Queen funeral seating plan: Where will Meghan, Harry sit at Westminster Abbey?

The Queen’s funeral is about to get underway – find out where key figures among this 2000-strong guest list will be sitting.

Harry and Meghan. Picture: AFP

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will sit behind King Charles during the Queen’s funeral today.

The Royal Family will unite in grief as the poignant service for Her Majesty begins at 8pm AEST.

The King and Queen Consort will sit in the ornate Canada Club chairs, with Camilla next to Anne, the Princess Royal, and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.

Beside them in the front row of the south lantern will be the Queen’s other two children, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and Prince Edward, the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

Harry and Meghan, seen here at an earlier event, will sit behind King Charles at today’s funeral. Picture: AFP

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Across the aisle will be William, the Prince of Wales, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, along with Peter Phillips and Zara and Mike Tindall.

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will sit directly behind the King, with Meghan sitting beside Princess Beatrice.

World leaders and foreign royals are gathering at Westminster Abbey to join a congregation of 2000.

Tom Parker Bowles, the Queen Consort’s son, was among the first to arrive, alongside other members of their family.

He is joined by King Philippe of Belgium and his wife Queen Mathilde arrived in Chelsea in a diplomatic vehicle ahead of the funeral.

Politicians were also seen stepping out just as the stewards put the finishing touches to the sand outside where the gun carriage will draw to a halt.

The Queen’s death has been met with a rare show of unity from William, Harry and their respective wives. Picture: AFP

US President Joe Biden will be 14 rows back on the south transept behind the Polish leader and in front of the leader of the Czech Republic.

And directly across the aisle from Mr Biden’s place, the seat is labelled the Republic of Korea.

In the front of the south transept will be Realms governors general and then commonwealth counties followed by other nations including the US.

The Queen’s coffin will be carried on a Gun Carriage at 10.44am London time today from Westminster Hall, after Lying-in-State there for four days.

Her Majesty’s funeral procession will then be led by King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort.

Across parliament Square, in the Elizabeth Tower, the muffled Big Ben bell strikes 11 o’clock, marking the start of the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Dean of Westminster, Dr David Hoyle, will lead the service, which the Queen had helped to plan.

The Archbishop of York, the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster and Moderators of the Church of Scotland and the Free Churches say prayers.

Prime Minister Liz Truss and Secretary-general of the Commonwealth Baroness Scotland read the lessons, while Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby gives the sermon and the Commendation.

Once the Last Post sounds, a national two-minute silence will follow.

And once Pipe Major Paul Burns, the Queen’s piper, has played his lament, the service will come to an end.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission.