Latest: King Charles leads royals as Queen Elizabeth's coffin leaves Buckingham Palace
Prince William and Prince Harry will join King Charles III and walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where she will lie in state.
King Charles and the two princes — along with Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward — will follow the coffin on foot as it makes its journey on Wednesday afternoon.
Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips and her husband, Vice Adm Sir Tim Laurence, will also walk in the procession, as well as Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, and David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdon.
Queen Consort Camilla, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will travel by car.
Wednesday's funeral procession will inevitably have echoes of the moment, 25 years ago, when the young princes, then 15 and 12, walked behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin after her sudden death in a car accident in Paris.
The procession will leave the palace at 2.22pm, making its way along The Mall, Horse Guards Road, across Horse Guards Parade and on to Whitehall to Parliament Square and into the Palace of Westminster, arriving about 3pm.
A service lasting about 20 minutes will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, accompanied by David Hoyle, the Dean of Westminster.
The doors to Westminster Hall will then be opened, allowing the public to file past to pay their respects to the queen from 5pm.
The hall will be open round the clock until early on Monday, the morning of the queen’s funeral.
Organisers expect thousands to attend to pay their respects, and have prepared for queues of up to eight kilometres in length.
They are warning people to prepare for a long and physically demanding wait, with few opportunities to sit down.
Everyone arriving at the hall will be issued with wristbands, which will allow them to pop out for a short time for food or drink.
The queen's coffin will be guarded round the clock until the funeral by members of the Household Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London, who are the sovereign's bodyguards.
The queen's coffin arrived at Northolt military airport from Edinburgh on Tuesday night, making its way through London to Buckingham Palace under heavy skies as members of the public lined the route.
At moments, there was applause and cheers and a few blooms were thrown into the path of the state hearse, and when it neared Buckingham Palace three cheers went up, with people lighting up the area with the torches on their camera phones, holding them above their heads.
Rehearsals for the procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin in London — in pictures
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An early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin in London. PA -
Grenadier Guards, a unit of the Household Division Foot Guards, take part in the rehearsal. AFP -
Queen Elizabeth's coffin will be transferred from Buckingham Palace by gun carriage in a ceremonial procession taking place on Wednesday. Getty Images -
Members of the of the Grenadier Guards form up at Wellington Barracks ahead of a final full dress rehearsal. EPA -
Guardsmen march from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster during the early morning rehearsal. Getty Images -
'Tri-Service' personnel taking part in a full dress rehearsal in London. EPA -
Grenadier Guards march past Big Ben in central London. PA
Prince William and Prince Harry put on a united front with their wives during a walkabout on Saturday.
The brothers have a well-documented troubled relationship but the death of their grandmother led to them unexpectedly coming together to view floral tributes left to the late queen at Windsor Castle.
Prince William, Kate, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in the same vehicle and greeted mourners for about 40 minutes before Prince William hopped into the driver’s seat of the Audi with his wife in the passenger seat, and his brother and sister-in-law in the back.
In his televised address to the nation on Friday evening, the king talked of his love for Prince Harry and Meghan, saying: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”
The UK mourns Queen Elizabeth II — in pictures
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A tribute altar for Queen Elizabeth II in Green Park in London. AFP -
Ann Doran, 6, looks at floral tributes left in Green Park. Reuters -
Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, look at floral tributes on the Sandringham Estate. AFP -
A drawing of the queen and her husband Prince Philip among flowers outside Windsor Castle. AFP -
Members of the public view floral tributes in Green Park, near Buckingham Palace. PA -
People queue on a bridge over the river Thames to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth in London. Reuters -
A member of the public lights a candle at Windsor Parish Church. AFP -
Residents of the Lawn care home in Alton, Hampshire, decorate an area with photographs of Queen Elizabeth, bunting and their own flower arrangements. PA -
Lloyd's of London chief John Neal delivers remarks honouring the life of Queen Elizabeth during a remembrance ceremony in the atrium of the company's offices in London. Getty Images -
Joyce Buckley, a sponge decorator at Emma Bridgewater pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, paints a commemorative mug. PA -
A royalist standing in front of Buckingham Palace. AFP -
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth are viewed at St James's Park in London. Reuters -
Crowds gather outside St. Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile as the queen's coffin passes in Edinburgh. Bloomberg -
Chelsea Pensioners attend a Drumhead service of remembrance, with readings and prayers, in London. Getty Images -
An image of Queen Elizabeth at Green Park Tube station. Reuters -
Vanessa, Anne and Grace, from left to right, wait opposite the Palace of Westminster to be first in line bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth in London. AP -
A young girl holds Paddington Bear and Corgi stuffed toys while waiting to watch the procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Reuters -
Well-wishers outside Windsor Castle. Getty Images -
Lloyd Smith paints a portrait of Queen Elizabeth in London. AFP -
A child lays flowers outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. AP -
A family leaves flowers outside Buckingham Palace. EPA -
Flowers and tributes, including sunflowers and a Paddington Bear, are left for Queen Elizabeth at the Green Park memorial in London. AP -
People start to camp on The Mall ahead of Queen Elizabeth's coffin being taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon by procession on a Gun Carriage to the Palace of Westminster. PA -
Flowers left in St James's Park, London. PA -
A man with his dog arrive early as they wait to view the cortege carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth in Edinburgh. Getty Images -
Members of the public gather on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to watch the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. PA -
Crowds watch as the hearse continues its journey to the Palace of Holyroodhouse from Balmoral. PA -
The hearse passing over Queensferry Crossing on its way to Edinburgh. PA -
Flowers left at the Sandringham Estate, one of the queen's residences. EPA -
A Paddington Bear teapot at the Sandringham Estate. EPA -
Flowers left at the gates of the Sandringham Estate. EPA -
Flowers, cards and messages left in St James's Park in London. EPA -
People lay flowers at Buckingham Palace in London. Reuters
Then in Prince Harry’s tribute to his grandmother, released on Monday, he said he wanted to honour his father at the start of his reign as king.
The last time King Charles and his two sons were all seen together in public was at the service of thanksgiving for the queen in St Paul’s Cathedral during the platinum jubilee celebrations in June.
But on that occasion, Prince Harry and Meghan were seated some distance from King Charles and Prince William, on the other side of the aisle in the second row, behind the Wessex family and the duke and duchess of Gloucester.
This was Prince Harry and Meghan’s first public appearance alongside the Windsors since they stepped down as working royal family members in 2020 during the Megxit storm.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace — video
In April 2021, Prince Harry and Prince William joined their father when they walked behind the coffin of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at his funeral.
The brothers were separated by their cousin, Peter Phillips, but he dropped back half a pace at one point so the siblings appeared closer together.
After the funeral service, Prince William and Prince Harry could be seen chatting as they walked back up the hill from the chapel to the castle.
