Sunday, 13 Oct, 2024
By: Arshi Qureshi
The monarch, who passed away on September 8, was laid to rest at Westminster Hall on Wednesday night. The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on 19 September at 3:30 pm
Queen Elizabeth II, ruled Britain for the longest period of time, she held the throne for 70 years.
The monarch, who passed away on September 8, was laid to rest at Westminster Hall on Wednesday night. The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on 19 September at 3:30 pm, according to the Indian Express report.
The Queen's coffin will be carried to the funeral in the same gun carriage that was used for the funeral of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. The gun-carriage carrying her lead-lined coffin will be pulled by 142 sailors during the grand service, which is anticipated to be watched by billions of people worldwide.
Scottish and Irish battalions, the Brigade of Gurkhas, and 200 musicians from the Royal Air Force will lead the parade. The royal family, including King Charles, will be accompanying the casket.
Let's examine the Queen Elizabeth's reign in numbers:
Elizabeth II, then 25, succeeded her father, George VI, to the throne on February 6, 1952, after being formally chosen by her executive council, she was the 40th monarch in England.
She ruled for the longest in the history of what became the United Kingdom, lasting 70 years, 7 months, and 2 days.
During her reign, Elizabeth travelled to far over 100 different nations. She reportedly travelled at least 1,032,513 miles (2,661,668 kilometres) to 117 countries in 2016, according to Buckingham Palace.
She was the 1st British monarch to visit the Middle East.
In 1945, the Queen became the first female member of the Royal Family to join the military. She held more than 50 positions and appointments in the UK and Commonwealth Armed Service prior to becoming Head of the Armed Forces.
In addition to many Commonwealth forces, Queen Elizabeth II served as colonel-in-chief of 16 British Army regiments and corps.
The Queen presided over 15 of the 54 Commonwealth countries, also referred to as Commonwealth Realms, at the time of her death. These included Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu in addition to the United Kingdom.
The remaining 35 Commonwealth countries are monarchies, with the remaining five being republics.
The Queen’s Imperial state crown, which represents the monarch's authority, is embellished with 2,868 diamonds.
Queen Elizabeth II has 6 royal residences - Buckingham palace, Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle, Sandringham House, Holyrood Palace, Hillsborough Castle.
During her reign - Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter space in 1961 and since then over 600 people have gone into space.
Beginning with Winston Churchill and concluding with Liz Truss, she has 15 UK prime ministers, 7 popes and 14 US presidents served under her rule.
During the reign of the Queen, the population of the UK increased from 50.4 million to 68.6 million.
In 1966, after England defeated West Germany in the Football World Cup final, the Queen presented a trophy to captain Bobby Moore. Since then there have been an astounding 17 World Cup tournaments.
The UK economy is hardly recognisable since Queen Elizabeth II took the throne seventy years ago. The rate of inflation in 1952 was 11.2%. Since 1952, the UK economy has expanded five times, yet productivity has stalled.
Elizabeth II had a penchant for horse riding and, in particular, breeding racehorses. More than 1,600 racing victories are estimated to have been acquired by the hundreds of horses she has owned throughout the years.
Queen Elizabeth II had 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
