Singapore set for funeral procession
Singapore is bidding farewell to its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91.
A funeral procession will carry Mr Lee's coffin from parliament, where it has been lying in state in parliament- across the city.
Following a state funeral attended by world leaders, his body will be cremated in a private family ceremony.
One million people have visited tribute sites across Singapore this week to pay their respects, say local media.
More than 415,000 people, or 12% of Singaporean citizens, visited Parliament House to see Mr Lee's coffin, while at least 850,000 others went to community sites to pay tribute.
The funeral procession will begin on Sunday at 12:30 local time (04:30 GMT), with the coffin carried on a gun carriage through the grounds around Parliament House. A 21-gun salute will sound as it moves on into the business district and Tanjong Pagar, the docklands constituency Mr Lee represented for his whole political life.
Two Singaporean navy vessels will conduct a sail-past of the Marina Bay barrage - the massive water conservation project spearheaded by Mr Lee.
The funeral service is expected to begin at 14:00 at a cultural centre in the west, with foreign leaders including former US President Bill Clinton, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and UK House of Commons leader William Hague attending.
The country will also observe a minute's silence in the afternoon before singing the national anthem. The private cremation is taking place at the Mandai crematorium.
Current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is Lee Kuan Yew's son, has described the past week as a "deeply moving experience"., saying Singaporeans had "expressed their grief overwhelmingly".
Many of the city-state's shopping and commercial centres are expected to be closed on Sunday as a mark of respect to Mr Lee. (BBC)
