The coffin, made with English oak and lead, has a decades-old history itself. Like so many proceedings associated with the royal family, the coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II holds a ...

Her oak coffin carried by six gamekeepers ... In a deeply resonant sermon today (Sunday) the Archbishop of Canterbury said the Queen “somehow seemed to transcend cultures, languages and nations”.

Her oak coffin, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland with ... With the monarch’s death prominent in the public consciousness, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, sympathised with those ...

a lead coffin to preserve the remains and prevent tampering, and finally an outer oak coffin reflecting dignity and strength. This triple-layered ritual was part of a broader display of the pope ...

Pulled on a gun carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery past silent crowds, the oak coffin was draped with ... to speak to the Archbishop of Canterbury, with Archbishop Justin Welby ...

The queen, who died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her summer retreat in the Scottish Highlands, now lies in the castle’s ballroom, her oak coffin ... the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin ...

The monarch’s coffin will be placed in the hall for people to pay their respects before it is eventually placed in the King George VI memorial chapel in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

The coffin was constructed around 30 years ago out of English oak that is believed to have been taken from the queens estate in Sandringham. After the outer portion of the coffin was crafted ...