's job to reflect on the day from Buckingham Palace.
He will be looking back at some of the key moments from 7pm, ahead of the daily round-up at 9pm.
Anna is then going to return to conclude the coverage for the day with the News at Ten live from the Palace.
Sky coverage of the funeral will be accessible on the Sky News app, website and social media channels.
5am - Kay Burley live from Westminster
9am - Anna Botting and Dermot Murnaghan broadcast the funeral procession
11am - Funeral service
2pm - Dermot Murnaghan covering procession from Westminster to St. George’s Chapel
7pm - Mark Austin will reflect on key events
9pm - Daily round up
10pm - Anna Botting concludes coverage
ITV
Coverage of the funeral will begin with Good Morning Britain which will start in its usual time slot of 6am.
The breakfast show is going to preview the funeral, before extensive coverage throughout the day from Westminster Abbey.
In the evening, a documentary film chronicling the events of the past 10 days, from Her Majesty's death to the State Funeral, will be shown.
After this, there will be a special programme focusing on the funeral itself at 9pm, followed by an extended News at Ten.
ITV has confirmed that all of the day's programming from 6am to midnight will be simulcast on all of ITV's main channels as well as the ITV Hub.
The events will be shown live and uninterrupted so not a moment will be missed by viewers.
This is going to be the largest outside broadcast in ITV's history.
6am - Good Morning Britain
9.30am - Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral
7.30pm - Queen Elizabeth II: A Nation Remembers
9pm - Queen Elizabeth II: The Final Farewell
10pm - News At 10 Extended Edition
BBC
The BBC will also dedicate a full day of coverage for the Queen’s funeral, including a showing of Paddington 2 in the evening as part of a heartwarming tribute to Her Majesty.
The coverage will start with the BBC Breakfast team from 6am and then special coverage of the state funeral. The One Show will air but focus will remain on the late monarch as the hosts and guests reflect on the Queen’s life.
The events of the day will then be reflected upon in a special 90-minute programme. The BBC has also provided a dedicated live stream of Her Majesty The Queen’s lying-in-state for those who want to pay their respects, but who cannot come to London, or who are physically unable to queue.
6am - Breakfast
8am - The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
5pm - BBC News
5.50pm - BBC London News
6.15pm - The One Show: Our Queen Remembered
6.50pm - Paddington 2
8.30pm - The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II: Events of the Day
10pm - BBC News and Weather
11pm - BBC London News
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Channels not showing the Queen's funeral service this morning include Channel 5 and CBBC. They will provide alternative programming for parents whose children may prefer to watch something else.
CBBC will show films such as The Boy in the Dress and children's classic Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. While Channel 5 has opted to air the Emoji Movie during the funeral, followed by Stuart Little and Ice Age 3.
How to watch in-person
Those interested in spending the funeral with fellow mourners can watch the service in public. Officials have arranged a selection of big screens across the UK where people can gather this morning.
There are eight screens scattered across major cities in England and Scotland. Screens will show the service at the following locations today:
Edinburgh: Holyrood Park
Newcastle: Old Eldon Square
Birmingham: Centenary Square
Manchester: Cathedral Gardens and Exchange Square
Leeds: Millennium Square
Hull: Queen Victoria Square
Hastings: Alexandra Park