President Ruto arrives in London for Queen Elizabeth II burial (Photos)

19 September 2022

• After the burial, Ruto will leave United Kingdom for the United States of America.

• He will join others world leaders for the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

President William Ruto on Monday arrived in London, United Kingdom to attend the burial of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II who died last week.

Ruto who was accompanied by first lady Rachel was received by Kenya's High Commissioner to the UK Manoah Esipisu.

"Arrived in London, United Kingdom to attend the burial of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," Ruto said in a tweet on Monday.

The Head of State left on Sunday, marking his first official trip out of the Country after being sworn in as the 5th President on Tuesday last week.

After the burial, Ruto will leave United Kingdom for the United States of America, where he will join others world leaders for the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Ruto is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with UN Secretary General António Guterres, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi, and Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová.

Below is a timeline of her burial

At 8:00 am, the congregation will begin to take their seats in the abbey.

Heads of state and overseas government representatives, including foreign royal families, governors-general, and realm prime ministers will first gather at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea before traveling to Westminster.

Just after 10.35 am, a bearer party from The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, will lift the coffin from a wooden frame and carry it to the Royal Navy's State Gun Carriage by the North Door of Westminster Hall.

The carriage will depart at 10.44 am, drawn by 142 Royal Naval personnel. It will be followed by the King, other members of the royal family, the King's Household, and the Household of the Prince of Wales.

The procession will arrive at the West Gate of Westminster Abbey at 10.52 am and the coffin will be lifted off the carriage by the bearer party and carried inside.

Before the service, the tenor bell will toll every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of the Queen's life.

The funeral will begin at 11:00 am.

At 11.55 am, The Last Post will mark the beginning of national two-minute silence.

The Queen's Piper will then play Reveille, the national anthem, and a lament to bring the service to a close at around noon.

The Queen's coffin will be carried back to the gun carriage before the procession steps off from Westminster Abbey at 12.15 pm.

The procession will move through Broad Sanctuary Parliament Square (south and east sides), Parliament Street, Whitehall, Horse Guards including Horse Guards Arch, Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Queen's Gardens (south and west sides), Constitution Hill, and Apsley Way, before arriving at Wellington Arch at 1:00 pm.

The coffin will be lifted off the gun carriage and placed in the state hearse, which will depart for Windsor as the parade gives a royal salute and the national anthem is played.

The King and the Queen Consort, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and other members of the royal family will depart for Windsor by car.

The hearse will approach Shaw Farm Gate in Albert Road, Windsor, and join the procession, which will have been formed up and in position to step off at 3.10 pm.

The service will mark the end of public ceremonial arrangements and will begin at 4:00 pm.

The door of St George's Chapel will open for the congregation at 3.20 pm, with members of the royal family not in the procession arriving for the service at 3.25 pm.

The hearse will process along Albert Road, Long Walk, Cambridge Gate, Cambridge Drive, George IV Gate, Quadrangle (south and west sides), Engine Court, Norman Arch, Chapel Hill, and the Parade Ground.

The procession, which will have been joined by the King and other family members on the north side of the quadrangle as it passes into Engine Court, will arrive at the West Steps of the chapel in Horseshoe Cloister at 3.53 pm.

The bearer party will lift the coffin from the hearse and it will be carried in procession up the steps into St George's Chapel before the committal service.

It is not known how long the service will last.

The King and members of the royal family will depart from the Galilee Porch for Windsor Castle once the service concludes.

The Dean of Windsor will conduct a burial service attended by the King and members of the royal family at 7.30 pm.

The Queen will be buried with the Duke of Edinburgh at King George VI Memorial Chapel.