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Chapter Nineteen ~ State Funeral

Chapter Nineteen ~ State Funeral

It had been a busy week for Adrianna and the whole family. Two days ago, Adrianna buried her grandfather, and today she was going to say her final goodbyes to the Queen.

Before the service, the tenor bell is 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 are received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern. All remain seated.

Members of the Royal Family are received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern. All remain seated.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, proceed to places in the Nave and in Quire. All remain seated.

All stand as the Procession of the Coffin enters the Abbey.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey sings during which the Procession of the Coffin moves through the Abbey.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, sing.

The family walks behind the coffin. All remain standing. The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE, Dean of Westminster, gives the bidding.

Then everyone sings a hymn.

All sit. The Right Honourable the Baroness Scotland of Asthal KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, reads the first lesson.

Afterward, the choir sings the psalm by Judith Weir CBE (b 1954) composed for this Service.

During the funeral at Westminster Abbey, the palace seated Harry and Adrianna directly sat next to William, George, Catherine, and Charlotte. Harry and Adrianna brought along their son, Philip.

Then, The Right Honourable Elizabeth Truss MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, reads the second lesson.

Another hymn is sung with everyone standing.

Then, everyone seats and listen to the sermon given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby.

Once again, the choir sings.

The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Precentor, leads the prayer.

The Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, says: Let us give thanks to God for Queen Elizabeth's long life and reign, recalling with gratitude her gifts of wisdom, diligence, and service.

OGOD, from whom cometh everything that is upright and true: accept our thanks for the gifts of heart and mind that thou didst bestow upon thy daughter Elizabeth, and which she showed forth among us in her words and deeds; and grant that we may have grace to live our lives in accordance with thy will, to seek the good of others, and to remain faithful servants unto our lives' end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ms Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations, Churches Together in England, says: Confident in God's love and compassion, let us pray for all those whose hearts are heavy with grief and sorrow.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort: deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn, that casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal, says: Let us pray for His Majesty The King and all the Royal Family; that they may know the sustaining power of God's love and the prayerful fellowship of God's people.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our most gracious Sovereign Lord King Charles, Camilla The Queen Consort, William Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: endue them with thy Holy Spirit, enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.