What time does the Queen’s procession start? How to watch Elizabeth II’s journey to Westminster Hall on TV

The Queen’s coffin will leave Buckingham Palace today for her lying-in-state procession.

Her Majesty will travel from the Palace to Westminster Hall, where mourners will be able to pay their respects up until her funeral on Monday 19 September.

The government has already released strict guidelines including a list of banned items and a code of conduct for mourners to follow.

Members of the public have already started queueing in the rain to pay their respects to the late monarch.

But what time does the Queen’s procession start? Here’s everything you need to know.

What time does the Queen’s procession start?

The Queen’s procession will leave Buckingham Palace at 2.22pm.

Led by King Charles, her coffin will be carried by a gun carriage from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

It will make its way through London to Westminster Hall, where she will lie in state until her state funeral on Monday 19 September.

There is no special significance behind the procession time of 2.22pm, it simply takes 38 minutes to walk from Buckingham Palace to Westminster.

What is the procession route?

The Queen’s procession begins at Buckingham Palace, where her coffin has been lying in rest since travelling from Edinburgh on Tuesday 13 September.

It will travel along The Mall, through Horse Guards Arch, down to Whitehall and Parliament Square and into the Palace at Westminster.

Here is a map for the procession route:

Where can you watch the procession?

Members of the public will be able to watch the procession both in-person or at home.

The Government has established designated viewing points along the route, opening at 11am.

Here is a list of viewing points:

• Green Park side of The Mall
• St James’ Park side of The Mall
• Horse Guards Parade Ground
• Whitehall East

There will also be a screening site set up in Hyde Park, so the public can watch the procession.

Alternatively, for those wanting to watch from home, it will be broadcast live on BBC and Sky News.

When will the Queen arrive at Westminster Hall?

The Queen will arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm on Wednesday 14 September.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will perform a short ceremony in her honour.

Members of the public will be able to enter the Hall to pay their respects from 5pm.

How long will the Queen lie in state?

The Queen will lie in state from 5pm on Wednesday 14 September, until 6:30am on Monday 19 September - the day of her state funeral.

The Hall will be open 24 hours a day, with hundreds of thousands of mourners expected to pay their respects.

Queuing has already started, with some people camping out more than 24-hours before the Hall opens its doors.

The Government has issued guidance for those wishing to pay respects to the Queen.

They state that queues are “expected to be very long”, with people standing “for many hours,possibly overnight, with very little opportunity to sit down.”

They have also issued a list of banned items and a code of conduct for mourners to follow.

The last time a monarch lay-in-state was the Queen Mother in 2002.

Over a three-day period, 200,000 people paid their respects to her in Westminster Hall.

It’s predicted by Whitehall that numbers for the Queen could be three times that.