The Royal family announced Queen’s funeral plans.

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The royal family on Saturday confirmed plans for a state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled for 70 years in a historic and controversial reign, who died on Thursday at the age of 96.

The family confirmed in a post on their official website that “the Queen’s funeral will begin at 11am on 19 September. Four days before the funeral.

She will be held at Westminster Hall in London for four days.” The day of the funeral has been declared a national bank holiday in the United Kingdom.

The post also reported that “The Queen’s coffin is currently resting in the Ballroom of Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty’s coffin is scheduled to travel by road from Edinburgh to Holyroodhouse tomorrow, Sunday 11 September, where it will be on Monday 12 Will rest in the Throne Room until the afternoon of September.

On the afternoon of Monday 12 September, a procession will be made on the façade of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to transport the Queen’s coffin to St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. The King and members of the Royal Family in procession and will also attend a service at St. Giles’ Cathedral.

Following the procession, the Queen’s coffin will be placed in St Giles’ Cathedral, so that “the people of Scotland may have a chance to honor the Queen.”

On Tuesday afternoon, the coffin was airlifted from Edinburgh Airport to RAF Northolt Base After reaching there, it has to be taken by road to Buckingham Palace.

On Wednesday, it will be moved from the palace to Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state, allowing members of the public to come and pay their respects.

The Post also reported that “the procession is set to travel through Queen’s Garden, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square and New Palace Yard,” “after Coffin’s arrival at Westminster Hall The Very Reverend, Archbishop of Canterbury, is to conduct a short service with the assistance of Dr. David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, and the service is to be attended by The King and members of the Royal Family, followed by the laying-in -The state will be started.”

The state funeral is to be held at Westminster Abbey, and the Queen’s body will be buried in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, along with members of her immediate family.

Queen Elizabeth II died after reports revealed that she was in poor health. After his death, his son, Prince Charles, taking the name King Charles III, ascended the throne, after a period when he was the longest-serving heir in the history of the royal family. Charles’ son, Prince William, was in turn parodied from his father’s former title, Prince of Wales.