correspondent keir simmons on the timeline. at 10:44, just before 6 am eastern time, the queen s coffin will be carried on a carriage from westminster hall. the state funeral will begin at 11, six on the east coast. 2000 will be in attendance. the service will and after one hour. decorated eight workers, police, and servicemen and women will walk with the queen. at 10:06 eastern time, she will reach once or, home to monarchs for over 1000 years. entering the castle for a committal service at st. georges chapel beginning at 4 pm, 11 am on the east coast. in the next hour, can charles will be holding an official state reception at buckingham palace this evening for visiting world leaders. crowds cheer for charles today as he drove into buckingham palace. president biden is expected among the dignitaries at the queens reception with first lady dr. jill biden. in the past few moments, the president and the first lady paid respects to the queen inside westminster hall. joining
westminster to pay respects in person at the site of queen elizabeth s coffin. they are accompanied by dr. jill biden, the first lady. in jane hardly the u.s. ambassador. signing a condolence book. the condolence book he also spoke afterwards about what the queen meant to him. they last saw each other in cornwall just a year ago at the g7. he said she reminded him of her mother. his mother, rather. the ones who stand out in your mind are those whose relationship and interaction with you are consistent with their reputation. the queen had us to the castle for tv, we were joking about crumpets. she kept offering me more i kept eating everything she put in front of me. [laughs] she was the same in person as she had an image. decent, honorable, all about service. meanwhile as we count down the hours before the funeral people are still joining in incredible numbers, joining the queue to pay their respects in person. hundreds of thousands spending long hours, as long as 24 hours