Overview

• Buckingham Palace set the Requiem Mass for Tuesday 16 September at 14:00 BST at Westminster Cathedral, with burial to follow at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.
• The coffin will rest in the private chapel at Kensington Palace before being taken on Monday 15 September for the Rite of Reception and Vespers, then lie overnight in the cathedral’s Lady Chapel.
• The King and Queen will attend alongside members of the Royal Family, with wider attendance still to be confirmed by the palace and some relatives’ plans reported as uncertain.
• An online book of condolence is open at royal.uk and a period of royal mourning has been approved, with flags at royal residences to fly at half-mast on the day of the funeral.
• Bishop James Curry will lead the Rite of Reception and Vespers, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster will conduct the Requiem Mass, and the Dean of Windsor will take part before accompanying the coffin to Windsor, as tributes highlight the duchess’s charitable and musical legacy.