Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral: How to Watch on TV & Streaming

Martin Holmes September 15, 2022, 6:15 pm

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Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle on September 8, at 96, and on Monday, September 19, mourners will gather for the funeral for Britain’s longest reigning monarch.

Where to watch

The funeral service is scheduled to begin at 6 am ET and will be broadcast live on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and more. PBS will also offer BBC’s live uninterrupted coverage starting at 4:00 am to noon ET on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS Video app.

For those who don’t have cable, the funeral will also be streamed online on various services, including FuboTV, Sling, and YouTube TV. Subscribers to Peacock Premium and Paramount+ can also watch the event live. Meanwhile, British broadcaster BBC will also be streaming the services uninterrupted on YouTube, which is currently not geo-blocked.

What to expect

1:00 am ET: The King’s Guard begins their final vigil at the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall in London.

4:00 am ET: Big Ben will strike clearly before the bell’s hammer is covered with a thick leather pad to muffle its sound for the rest of the day.

5:35 am ET: The Queen’s coffin will be transported from Westminster Hall to the State Gun Carriage, which will be located outside the building’s North Door. The procession will go from New Palace Yard in London through Parliament Square, Broad Sanctuary, and the Sanctuary before arriving at Westminster Abbey.

6:00 am ET: The official state funeral service will begin. After the service, the Last Post will sound, followed by a national two-minute observance of silence.

7:00 am ET: The Reveille, followed by the national anthem and a lament played by the Queen’s piper will close out the ceremony.

7:15 am ET: The Queen’s coffin will be returned to the State Gun Carriage outside the Abbey before the procession begins. The procession will set off for Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, traveling from the Abbey via Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square (south and east sides), Parliament Street, Whitehall, Horse Guards, including Horse Guards Arch, Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Queen’s Gardens (south and west sides), Constitution Hill, and Apsley Way.

8 am ET: Once at Wellington Arch, the Queen’s coffin will be transferred from the State Gun Carriage to the State Hearse. It will then travel from central London to Windsor — this route has not been disclosed by the Palace.

10 am ET: When the hearse arrives in Windsor, the procession will begin at Shaw Farm Gate on Albert Road. The hearse will join the procession to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, following the route of Albert Road, Long Walk, Cambridge Gate, Cambridge Drive, George IV Gate, Quadrangle (south and west sides), Engine Court, Norman Arch, Chapel Hill, Parade Ground, and Horseshoe Cloister Arch.

11 am ET: The procession will stop at the bottom of the West Steps at St George’s Chapel in Horseshoe Cloister. Here, the bearer party will carry the coffin up the steps into the chapel.

2:30 pm ET: The Queen will be interred during a private burial at King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. She will be buried together with the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Who will be there?

World leaders, including President Joe Biden are expected to attend. King Charles III will lead the procession, walking with siblings Anne, Andrew, and Edward, and followed by the Queen’s grandsons, Peter Phillips, Prince William, and Prince Harry.

They will be followed by the late monarch’s son-in-law, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Queen’s cousin, the Duke of Gloucester, and her nephew, the Earl of Snowdon.

The procession is made up of seven groups, each supported by a service band. Mounties from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will lead, immediately followed by representatives of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, NHS, along with detachments from the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth.

The 123-year-old gun carriage will be pulled by 98 Royal Navy sailors using ropes in a tradition dating back to the funeral of Queen Victoria. The carriage will be followed by the Pipes & Drums of Scottish and Irish Regiments, the Brigade of Gurkhas, and the Royal Air Force – numbering 200 musicians.