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The ten days of mourning for the death of Elizabeth II are coming to an end.

Next Monday, the monarch

will undertake her last trip to Westminster Abbey

, where her state funeral will be held, after reposing for four days.

With a protocol planned to the millimeter, there has been little room to deviate.

What is a burning chapel?

The funeral chapel describes the formal occasion in which

a coffin is placed on view

before a funeral ceremony.

It occurs after the death of a king, queen or queen consort, and sometimes former prime ministers.

From 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 14th until Monday, September 19 at 6:00 a.m., the remains of the late monarch

will remain in a catafalque in the

Westminster Room

, of the palace with the same name.

What happens during a wake?

The ritual of watching over a coffin is known as a

vigil

.

During the burning chapel of Isabel II, each corner of the catafalque in which her coffin rests is guarded 24 hours a day by a group of soldiers.

King

Charles

and his siblings -

Princess Anne

,

Prince Andrew

and

Prince Edward

- held two vigils: the first, last Monday at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, and the second, this Friday in Westminster.

The queen's grandchildren will watch over her coffin tomorrow, Saturday night.

Will it be known what the queen died of?

Or what time did she pass away?

At the moment, nothing is known about the cause of the queen's death, and

it is unlikely that there will be an official announcement

about it.

Although the Royal Family is always in the public eye, they tend to be very private when it comes to matters related to health.

All previous references to Her Majesty's physical condition were attributed to

"mobility problems"

, without further explanation.

The official statement from Buckingham Palace last Thursday, September 8, reads: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon."

Prime Minister

Liz Truss

was informed at 4.30pm local time, and there was the earlier statement from the palace at noon that "doctors are concerned for Her Majesty's health".

However, as for the exact times, it is not known.

What will happen to his corgis?

Throughout her life, Elizabeth II

had more than 30 corgis

, most of them descendants of the first, Susan, which her father gave her for her 18th birthday.

The queen of England did not want any of her famous dogs to survive her, a wish that was partially fulfilled when the last of them died in 2018. But her son Andrés had other plans.

Shortly before the death of her husband, Philip of Edinburgh, the prince presented her with two puppies, but only one survived.

Although only the first survived, Andrés continued to insist and his daughters, Princesses Beatriz and Eugenia, gave another to his grandmother.

The dogs are named

Sandy

and

Muick

, named after Loch Muick, on the Balmoral estate.

As confirmed by a family spokesman,

Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will host the corgis

at their Windsor residence, which they continue to share despite their divorce.

When will the coronation of King Carlos III take place?

Two days after his mother's death, Charles was officially proclaimed King of England at Saint James's Palace, in front of the Ascension Council.

However,

no date has yet been set

for his coronation.

It is unlikely that the ceremony will take place immediately, as it is customary

to wait for a sufficient period of mourning to pass

before crowning the new sovereign.

In addition, the organization of the ceremony requires time.

In the case of Elizabeth II herself, she became queen when her father, George VI, died in February 1952, but was not crowned until more than a year later, in June 1953.

As usual, the coronation of Charles III will be held in

Westminster Abbey

and will be officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

During the event, they will impose the

Crown of Saint Edward

, a solid gold jewel with more than 400 precious stones.

He will also give you the orb and scepter as symbols of the beginning of his reign.

Will Camilla become queen of England?

The former Duchess of Cornwall will be crowned alongside her husband Charles.

She will assume the title of

queen consort

, as Elizabeth II wishes, on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee last February.

She will be fitted with the platinum and diamond crown she made for her

Queen Mother

's coronation in 1937.

The king paid tribute to his "dear wife's" "steadfast devotion to duty" in his first address to the nation.

Where will the king and queen consort reside?

Traditionally, the monarch lives in

Buckingham Palace , with residences in other parts of the country, such as

Windsor

Castle

and

Balmoral

.

The houses are now likely to be associated with the new King Charles III, but there has yet to be any official confirmation on where he will live with the queen consort, his wife Camilla.

Before Queen Elizabeth died, the couple lived at

Clarence House

in London and

Highgrove

in Gloucestershire.

Why don't Harry and Andrew wear military uniforms?

Prince Harry and Prince Andrew will be the only living members of Elizabeth II's immediate family to

have served in the wartime Army

, but strict royal protocols require that they do not wear uniforms during the monarch's funeral, where they will have to settle for hanging his stripes on a civilian suit.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that

only active members of the Royal Family

will be able to wear their military uniforms during the ceremonies that take place during the period of mourning for the queen.

However, following a special request from King Charles III, the two princes were allowed to wear their military dress at the vigils held on Friday and Saturday.

Why will Heathrow airport stop all flights during the funeral?

London Heathrow airport, the busiest international airport in Europe, has announced that it will

suspend 15% of its air traffic

next Monday to respect the silence that the United Kingdom will keep during the state funeral of Elizabeth II.

No plane will be allowed to take off or land at the airport, some 20 kilometers west of London, from 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after the end of the religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey, when two minutes of national silence are scheduled.

The pace of takeoffs will also slow down between 4:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. local time, to minimize noise in the vicinity of Windsor Castle,

just 8 kilometers away

, where the queen will be buried.

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