Who is overall in charge of the procession today?

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You'd be shitting yourself wouldn't you? I'm no royalist but know that our forces can turn out at things like this (and glad to see so many women, particularly the one pulling the gun truck) but on whose head does it fall if it goes tits up?

Oh i love the hat removal!

I noticed that! 😬😁

All of the marches being played are funeral marches and as with everything else probably chosen by the Queen herself.

I can barely watch

Imagine carrying the coffin in full view of the world. Terrifying

How proud the families must be of those chaps carrying the coffin.

Theyre very young, what a responsibilty!

It looks so heavy.

I was only watching out of a vague interest but this is truly moving. Trying not to cry before I go to pick kids up!

It is, it's lead lined

Beautiful job there

Oh no, theres steps..

Phew, didnt see the ramp!!

What an absolute honour for the 8 young men bearing the coffin. How do they get chosen for such an important job?

they look very hot.

Well done, chaps. Do you think they practised with a coffin full of bricks?

It’s a warm day, marching all the way and then carrying the coffin. Wow. Hope they have a cold drink on standby.

Just what I was thinking.
The pall bearers were so impressive.

Chosen by the Regiment.

They'll decide how many of each rank, call for volunteers (get everyone!) then measure height to the shoulder, so that it's nice and even, on a very slight incline so that head is just higher than feet.

No idea how they decide between the suitable candidates

I'd be so proud if my ds was one of those lads.

They supposedly have a coffin of similar weight to what they will carry

The music is funeral marches. Anything without a reasonable beat would be hard to keep in step with.

Ah the Choristers. I bet there's some MN-ers children up there. I've always been impressed by the amount of talented choristers there are on the extra curricular board. They must have rehearsed so hard for this important occasion. What an honour.

So amazing and emotional to watch. The horses always make me nervous though 😬

@RoseAndRose I think we will get another parade on Monday, from the Abbey to Wellington Arch (Hyde Park Corner). Motorcade starts there, I think.