The Queen is wearing a custom designed pale yellow dress in her casket. The dress is made from silk taffeta which was chosen because of its luxurious texture and weight, as well as its resistance to wrinkles and fading. This was done in order to ensure the Queen's outfit maintains its striking beauty and aesthetic.
The Queen will be laid to rest today wearing only two precious pieces of jewellery. Her Majesty, who will be buried next to her husband Prince Philip later today, will wear only her wedding band and a pair of pearl earrings, despite owning a collection worth millions of pounds.
It takes eight pallbearers to lift the coffin of the queen. The lead-lined coffin will reportedly help preserve the body of her majesty for a longer period of time by keeping the casket airtight and preventing moisture from entering, but it will also make the coffin substantially heavier.
Man who touched the Queen's coffin believed she was not dead, court hears. A man who grabbed the flag that was draped over Queen Elizabeth II coffin planned to trespass at royal residences including Buckingham Palace. It comes as the man did not believe the late monarch was dead, a court heard today.
Guards are present at all times of day because the lying in state is 24 hours a day so the public may pay their respects to the late monarch.
The Queen owned an iconic collection of precious jewels, some of which will remain on public display in the Tower of London, while others will be passed down through the Windsor family as beloved heirlooms. However, the Queen was buried with a small handful of her most treasured and personal jewellery.
Queen Elizabeth II will be buried in an English oak coffin featuring brass handles that were designed more than 30 years ago, and lined with lead. It is estimated the coffin weighs between 250kg and 317kg.
Usually the head end of the coffin is the heaviest, thus the strongest two of your six pallbearers should take the handles at this end.
On Monday, the Queen's coffin will be lowered into St George's Chapel's Royal Vault, a burial chamber 16 feet deep where Philip's coffin currently resides. Both coffins will then be retrieved and buried at their final resting place at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which is an annex of St George's Chapel.
That is then placed inside the outer casket made of English oak. The combination of materials used to make Her Majesty's coffin mean that it is much heavier than a normal coffin. It requires eight pallbearers, which will be from the Armed Forces, to carry it instead of the normal six.
She will be buried in the castle's King George VI Memorial Chapel, alongside her father, her mother, and her sister's ashes.
They stay safeguarded at the Tower of London in safekeeping for the nation, and when one monarch dies, the crown jewels are immediately passed to their heir.” So the Queen's former crown, sceptre and orb now belong to her son, King Charles III.
If she meant to follow the tradition of passing the majority of her jewels to the next sovereign, it's likely her will states that King Charles III will inherit them. If so, he will also likely gift them to his various family members.
After the princess' death, most of her personal jewelry was inherited by her two sons Princes William and Harry, with pieces loaned to her during her lifetime being returned to Queen Elizabeth II, where they are most likely to have been inherited by King Charles in 2022.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl explained that, again, in typical royal fashion, “there is a hierarchy in all of this,” she says. “The Queen Consort, really, gets first choice of the Queen's jewelry. And after that is Princess of Wales, of course, Kate.
Harry is also thought to have inherited millions from his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother. It is not known whether the late Queen left him any money. During her acting career, the Duchess of Sussex was reportedly paid $50,000 for each episode of the legal drama Suits.
And as to putting one's clothes on, contrary to popular belief the Queen actually dressed alone. The monarch also did her own make-up for most events, with the exception of her annual Christmas speech, for which a make-up artist was employed.
Apparently, she heads to bed at 10.30pm each evening in order to get a good night's sleep. The bling is stunning, obviously. Regular exercise is also said to help with sleep and Kate leads an active lifestyle, often talking about how she loves to get outdoors – it's thought that she runs or walks every day.
Following the State 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 in Procession to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk.
Although she was the 'people's princess,' Diana was not a Royal at the time of her death and so she was not eligible to be buried in the Royal Vault. Instead of being laid to rest in the Royal Vault, it was decided that Diana would be buried at Althorp House, the Spencer family home in Northamptonshire.
Princess Anne, the Queen's only daughter, was next to Camilla in the front row with her husband.
Her new title would be Queen Dowager as the widow of the King, a title first used by Queen Adelaide in 1830.
Coffins get tapered to conform to the shape of a human form. A coffin also has a removable lid while caskets have lids with hinges. Coffins are usually made out of wood and lined with cloth interiors. Unlike caskets, they do not have rails that make transportation easier.
The pallbearers hail from the Queen's Company, the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. 'It's their role to protect her body, both in life and in death, remaining in the Queen's Company until King Charles decides otherwise,' explained Major Adrian Weale to the PA.
The Queen's coffin (which was made thirty years ago) is thought to weigh anywhere between 250kg and 317kg, due to it being made from oak with brass fittings and lead lining – which is used to slow decomposition. This means an additional two pallbearers are needed to carry it.