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State funeral customs have evolved over time. For the funeral service itself the Book of Common Prayer has been used in recent centuries, with readings from the Authorized Version of the Bible; in its essentials the form of service used is the same for a monarch as for any other person. [5]
The day of the state funeral was observed as a national day of mourning, with national flags across the country flown at half-mast. At 11:45 am local time, a 21-gun salute was fired across the Grand Harbour by gunners of the Armed Forces of Malta on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister, to mark the death of the Queen.
The state funeral procession of B. J. Habibie at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, Jakarta on 12 September 2019. State funerals has been arranged on the respective dates: Sudirman (30 January 1950) The seven victims of the 30 September Movement (5 October 1965) Sukarno (22 June 1970) Mohammad Hatta (15 March 1980) Hamengkubuwono IX (8 October 1988)
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II (13 P) Pages in category "State funerals in the United Kingdom" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
[1] [2] [3] His was the first state funeral in the United Kingdom for a non-member of the royal family since Edward Carson's in 1935. [4] [5] It was the last state funeral until Queen Elizabeth II's on 19 September 2022. [6] The official funeral lasted for four days.
The stately, mournful piece was played at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021, as well as the procession to the lying in state of the Queen Mother and the funeral of King Edward VII.