Sunday 22 March

11:20am – The King’s coffin will be released from the Fielding Johnson Building, Leicester University.

There will be tributes from the Richard III Team and the Vice Chancellor, followed by a short ceremony outside the Fielding Johnson Building.

The coffin will then be carried to a hearse at Percy Gee area.

11:40am – The hearse will leave the University of Leicester and begin its journey.

12:30pm – King Richard III’s coffin will arrive at Fenn Lane Farm, which is the closest place to his death, and a private ceremony will take place.

Soil from three places in the King’s life (Middleham, Fotheringhay and Fenn Lane) will be brought together during the ceremony.

1:25pm – The hearse will arrive in Dadlington and there will be a 10 minute service on the village green.

1:55pm – Next there will be a 10 minute ceremony outside the ‘Battlefield church’ in Sutton Cheney. This will be led by Revd Julia Hargreaves.

2:20pm – After arriving at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, there will be another short ceremony, this time led by the Rt Revd Tim Stevens, the Bishop of Leicester.

2:45pm – The hearse will depart and head back to the city centre via Market Bosworth, Newbold Verdon and Desford.

4:30pm – The City Mayor, Lord Mayor and Gild of Freemen will welcome the King’s remains at the medieval city boundary Bow Bridge.

A brief ceremony will commence and a garland of roses is to be wrapped around the bridge post.

4:50pm – The walking procession to St Nicholas Church will take place, and a 10 minute service will begin on arrival.

The coffin will then be transferred to a horse drawn hearse for the procession through Leicester city centre.

5:15pm – The horse drawn hearse will leave St Nicholas Church and travel through the city centre via High Street, the Clock Tower, Gallowtree Gate, Halford Street, Rutland Street, Pocklingtons Walk and Grey Friars.

5:45pm – After the arrival at Leicester Cathedral, the responsibility of King Richard III’s remains will be given from the University to the Church. Upon completion, the coffin will be received into Leicester Cathedral.

After being received into the Cathedral, an invited congregation will pray a service of Compline and Cardinal Vincent Nichols (the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster) will preach the sermon.