BBC and ITV full day TV schedule for Queen's funeral bank holiday

On Monday, September 19, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest. The monarch died peacefully at Balmoral, her Scottish Highlands home, on September 8. Buckingham Palace announced the news that day, at around 6.30pm.

Her coffin has since travelled from Balmoral to London, via Edinburgh where she spent time at St Giles' Cathedral, before lying in state at Westminster Hall for fours days for her state funeral, the first to be held since that of Winston Churchill in 1965.

Coverage of the funeral is set to dominate the TV schedule with ITV and the BBC outlining their plans for the day. Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young and David Dimbleby are among the presenters who will anchor the BBC's TV coverage of the Queen’s funeral. Their special programming covering the historic day on September 19 will air from 8am until 5pm on BBC One and iPlayer, with BSL signed coverage on BBC Two.

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The coverage will follow key events including the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, the procession escorting the late monarch through London to Wellington Arch and then on to Windsor Castle, and the committal service at St George’s Chapel. Edwards and Fergal Keane will be reporting from London while Young and Dimbleby will be stationed in Windsor.

A number of reporters will lead coverage from other key areas including Sophie Raworth at Parliament Square, Anita Rani at the Long Walk at Windsor and JJ Chalmers at Wellington Barracks. Scottish broadcaster Allan Little will offer a first-hand account from inside Westminster Abbey while sports radio presenter Eleanor Oldroyd will be inside St George’s Chapel.

Royal correspondent Jonny Dymond will provide analysis and a host of