The full order of service has been released ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, which will take place at 11am at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
The service will be conducted by the Very Rev Dr David Hoyle MBE, Dean of Westminster.
Hymns will be sung by the choirs of Westminster Abbey and Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, of which Joseph McHardy is director of music.
They will be under the direction of James O’Donnell, organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey.
Readings will be given by Patricia Scotland, the secretary general of the Commonwealth, and British Prime Minister Liz Truss. Music will include a specially commissioned piece, along with an anthem composed for Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation.
The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry will be led by trumpet major Julian Sandford.
The Fanfare Team of the Household Division Bands will be conducted by Lt Col David Barringer MBE, its commanding officer.
The organ will be played by Peter Holder, sub-organist of Westminster Abbey.
Before the service, the tenor bell will be tolled every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
Members of foreign royal families, heads of state and overseas government representatives will be received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, and conducted to their seats in the lantern. All will be remain seated.
