But the King could remove his brother from the position - along with Prince Harry as he does not live in the UK - from the role as one of the Counsellors of the State, who are essentially stand-ins for the monarch if they become unable to perform duties.

The Queen’s state funeral will take place on Monday September 19. After lying in statefor four days, her coffin will be moved from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey. Theprocession will start at 10.35am whenthe Queen’sfuneral cortege, carried byThe State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy, drawn by 142 sailors, will carry her coffin to the abbey, arriving at 11am. At 11.55am, the Last Post, a short fanfare associated with military funerals, will sound followed by a two-minute silence. Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reportedly told journalists in July: "Prince Charles has told me he would visit Dhaka. I have requested him to visit Sylhet. He has consented to my request."A 2006 episode of the National Geographic Channel program Seconds From Disaster examined the Flight 587 accident in detail. The episode was titled "Plane Crash in Queens" (also known as "New York Air Crash"). [49]

After the funeral service, the royal family will walk in a procession with the coffin to Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner. The procession will set off from Westminster Abbey at approximately 12.15pm and arrive at its destination around 45 minutes later. The procession is expected to reach Wellington Arch at 1pm, at which point the coffin will be moved to the state hearse, which will depart for Windsor where the Queen is to be buried. King Charles and other royal family members who are walking in the procession will join it at 3.40pm at the quadrangle on the north side as it passes into Engine Court. The King spoke of his deep affection for Wales during a visit earlier on Friday as he handed his princedom to William.

a b c "NTSB SAYS PILOT'S EXCESSIVE RUDDER PEDAL INPUTS LED TO CRASH OF AMERICAN FLIGHT 587; AIRBUS RUDDER SYSTEM DESIGN & ELEMENTS OF AIRLINE'S PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED" (Press release). National Transportation Safety Board. October 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013 . Retrieved December 6, 2005. a b c d e f Kugel, Seth (November 18, 2001). "Now Boarding, Dreams". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016 . Retrieved January 13, 2016.

The Queen’s coffin will be driven from London to Windsor in the state hearse. On arrival at the castle, it will make its way up the Long Walk, which will be lined with members of the Armed Forces. National Transportation Safety Board Public Meeting of October 26, 2004" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022 . Retrieved January 16, 2019– via libraryonline.erau.edu. The Guardian described the flight as having "cult status" in Washington Heights, a Dominican area of Manhattan. [42] Belkis Lora, a relative of a passenger on Flight 587, said, "Every Dominican in New York has either taken that flight or knows someone who has. It gets you there early. At home, there are songs about it." [42] Seth Kugel, writing for The New York Times, said, "For many Dominicans in New York, these journeys home are the defining metaphor of their complex push-pull relationship with their homeland; they embody, vividly and poignantly, the tug between their current lives and their former selves. That fact gave Monday's tragedy a particularly horrible resonance for New York's Dominicans." [40] :1 He added, "Even before Monday's crash, Dominicans had developed a complex love-hate relationship with American Airlines, complaining about high prices and baggage restrictions even while favoring the carrier over other airlines that used to travel the same route." [40] :2 David Rivas, a New York City travel agency owner, said, "For the Dominican to go to Santo Domingo during Christmas and summer is like the Muslims going to Mecca." [40] :4 [43] Friday's vigil came ahead of a separate vigil to be held by the Queen's grandchildren, to be held on Saturday. BBC, ITV and Sky will all be broadcasting the state funeral, as well as all the other ceremonial events.

Mourners clapped as the funeral parade made its solemn journey through the capital, passing statues of the Queen’s parents: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The plans for the funeral and mourning period of the Queen, referred to by the name Operation London Bridge, have been in place for years. Her death, on September 8, triggered a series of events, culminating in today, the day of her funeral, committal and burial.