Death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
	The Queen Mother's carriage, surmounted by her crown, adorned with camellias from her own gardens and draped in her personal standard, travels down to Westminster Abbey.
Date	30 March 2002, at 15:15 (GMT); (date of death); 9 April 2002, 9:48–13:50 (BST); (date of ceremonial funeral)
Location	Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire (place of death); Westminster Hall, London (lying in state); Westminster Abbey, London (funeral ceremony); King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (resting place)
Participants	See list

On 30 March 2002 at 15:15 GMT, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), widow to King George VI and mother to Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor. The death of the Queen Mother set in motion Operation Tay Bridge, a plan detailing procedures including the dissemination of information, national mourning, and her funeral. Representatives of nations and groups around the world sent condolences to the Queen, the British people, and citizens of the Commonwealth. Flowers and messages of condolence were left by the public at royal residences, with members of the royal family publicly paying tribute to the Queen Mother in the days after her death. Her funeral, held on 9 April 2002 at Westminster Abbey in London, attracted 10 million viewers in the United Kingdom and cost £5.4 million.^[2]^[3]

^ Bates, Stephen (3 April 2002), "Piper's farewell for Queen Mother", The Guardian, retrieved 1 May 2009
^ "Prince Philip's funeral: 13.6 million watch ceremony in UK". BBC. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ Isabella McRae (13 September 2022). "How much will the Queen's funeral cost?". The Big Issue. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[1] Bates, Stephen (3 April 2002), "Piper's farewell for Queen Mother", The Guardian, retrieved 1 May 2009

[2] "Prince Philip's funeral: 13.6 million watch ceremony in UK". BBC. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[3] Isabella McRae (13 September 2022). "How much will the Queen's funeral cost?". The Big Issue. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

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The Queen Mother's carriage, surmounted by her crown, adorned with camellias from her own gardens^[1] and draped in her personal standard, travels down to Westminster Abbey.
Date	30 March 2002 (2002-03-30), at 15:15 (GMT) (date of death) 9 April 2002 (2002-04-09), 9:48–13:50 (BST) (date of ceremonial funeral)
Location	Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire (place of death) Westminster Hall, London (lying in state) Westminster Abbey, London (funeral ceremony) King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (resting place)
Participants	See list