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15th September 2022
11:00am BST
The Queen died on Thursday (Credit: Getty Images)[/caption]
According to people who follow the teachings in the Bible, the number 222 is a compelling message from God as the scripture reveals it symbolises unity, love, and our relationship with God.
Also, Jesus Christ is also believed to have died on the Cross at 3pm, meaning the time of 2.22pm could have been chosen to ensure the procession arrives at Westminster Hall at that time.
The Queen was herself a devout believer and was Supreme Governor of the Church of England as monarch.
Daily Mail also reported that the Queen’s body leaving at 2:22 pm could also be in reference to her father, King George VI. After he died in 1952 the bells rang 56 times at Windsor, one for each year of his life - from 1.27 pm until 2:22 pm. Another reason for the timing could allude to the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, which was marked this year on February 2022 (2/22), marking 70 years of the Queen's reign. [caption id="attachment_358406" align="alignnone" width="2048"]
People gather in tribute as the cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes down the Royal Mile, Edinburgh(Photo by Andrew O'Brien/WPA Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]
While the palace hasn't disclosed the exact reason for the timing, that hasn’t stopped the theories being shared online.
The coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II is seen leaving Balmoral Castle on September 11, 2022 i(Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)[/caption]
Monday is a national bank holiday and businesses across the UK have announced they will either be closed or operating under reduced hours, including McDonald's. Heathrow airport cancelled flights on Wednesday and hinted more are likely to be put off on Monday.
The coffin carrying the Queen will be taken in a grand military procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral on Monday morning.
Senior members of the family are expected to follow behind – as they did for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh - and the military will also join in, and line the streets.
Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life will be invited to gather in the abbey, which can hold a congregation of 2,000. Early reports suggested 500 foreign dignitaries had been invited.
