Queen Elizabeth II's funeral took place in the same church where the queen was crowned in 1953, with guests including Kate Middleton’s parents, Michael and Carole, joining a jaw-dropping cast of global dignitaries.
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was lowered into the royal vault at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Monday, as the royal family and the world bid a final farewell to the iconic monarch. After her coffin disappeared from view, the congregation sang “God Save the King.”
Harry and Meghan were on the right side of the church, behind King Charles. In the front row, in front of Harry, were Charles, Camilla, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne, her husband Sir Tim Laurence, and Prince Edward and his wife Sophie . It was an extraordinary moment in an extraordinary day, the ceremonial aspects of which began as Big Ben tolled on the minute, as the queen’s body was carried out of Westminster Hall where she has lain in state for four days, prompting miles-long queues around London, by a bearer party of eight Grenadier Guards and borne on a gun carriage to Westminster Abbey to her funeral.
Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales and Britain's Prince Harry , Duke of Sussex arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.Earlier, on its way into the Abbey, the queen’s coffin was followed by a massed guard of ceremonially clad soldiers and pipers and a royal party including King Charles, Harry, William, and Andrew.
The coffin is placed near the altar inside Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, during the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, the elder children of William and Kate, joined the cortege when the coffin was brought into the church. The palace was said to have been keen for them to have a public role to underline the continuity of the monarchy.
Biden was seated 14 rows back, behind President Duda of Poland and in front of Petr Fiala, the prime minister of the Czech Republic.
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