Thousands of people across South West turn out for Queen's funeral screenings

Screenings took place across the region on Monday 19th September

Northernhay Gardens, Exeter
Author: Abbie ChesherPublished 19th Sep 2022
Last updated 19th Sep 2022

The UK's longest-serving monarch, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ll, has been laid to rest on 19th September following her state funeral.

Some 2,000 people attended Monday's service at Westminster Abbey, with world leaders, UK prime ministers past and present and key figures from public life joining members of the royal family.

The Monarch's four-day lying-in-state finished at 6.30am, with an estimated 400,000 people having viewed her coffin at Westminster Hall.

The doors at the Abbey opened at 8am, giving those attending three hours to take their seats before the funeral began at 11am.

Some of the places across the region to have shown the funeral on big screens include:

BRISTOL AND BATH

Bristol Cathedral, College Green

Bath Abbey, Bath

Horfield Methodist Church, Gloucester Road

Victoria Methodist Church, 1A Whiteladies Road

St Mary's Church, Church Road, Almondsbury

Bath Abbey

St James Church, St James Street, Mangotsfield

Vue Cinema, The Venue Cribbs Causeway, Merlin Road, Patchway

Vue Cinema, Aspects Leisure Park, 2, Avon Ring Road, Longwell Green

Bristol Airport, North Somerset

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Cirencester Parish Church, Cirencester

Dursley Chantry Centre, Stroud

Charlton Kings Club, Cheltenham

Leonard Stanley Village Hall, Leonard Stanley

Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton

Arlingham Village Hall, Arlingham

St Stephen's Church, Cinderford

Dunkertons Park, Cheltenham

The Plough, Prestbury

The Wild Rabbit, Kingham

The Fox, Oddington

The Maytime Inn, Burford

The Kings Arms, Didmarton

The Gateway Cafe, Cotswold Water Park

Vue Cinema, Stroud

Dursley Chantry Centre

SOMERSET

Bath Abbey, Bath

Bristol Airport, North Somerset

WILTSHIRE

The Parade Cinema, Marlborough

Vue Cinemas

Salisbury Cathedral

Village Hall, Steeple Ashton

DEVON

Exeter Cathdral, Exeter

Sandy Park, Exeter

Brixham Theatre, Brixham

The Dolphin Inn, Dartmouth

Northernhay Gardens, Exeter

Vue Cinema, Exeter

Northernhay Gardens, Exeter

Vue Cinema, Torbay

The Stowey Arms, Exminster

Paignton Rugby Club, Paignton

St James Park, Exeter

St Magdalene Church, Barnstaple

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

CORNWALL

Truro Cathedral, Truro

Truro Methodist Church, Truro

Truro Cathedral
Truro Cathedral

The Queen's funeral in pictures

The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, as it leaves Westminster Hall for the State Funeral at Westminster Abbey

King Charles III, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex walk behind the coffin as it moves to Westminster Abbey

The State Gun Carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Members of the clergy wait for the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II to arrive at Westminster Abbey

King Charles III salutes the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it is carried into Westminster Abbey

King Charles III and the Queen Consort in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her State Funeral

(front row) King Charles III, the Queen Consort, the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Countess of Wessex, (second row) the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Lady Louise Windsor, and (third row) Samuel Chatto, Arthur Chatto, Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel Chatto in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby speaking during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

An aerial view of The Queen's coffin as the procession after Her Majesty's funeral makes its way through London

Her Majesty The Queen's coffin during the procession after her funeral in London

The Queen's coffin being pulled along The Mall during the procession after Her Majesty's funeral

Buckingham Palace staff pay their respects as the Queen's coffin and procession pass by following Her Majesty's funeral

The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, in the Ceremonial Procession following her State Funeral at Westminster Abbey.

The Royal family watch as the funeral procession reaches Wellington Arch and Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is transferred from the gun carriage to the state hearse

The Queen's coffin reaches Wellington Arch ahead of the journey to Windsor

The funeral moves to Windsor

The Queen's coffin and funeral procession arriving at Windsor

Crowds gather by the famous Long Walk at Windsor for The Queen's funeral procession

King Charles lll leads The Queen's funeral procession as it arrives at Windsor

The Queen's fell pony, Emma, standing by Her Majesty's funeral procession as it arrives at Windsor

The Royal family at the Queen's Committal service at St George's chapel in Windsor

Arriving at the funeral

Prince George enters Westminster Abbey

The Queen consort, Princess of Wales, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive at Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Funeral Guests

Former Prime Ministers, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of The Queen's funeral.

Prime Minister Liz Truss arriving at Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth ll

US President Joe Biden walks through Westminster Abbey to take his seat at The Queen's funeral.

The Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, greets US President Joe Biden and Jill Biden ahead of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife arriving at Westminster Abbey for The Queen's funeral

Guests begin to arrive for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, held at Westminster Abbey in London.

Ahead of the Funeral

A quiet and still Buckingham Palace ahead of Her Majesty The Queen's state funeral in London

Guests arriving and taking their seats at Westminster Abbey ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Crowds gathering in central London ahead of the funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ll

Police officers in central London ahead of the funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ll

Orders of Service on seats ahead of the funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey

Before the funeral

On the eve of her funeral, the royal family released a previously unseen photo of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ll, that was taken to mark the Monarch's Platinum Jubilee.

Before the funeral the Queen lay in state in Westminster Hall. Thousand of people queued day and night to walk past the coffin and pay their respects.
King Charles, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex stood vigil around the coffin for a spell on on of the days.

On Saturday 17th September, The Queen's grandchildren, led by Prince William, held a vigil around their grandmother's coffin during her lying-in-state at Westminster Hall.

On Friday 16th September, King Charles lll led a vigil of The Queen's children around their mother's coffin lying-in-state at Westminster Hall

Queen Elizabeth II

There can be little doubt the biggest story of 2022 was the loss of the UK's longest-serving monarch, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal family confirmed the sad news on the evening of 8th September.
Huge numbers of tributes were paid to the late Queen as the country entered into a period of mourning. The new King paid tribute to his 'dear mama' in his first specch as monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, was carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage during the ceremonial procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where Her Majesty lay in state.

As the Queen died at Balmoral in Scotland, her coffin had to be brought back to London, with the RAF flying her back.

After her death, the Queen lay at rest in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh for a day so that people could pay their respects.
King Charles and his siblings stood vigil in the Cathedral.

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