Britain mentioned goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, with a historic funeral on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands world wide watched from afar as 2,000 folks – together with members of the royal household and a whole bunch of overseas dignitaries – gathered for the state service at Westminster Abbey.
The funeral started after King Charles III led a procession from close by Westminster Corridor, the place the Queen had been mendacity in state since final week.
Throughout the service, the Archbishop of Canterbury echoed the phrases spoken by the Queen to the nation in the course of the coronavirus pandemic and mentioned “we’ll meet once more”.
He added that the “grief” felt world wide over the Queen’s demise “arises from her considerable life and loving service”.
The UK noticed a two-minute silence shortly earlier than midday to mark the top of the funeral.
A royal procession then guided the Queen’s coffin to Wellington Arch and from there, it was pushed again to Windsor Fort one ultimate time.
The coffin was taken to its ultimate resting place on Monday afternoon, whereas a whole bunch of company gathered at St George’s Chapel for a sombre committal service.
King Charles appeared to struggle again tears as he stood in silence whereas an emotionally-charged refrain of “God Save the King” was sung, moments after the late Queen was lowered into the royal vault.
