Queen funeral – pressnews

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II took her last breath at the age of 96, on September 8, 2022. She was the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and celebrated her 70 years of the monarchy in June 2022. After the news of her demise, condolences poured in from across the world. Several countries announced state mourning too. Several offices, institutes, eateries and others decided to remain closed in honour of the late Queen. Joining the bandwagon, McDonald's recently announced to keep its outlets across the United Kingdom closed for Queen's funeral. The multi-national fast-food chain took to Twitter to make the announcement. The post read, "In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to enable everyone at McDonald's to pay their respects, our restaurants across the UK will be closed...

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will travel by road through Scottish towns and villages on Sunday as it begins its final journey from her beloved Scottish retreat of Balmoral.Mourners are expected to line the streets to watch a hearse carrying her oak coffin wend its way through Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen and Dundee on the way to Edinburgh.Here is a timeline of the 180-mile (290-kilometre) journey through Scotland's northeastern and eastern countryside, which will last at least six hours:Balmoral, 10:00 am (0900 GMT)The queen's coffin has been kept at Balmoral, draped in the Scottish royal standard and a wreath, since she died on Thursday aged 96.After the coffin is carried to the hearse by six Balmoral estate gamekeepers, the cortege will head to the nearby town of Ballater, arriving at...

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