Queen Elizabeth II Designed Her Own Hearse With The British People In Mind
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On Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
The state hearse will carry her coffin, which she helped design alongside Jaguar Land Rover.
Queen Elizabeth’s personal royal cypher is featured on the vehicle so that the public can see the coffin transported.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in London on Wednesday, where it will lie in state for four days, and mourners will be able to visit it to pay their respects.
The coffin is being carried on the state hearse—the same one that will be used at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday. Harper’s Bazaar, our sister site, has learned The Royal Household and Jaguar Land Rover designed the hearse, and the queen was consulted on the plans and approved the final model before her death.
The state hearse is finished in the shade Royal Claret, the same color as the official royal and state vehicles kept in the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, which members of the royal family use for official duties, per Buckingham Palace.
The vehicle also features the late Queen Elizabeth’s personal royal cypher and was designed to allow members of the public to have a clear view of the monarch’s coffin as it travels from place to place.
Since Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth’s death last week, her coffin has traveled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, to Buckingham Palace, and now to Westminster Hall.
The royal family—including Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan, Prince William, and Princess Kate—came together this morning for the procession of the late monarch’s coffin. The funeral service for the queen will take place Monday, September 19. The queen’s final resting place will be St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where she will be buried next to her husband of more than 70 years, Prince Philip.
The royal period of mourning will continue for one week after, per King Charles III.
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