Queen’s coffin to rest overnight in room where she met Premier League footballers and dined with foreign royalty | UK News
The Queen’s coffin will spend the night in a room at Buckingham Palace, where the king meets Premier League players and dines with foreign royals.
After today Queen’s The coffin will leave Scotland on a flight to RAF Northolt in north-west London with the Princess Royal.
The carriage will then enter central London through Buckingham Palace’s Central Gate.
The coffin will be laid to rest in the Palace Chamber overnight, and on Wednesday will be moved to Westminster Hall for burial in the state, where hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to pass through mourning until Mrs. king on Monday.
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The Palace Room has served as a host to a number of celebrities over the years.
These include former US president George Bush, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and representatives from Arsenal Football Club.
Blacks in New Zealand also visited the Palace Room in 2005, where they met the Queen and 23-year-old Prince William.
The royals were shown a traditional haka performance.
The room was formerly known as the Palace Library and is located in the West Wing of Buckingham Palace behind the Marble Building.
It is named after the window that runs along one side.
The room also had direct access to the palace gardens.
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The Palace Room was also used for the Queen’s private 100th birthday lunch in 2000.
More than 30 members of the royal family attended the event.
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal gave a presentation on the Diamond Jubilee Concert picnic at the Bow Room in 2012.
This weekend, King Charles III met with newly appointed Secretary of State James Cleverly and dignitaries from across the Commonwealth in the Palace Room.
Image of him smiling as he greeted officials from around the world.
Queen Consort was also present.