Queen Elizabeth's coffin draped in the Royal Standard is currently lying in state in London's Westminster Hall for members of the public to pay their respects to the Queen. According to a statement by the UK royal family, the state funeral of the Queen will take place on Monday at 1100 hrs BST.Īlso Read: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral today: All you need to know The longest-serving monarch of the UK - Queen Elizabeth II - who died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, will be laid to rest at Westminster Abbey in London today. British PM Liz Truss also joined the tribute from Downing Street, while those still queuing to see the queen into the final hours of her lying in state at Westminster Hall also came to a stop. The silence was also observed in St Anne's Square in the northern English city of Manchester. The Spokesperson also said that it was identified that due to a minor technical issue the big ben did not ring and also assured that the issue has now been resolved.Īlso Read: Queen’s funeral: These countries will not attend the event “We are investigating this as a matter of urgency but are confident that it will not affect the tolling tomorrow during the state funeral procession," a UK parliament spokesperson said. After the Big Ben failed to strike on Sunday, officials at the Houses of Parliament lunched an 'urgent' investigation.
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