Queen Elizabeth's public cemetery The Queen Mother took place on Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at Westminster Abbey in London, following her death on March 30, 2002 at the age of 101.
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The Queen Mother had suffered from the constant cold she had caught during Christmas 2001. She was bedridden in Sandringham after her last public engagement on November 22, 2001, when she attended the resignation of HMS Ark Royal. However, despite many other unscheduled events - such as the celebration of Alice's 100th birthday, Duchess of Gloucester, on December 12, 2001; the annual Women's Institute lunch, where she became President, on January 23, 2002, and traditional church service at Sandringham - she was determined to attend the funeral of her younger daughter, Princess Margaret. On February 13 she sneaks into her living room at Sandringham, causing great concern to her daughter, Queen, and the entire royal family, but she goes to Windsor by helicopter the next day. He attended the funeral on February 15 on an aircraft carrier with a dark window, (just used by Margaret) sheltered from the press according to his wishes so no pictures of him in a wheelchair could be taken. He then returned to the Royal Lodge. On March 5, 2002, she had lunch at Eton Beagles' annual grass party, and watched Cheltenham's match on television; but his health quickly deteriorated during his final weeks after retreating to the Lodge for the last time. He grew weaker throughout March 2002, and died at 15:15 GMT on March 30 (Easter Saturday) with his surviving daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, by her bedside.
The Empress Mother's body was lying on the altar of the All Saints Chapel of the Royal near the Royal Lodge before being brought to London because she was lying in the state and the cemetery. At one point, four grandchildren Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Viscount Linley mounted the guards as a sign of respect - an honor similar to the Vigil of the Prince in a lie in the state of King George V. An estimated 200,000 people over three days passed him as he lying in the state at Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster.
The order of published services included as the introductory verse that begins "You can shed tears that he has gone away" (attributed to the anonymous author) chosen by the Queen. This verse became very popular after the funeral, and was later revealed based on a poem written about 20 years earlier by David Harkins, an aspiring artist from Carlisle. Andrew Motion who previously wrote poems to weed Prince Edward, the 100th anniversary of Queen Mother, and the death of Princess Margaret, released an elegant in honor of the Grand Empress. Both the Queen and the Prince of Wales pay homage to the Queen Mother in a separate television broadcast.
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Funeral
The funeral was held in London. It started at 9:48 am on April 9, 2002, when the Westminster Abbey tenor bell was heard 101 times, each chime representing the year that the Mother Suri had lived. At 11:18 am the coffin was brought from Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster where the Queen Mother's chest - covered with her personal standards and with her crown resting on a pillow - had been lying in a six-foot (1.8 m) catafalque state. The coffin was then taken to Abbey, about 300 meters away, accompanied by a pipe group of 128 musicians drawn from 13 British and Commonwealth regiments. Members of the Royal Family following the procession: Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Harry, Viscount Linley, Peter Phillips, Daniel Chatto, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke Kent, Prince Michael of Kent and Timothy Laurence. Also accompanying the royal family are members of the Bowes-Lyon family and some of his senior household staff. During the funeral, Union Flag flies with a half-mast over Buckingham Palace, and has its own personal standards at Clarence House (the official residence of Queen Mother London since 1952). After the funeral, the personal standard of the Queen Mother was revealed for the last time.
The Westminster Abbey entrance was first opened at 9:45 am, and the first of 2,200 guests arrived; most guests are in their chairs at 10:30 am. Five minutes later, the VIP and Head of State began to arrive through the Great West Gate. At 10:40 am, Irish Guard carriers arrive at Westminster Hall, positioning themselves outside the North Door. An honorary bodyguard was installed by the Grenadier Guard Company of Nijmegen, and members of the Royal Family who walked in the funeral procession arrived from Buckingham Palace and St. James. Royalty is not in the procession arrived at the Grand Entrance of Buckingham Palace.
The procession lasts from 11:00 am to 11:16 am. Members of the Royal Family were driven to the Great West Door Abbey at 11:05 am to be accepted by the Dean of Westminster (Wesley Carr) and Chapter, and made to the St. Chapel. George. Two minutes later, the visiting clergy participated in the service, such as Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, processed along the central aisle of Abbey. The Queen left Buckingham Palace in the Royal Rolls Royce at 11:12 am, arriving with her entourage in the Great West Door four minutes later. He and others, including Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, Zara Phillips, Timothy Laurence, Viscountess Linley, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie then walked down the Aisle Center to their seats in Lantern. The funeral service starts at 11:30, lasts about 50 minutes.
The cemetery starts with the chorus singing the Cemetery Sentence , compiled by William Croft and Henry Purcell. The first lesson from Ecclesiastes, chapter 12, verses 1-7, is read by Dr. David Hope, Archbishop of York, and second lesson, from Revelation, chapter 7, verse 9-17, read by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster. The sermon was given by Dr. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, and reading from The Pilgrim's Progress was given by Rev. Anthony Burnham, Moderator of the Free Church Group. The psalm is Psalm 121, sung for arrangement by William McKie. The hymns are Immortal, Invisible, Only God-wise ; words by Walter Chalmers Smith to the traditional Welsh St Denio , and Guide me, O thour great Redeemer , by William Williams for the song Cwm Rhondda by John Hughes. The national anthem is How beautiful they are just a place of residence by Johannes Brahms and Holiness is true light by William Henry Harris. The service is completed with the Last Post , the proclamation of the Queen Mother style and title by King Garter at Arms Peter Gwynn-Jones, Reveille and National Anthem. The volunteers are Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV552 by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Abbey bells ring half muffled until Stitchman Caters <599 changes.
At 12:25 pm, the carrier lifted a casket from catafalque at Abbey to a hearse outside the West Gate. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh observed the departure of the coffin through the road to Windsor, along with other royal family members. The car procession starts at 12:35 pm, via Broad Sanctuary, west side of Parliament Square, Whitehall, Horse Guards, Horse Guards Arch, The Mall, south and west side Victoria Memorial, Constitution Hill, Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Gate Queen Elizabeth, South Train Car, Queen's Gate, Great West Street, and Datchet.
The Queen and Duke then left the convent by car to Buckingham Palace at 12:40 pm, followed by others in the procession three minutes later. The Queen arrived at the Palace five minutes later, and there was lunch for honorary guests at 1:00 pm.
Interment
Queen Elizabeth was buried in the George VI Memorial Chapel next to her husband, King George VI, who had died 50 years earlier. At the same time, the ashes of Queen Mother's daughter, Princess Margaret, who died on February 9, 2002, were also buried in a private family service.
References
External sources
- full coverage of the BBC
- "Funeral Schedule". London: "The Guardian". April 9, 2002 . Retrieved July 12 2013 .
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