Commands Given To The Bearer Party At Hm's Funeral

[GSD4ME]

I am sure that someone will know but I couldn't quite make out the relevant command issued to the bearer party at the wonderful funeral procession of HM the Queen, at the point where the coffin is placed/removed to/from the hearse or gun carriage - the movement when the bearers (who did such as professional job) 'shuffle' left or right whilst facing each other over the coffin. A spectacular day where there seemed to be a lot of dust in the air where I was

[Paigntonian]

Think you've answered your own question. The command 'shuffle' is perfectly clear.

[GSD4ME]

Is that an official UK Armed Forces command then?

[ferlew]

I think I heard them saying "6 paces sideways march".

[Peter Pedant]

I was listening to the commands
No one cd remember Geo VI fuineral or Churchills
so I think they were sort of made up and agree before hand

The command for "git the coffin to shoulder height, you idle so and so's" was - RAISE. and clearly one end didnt toss a pancake and the other get to elbow height - - - so they had practised....

All began "Bearer Party...." - no closing formula "now get on and do it!"

I cdnt see how the chief bommer could bom a slow march in time for 60m

[Peter Pedant]

OK you do this once every 70 y
is there a manual about it?
well - - - there may be
https://www.military.ie/en/public-information/defence-forces-ceremonial/state-and-military-funerals/

I cdnt summon the interest to read it

Now I was at the Hathor temple ( mortuary temple of hatshepsut, silly!) - just by where the tourists had thrown themselves twenty or thirty feet to get away from the terrorists 1997. An American afrocaribbean guide shouted, " can we get past to get to the temple of Hay-thewer" ? And I used the command for one VIII to pass another VIII on the Cam 1930 version - " Come by please sir!"

and as the Americans passed they all stared at me....

(There is one for Lady Coxes even then, you will be glad, nay relieved to read)

[FatticusInch]

https://www.commsmuseum.co.uk/dykes/navyfunerals/funerals.pdf

[jno]

hm. "Pall bearers never carry the coffin"?

[FatticusInch]

jno
//hm. "Pall bearers never carry the coffin"?//

As in: they bear the coffin, they do not carry it via handles.

[jno]

ah, right. But this seems to assume the use of a gun carriage, The coffin is carried to the graveside by "bearers" but these seem to be different people from "pall bearers".

[novalis]

To be absolutely pedantic the pall is the flag or cloth used to cover the coffin.

[FatticusInch]

Don’t know, obviously some sort of play on words?
Maybe they become bearers when the casket lowering straps are placed underneath?