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13 September 2022 Sarah 2832

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Live screening of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral

A live screening of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's State Funeral will be shown on a big screen in Carlisle’s Bitts Park on Monday 19 September.

This is an opportunity for communities to come together.

Following the announcement of the timings for the State Funeral and Committal Service by the Royal Household, we can confirm that the live screening will start at 10am and will conclude when His Majesty The King and Members of the Royal Family depart for Windsor.

The Royal Household has announced the following programme and timings:

10.30am approx: The Queen's coffin is lifted by gun carriage from Westminster Hall
10.44am: Procession leaves for Westminster Abbey
10.52am: Procession arrives at Westminster Abbey
11am: Service at Westminster Abbey begins
Towards the end of the Service, at approximately 11.55am, the Last Post will sound followed by Two Minute’s Silence to be observed in the Abbey, and throughout the United Kingdom. The National Anthem will bring the State Funeral Service to a close at approximately 12noon.
12pm approx: Procession to Wellington Arch begins shortly after.
1pm: Procession led by the King arrives at Wellington Arch and departs for Windsor Castle.

The guidance for the Carlisle screening is as follows:

Live BBC One coverage will be screened from 10am.
The screen will be located near to the Queen Victoria monument in Bitts Park. The main access to the site is via Bitts Park car park or Mayor’s Drive.
No seating will be provided.
There will be toilet provision.
Tribe Carlisle will be closed and there will be no food and drink concessions.
There is free parking in Carlisle City Council city centre car parks on weekends and Bank holidays. This includes Bitts Park car park and Castle car park.

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday 19 September 11am at Westminster Abbey.

Following the funeral, the coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch, the coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk.

A Committal Service will then take place in St George's Chapel.

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