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Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know

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The Process for a State Funeral

The process for a state funeral is typically along the lines of that established by queen victoria in 19 o one. The body will be conveyed to westminster hall for lying in state - something vitoria specifically requested not to have. And then the coffin, is taken from westminster hall to the place of the funeral. A more recent feature of state funerals for monarchs is the ringing of big ben on the day of the wedding.

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