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Palace reveals details of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during the ceremonial procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. [AP Photo]

Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at Westminster Abbey, giving British public across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the late monarch.

Buckingham Palace released more details Thursday about the state funeral of the queen who died Sept. 8 at 96 and her private interment later Monday. Her death at her beloved Balmoral Castle summer retreat ended the monarch's 70-year reign.

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