PROCESSION
The Coffin was taken in procession from The Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace to Westminster Hall on the morning of Friday, 5 April, 2002.
The Processional Route was:-
Marlborough Road
The Mall
Horse Guards Road
Horse Guards Parade
Horse Guards Arch
Whitehall
Parliament Square (East Side)
New Palace Yard (South Side)
The Processional Route was lined by the Armed Forces.
The order of the procession was as follows:
St. James's Palace
By 11.00 a.m. The St. James's Palace Detachment of The Queen's Guard turns out in Friary Court.
Between 11.00 a.m. and 11.10 a.m. The Pall Bearers, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff, the Representative of the Chief of the General Staff, the Chief of the Air Staff and the General Officer Commanding London District and his Staff, arrive in Ambassadors Court and assemble in the Lower Corridor.
By 11.10 a.m. The Detachments marching in the Procession are formed up in The Mall, Marlborough Road and Cleveland Row.
A Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery is positioned in Marlborough Road outside the Entrance to The Queen's Chapel.
11.15 a.m. The Bearer Party of the Irish Guards, having assembled at Marlborough House, enters The Queen's Chapel through the Vestibule Door.
Between 11.10 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. The Gentlemen of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Family, the Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the Gentlemen Members and personal Staff of Her Majesty's Household walking in the Procession, leave Clarence House and assemble in the Lower Corridor.
11.10 a.m. The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex and The Princess Royal depart Buckingham Palace via the Centre Arch and Centre Gate for St James's Palace. The Buckingham Palace Detachment gives a Royal Salute.
Between 11.10 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. The Gentlemen of the Royal Family walking in the Procession and The Princess Royal arrive in Colour Court by way of Stable Yard Road and Ambassador's Court, where they are received by the Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and assemble in the Lower Corridor.
11.15 a.m. The Gentlemen of the Royal Family, the Princess Royal and Gentlemen of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Family are conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from the Marlborough Road Door to The Queen's Chapel.
In The Queen's Chapel Prayers are said by the Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal.
The Sub-Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal is present.
11.21 a.m. The Pall Bearers, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff, the Representative of the Chief of the General Staff, the Chief of the Air Staff, the General Officer Commanding London District and his Staff leave the Lower Corridor by the Marlborough Road Door to take up their positions in the Procession.
11.22 a.m. The Gentlemen Members and personal Staff of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Household leave the Marlborough Road Entrance and take up their positions in the Procession.
11.25 a.m. The Bearer Party carry the Coffin from the Catafalque in The Queen's Chapel to the Gun Carriage in Marlborough Road.
Their Royal Highnesses and those present in The Queen's Chapel follow the Coffin and take their places in the Procession.
Order of procession
Mounted Police
Royal Air Force Bands
2 Officers and 82 Other Ranks
The Witwatersrand Rifles
(South African National Defence Forces)
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Transvaal Scottish
(South African National Defence Forces)
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Cape Town Highlanders
(South African National Defence Forces)
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Canadian Forces Medical Services
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Toronto Scottish Regiment
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Detachment of the Royal Air Force
6 Officers and 300 Other Ranks
Detachment of 1st Battalion Scots Guards
6 Officers and 300 Other Ranks
Royal Marines Bands
2 Officers and 82 Other Ranks
Detachment of the Royal Marines
6 Officers and 300 Other Ranks
Detachment of the Royal Navy
6 Officers and 300 Ratings
Foot Guards Bands
2 Officers and 82 Other Ranks
Captain Nicholas Ulvert
ADC to the General
Officer Commanding London District
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Brigadier Martin Vine
Deputy Commander
London District |
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Bodington
Brigade Major
Household Division |
Major General Redmond Watt
General Officer Commanding
London District
BEARER PARTY WITH COFFIN
Gun Carriage of The King's Troop,
Royal Horse Artillery, with The Coffin
surmounted by Her Majesty's Crown
The Gun Carriage will be flanked by ten Pall Bearers,
themselves flanked in turn by
the twelve members of the Bearer Party provided by the
1st Battalion Irish Guards.
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PALL BEARERS
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PALL BEARERS |
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Group Captain John Fynes, RAF
Commandant,
Central Flying School,
Royal Air Force |
Brigadier Guy Radcliffe
Colonel Commandant,
Royal Army Medical Corps |
Brigadier Garry Barnett
Colonel,
The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment) |
Major General Robin Brims
Colonel,
The Light Infantry |
General Sir Michael Walker
Colonel,
The Royal Anglian Regiment |
Colonel Malcolm Grant Howarth
Colonel,
The King's Regiment |
Brigadier Hugh Pye
Colonel,
9th/12th Royal Lancers
(Prince of Wales') |
Major General David Jenkins
Colonel,
The Queen's Royal Hussars
(The Queen's Own & Royal Irish) |
Colonel John Pocock
Colonel,
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards |
Captain David Snelson RN
Commanding Officer,
HMS Ark Royal |
The Earl of Wessex
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The Princess Royal |
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH |
The Prince of Wales |
The Duke of York |
Mr. Peter Phillips
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Prince Harry of Wales |
Prince William of Wales |
Viscount Linley |
Commodore Timothy Laurence, RN
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Prince Michael of Kent |
The Duke of Gloucester |
The Duke of Kent |
Mr. Daniel Chatto |
Mr. Simon Bowes Lyon
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The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Lord Glamis |
The Honourable Albemarle Bowes Lyon |
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Captain Mark Grayson
Equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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The Honourable Nicholas Assheton
Treasurer and Extra
Equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
Captain Sir Alastair Aird
Private Secretary and Comprtroller to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
Major Raymond Seymour
Assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
| Mr. John Collins |
Mr. William Tallon |
Mr. Ronald Wellbelove |
| Mr. Leslie Chappell |
Mr. Michael Sealy |
Mr. Graham Richards |
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce
Chief of the Defence Staff
Air Chief Marshal
Sir Peter Squire
Chief of the Air Staff |
Admiral
Sir Nigel Essenhigh
Chief of the Naval Staff |
General
Sir Michael Jackson
Representing the Chief of the General Staff |
Representative Detachments of Her Majesty's Regiments
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own & Royal Irish)
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales')
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The King's Regiment
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Royal Anglian Regiment
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Light Infantry
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Royal Army Medical Corps
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
The Royal Yeomanry
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
71st Yeomanry Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
A (London Scottish) Company,
The London Regiment
1 Officer and 3 Other Ranks
Royal Artillery Band
1 Officer and 41 Other Ranks
Dismounted Detachment of
the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
3 Officers and 48 Other Ranks
Mounted Police
11.30 a.m. The Procession leaves for Westminster Hall.
Minute Guns are fired by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery under the command of Major Simon Hall, from Green Park during the course of the Procession.
The St. James's Palace Detachment of The Queen's Guard in Friary Court gives a Royal Salute as the Coffin passes.
The Queen's Life Guard turns out mounted at Horse Guards and gives a Royal Salute.
A Guard of Honour found by Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards with the Royal Standard of the Regiment and the Band of the Regiment, under the command of Major Martin David, Grenadier Guards, is formed up in Parliament Square facing the Gates of New Palace Yard and gives a Royal Salute as the Gun Carriage enters New Palace Yard.
Westminster Hall
The route for those assembling at Westminster Hall is by way of Birdcage Walk, Storey's Gate, Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square (South and East sides) and New Palace Yard.
By 11.05 a.m. The Buckingham Palace Detachment of The Queen's Guard is turned out in the Forecourt to the South of the Centre Gate facing North.
Between 11.15 a.m. and 11.20 a.m. The Lady Grimthorpe and the Lady Members and personal Staff of Her Majesty's Household arrive from Clarence House at the North Door and are conducted inside.
11.20 a.m. The Lord Chamberlain departs from the Privy Purse Door.
Between 11.20 a.m. and 11.25 a.m. Members of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Family arrive from Clarence House at the North Door of Westminster Hall and are conducted to the Grand Committee Room.
11.25 a.m. The Lord Chamberlain arrives outside the North Door of Westminster Hall.
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker take up their positions outside the North Door of Westminster Hall.
The Ladies of the Royal Family having assembled at Buckingham Palace depart from the Grand Entrance for Westminster Hall through the Centre Arch and Centre Gate (The Buckingham Palace Detachment gives a Royal Salute.)
11.30 a.m. The Ladies of the Royal Family arrive outside the North Door, are received by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker and are conducted to the Grand Committee Room.
By 11.40 a.m. Members of the House of Lords are assembled along the West side of Westminster Hall and Members of the House of Commons are assembled along the East side.
11.42 a.m. The Queen, accompanied by the Lady Sarah Chatto and attended by the Duchess of Grafton (Mistress of the Robes), the Right Honourable Sir Robin Janvrin (Private Secretary to The Queen) and Major James Duckworth-Chad (Equerry-in-Waiting), leaves the Garden Entrance of Buckingham Palace by car for Westminster Hall through the Centre Gate.
The Buckingham Palace Detachment of The Queen's Guard gives a Royal Salute.
11.45 a.m. The Queen and the Lady Sarah Chatto arrive outside the North Door and are received by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker and inside by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Dean of Westminster. Her Majesty is conducted by the Lord Great Chamberlain to the Grand Committee Room.
11.47 a.m. The head of the Procession enters Parliament Square from Whitehall.
All who are marching in the Procession, other than those who are to enter New Palace Yard, continue by way of the East and South sides of Parliament Square to Broad Sanctuary from where they disperse.
The following enter New Palace Yard by the South Gate:-
General Officer Commanding London District
The Gun Carriage conveying the Coffin
Pall Bearers
Bearer Party
Gentlemen of the Royal Family and The Princess Royal
Gentlemen of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Family
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Gentlemen Members and personal Staff of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Household
Chief of the Defence Staff
Chief of the Naval Staff
Representative of the Chief of the General Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
11.55 a.m. The Queen and the Ladies of the Royal Family are conducted by the Lord Great Chamberlain from the Grand Committee Room to the North Door and wait outside on the East side.
11.58 a.m. The Gun Carriage halts outside the North Door of Westminster Hall.
The Pall Bearers turn inwards and take up their positions facing the Gun Carriage. The General Officer Commanding London District will have halted facing the North Door.
A Procession forms and enters Westminster Hall:-
Lieutenant General Sir Michael Willcocks
Black Rod
The Right Honourable Michael Martin
Speaker |
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Lord Great Chamberlain |
The Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Chancellor |
Dean's Verger
The Very Reverend Doctor Wesley Carr
Dean of Westminster
The Reverend Canon Dr. David Marshall
Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. George Carey
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Lord Luce
Lord Chamberlain
Crucifer
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The Coffin surmounted by Her Majesty's Crown |
PARTY |
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
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THE QUEEN |
| Prince Harry of Wales |
The Prince of Wales |
Prince William of Wales |
| Princess Eugenie of York |
The Duke of York |
Princess Beatrice of York |
The Countess of Wessex
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The Earl of Wessex |
Commodore Timothy Laurence, RN
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The Princess Royal |
Miss Zara Phillips
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Mr. Peter Phillips |
Viscountess Linley
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Viscount Linley |
Mr. Daniel Chatto
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The Lady Sarah Chatto |
The Duchess of Gloucester
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The Duke of Gloucester |
The Duchess of Kent
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The Duke of Kent |
| Princess Michael of Kent |
Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy |
Prince Michael of Kent |
| The Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Lord Glamis |
Mr. Christopher Godfrey-Faussett
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The Lady Diana Godfrey-Faussett |
| Mrs. Simon Bowes Lyon |
The Honourable Albemarle Bowes Lyon |
Mr. Simon Bowes Lyon |
| Sir Timothy Colman |
The Lady Mary Colman |
The Honourable Mrs. Rhodes |
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
The Lady Grimthorpe
Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
Members of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 's Household
Personal staff of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Household
Members of Royal Households in Attendance
As soon as the Procession has entered Westminster Hall, the North Door is closed. The Pall Bearers, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff, the Representative of the Chief of the General Staff, the Chief of the Air Staff and the General Officer Commanding London District and his Staff and the Gun Carriage leave New Palace Yard and the Guard of Honour marches off without music.
The Bearer Party place the Coffin on the Catafalque and take up their positions at the foot of the steps leading up to the West Door.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh take up their positions by the Catafalque. Members of the Royal Family, directed by a Gentlemen Usher to The Queen, stand behind. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Family, directed by a Gentleman Usher to The Queen, take up their position near the Catafalque. Members of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Household and Her Majesty's personal Staff, take up position behind the Family.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, from his position at the South of the Catafalque, says Prayers.
The first Vigil of the Watch, found by 4 Officers of the Household Cavalry, enter Westminster Hall by the West Door and take up their positions on the steps of the Catafalque at the four corners of the Coffin.
The Procession reforms and moves to the North Door where the Dean of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury take leave.
12.15 p.m. (approx) The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker take leave of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and the Members of the Royal Family at the North Door.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave New Palace Yard for Buckingham Palace.
12.20 p.m. (approx) The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Buckingham Palace via the Centre Gate and the Garden Gate.
The Members of the Royal Family and those who have been present in Westminster Hall leave New Palace Yard. Members of the Royal Family returning to Buckingham Palace will arrive by way of the Centre Gate.
The Bearer Party leave Westminster Hall by the West Door.
Members of the House of Lords and Members of the House of Commons leave Westminster Hall.
DRESS:
Full Ceremonial Day Dress with Sword and Black Mourning Armband
Morning Dress or Lounge Suit
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