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2022-09-17 02:08:27 By : Mr. Jason Bao

Details of the Queen's funeral emerge, including a two-minute silence across UK on Monday morning and Her Majesty to be buried with Prince Philip; the queue to see her coffin stretches more than four miles through London.

Prince Andrew has been seen in military uniform for the first time as the Queen's children gathered at Westminster Hall to stand vigil over the Queen's coffin.

Considered one of the most poignant ceremonies before the monarch's funeral, the Vigil of the Princes saw King Charles, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward mount guard at the four sides of the catafalque (raised platform), taking turns to watch over the coffin.

Arriving at the historic London building together, the siblings appeared sombre and carried out the ceremony in silence, with their heads bowed.

Prince Andrew was seen in uniform for the first time in recent days, after being given special dispensation to wear it.

He stopped being a working royal in the wake of the Jeffery Epstein affair, and so lost the automatic right to wear military dress at ceremonial occasions.

He wore the uniform of an honorary vice admiral in the Royal Navy.

by the Data and Forensics Unit

Millions across the country are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

However, for some, the coverage of the Queen's passing has reignited conversations about the place of the monarchy in British society.

Google Trends data shows us the weeks during which particular search terms were most popular relative to other times.

In the UK, the phrase "abolish the monarchy" was most popular during the week after the Queen's death, which happened on 8 September.

But the data cannot tell us the context in which these terms were searched. 

Nor can it reveal anything about the view of the person searching.

Moreover, the spike follows controversy surrounding the police response to anti-monarchy protesters at events commemorating the 12-day mourning period.

And in the previous week, a video of a young Prime Minister Liz Truss discussing the monarchy went viral.

The clip garnered tens of millions of views across different social media platforms, so is likely to have played a role in propelling these search terms to popularity during that time.

So while interest in these search terms is at its peak, the many different contributing factors mean that it's difficult to draw any conclusions regarding public opinion on the topic.

The route the Queen's coffin will take from Westminster to Windsor Castle has been revealed - with thousands of people expected to turn out.

The procession is expected to leave London and travel west along the south edge of Hyde Park before passing through Queens Gate and heading along Cromwell Road.

Continuing through the capital, it will pass Hammersmith and Chiswick along the north bank of the River Thames.

Taking the Great South West Road it will pass south of Heathrow Airport - under silent skies after a slew of flight cancellations - as it leaves London and goes past Staines.

The Queen's coffin will enter the grounds of Windsor Castle through Shaw Farm Gate and head north before finally arriving at St George's Chapel.

The plans have been honed over years, a strict timetable of procedure for what will be the biggest state funeral and security operation ever held in the UK.

The funeral for the Queen, Britain's longest reigning monarch, takes place on Monday 19 September, and details of what will happen on the day have now been announced by Buckingham Palace.

It will be a day of emotion and sadness, but also a celebration of the monarch's life and 70-year reign, and thousands are expected to line the streets in London and Windsor to pay their respects as she makes her final journey.

Millions more will be watching at home in the UK and around the world as the funeral is televised in what could become the most watched broadcast in history.

The man in charge of the operation, The Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, says the state funeral will "unite people across the globe and resonate with people of all faiths", and pay a "fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign".

Here is our guide to the event - from details of the rehearsals and everything happening beforehand to the Queen's burial, other state funerals and the historic significance of the locations...

King Charles and his siblings stood at all four sides of the Queen's coffin in silence.

A man has been arrested after skating near King Charles' car.

Pictures show police officers detaining the man in Parliament Square.

People are preparing for a chilly night under the stars as they wait to see the Queen.

Forecasts show temperatures are set to drop to 10 degrees, and being next to the Thames with no cloud cover will make things feel cooler.

A man has been detained by police after a witness said he "ran up to the Queen's coffin" in Westminster Hall.

Witness Tracey Holland told Sky News: "Some person decided they were going to push my [seven-year-old niece] out the way, run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I don't know what.

"She was grabbed out the way and the police had him within two seconds.

She added: "Terrible, absolutely terrible, so disrespectful and unbelievable - and this poor little seven-year-old child, this is her lasting memory of the Queen."

The Metropolitan Police said: "Around 10pm on Friday 16 September, officers from the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command detained a man in Westminster Hall following a disturbance.

"He was arrested for an offence under the Public Order Act and is currently in custody."

The former England football captain was seen by Sky News wearing a dark flat cap, suit and tie as he waited to pay his respects.

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