The coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II was lowered into the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. According to the f...
The coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II was lowered into the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
According to the foreign news agency "Reuters", the queen's funeral was attended by world leaders and there was a huge crowd on the streets to say goodbye to the queen.
Millions of his well-wishers lined the route, throwing flowers and clapping as his casket passed through the England countryside.
Scores of people flocked to the capital to pay their last respects and pay their last respects to Britain's long-serving nation.
Inside Westminster Abbey, where his last rites were performed, about 500 presidents, prime ministers, foreign royals, dignitaries, including US President Joe Biden, were among the 2,000-strong crowd.
Attention later turned to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, where around 800 guests attended before his burial.
The Lord Chamberlain, the most senior member of the royal family, broke his 'cane of office', symbolizing the end of sovereign service, and placed it on the coffin before the coffin was slowly lowered into the Royal Vault.
Later, in a private family service in Syria, the coffins of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99, will be buried together in the same chapel as her parents and It is also the final resting place of sister Princess Margaret.
This is the same sprawling building where the Queen was photographed mourning Prince Philip alone during the pandemic lockdown.
Participation of heads of state and leaders from around the world in the last rites
More than 500 heads of state from around the world arrived in London to attend the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II, where the late queen, who ruled Britain for 70 years, was laid to rest with state honors.
According to the report of the foreign news agency "Reuters", millions of people lined the streets of London for the final viewing of the coffin of the Queen of Great Britain, while the roads around Westminster Abbey were closed.
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Heads of state from around the world were in London to attend the funeral of the late Queen, including US President Joe Biden, Chinese Vice President Wang Keshan, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japan's King Naruhito, and South Africa's President. A number of important leaders including Cyril Ramaphosa, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are involved.
However, some important leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Christian spiritual leader Pope Francis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did not attend the event despite receiving invitations, while Venezuela, Syria And Afghanistan was not invited because those countries do not have diplomatic relations with the UK.
US President Joe Biden also arrived in London to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch in Great Britain. Found'.
Citizens from different regions and counties of Great Britain crossed the barriers and took to the streets of London to catch a last glimpse of the country.
A public holiday was declared across the country on the occasion of the Queen's funeral and the funeral was given official status.
The funeral of the late Queen was also shown live on TV channels, where millions watched the funeral of a British Queen on TV for the first time.
This is the first official funeral to be held in the UK.
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Screens were also installed in parks, squares, churches to watch the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth.
The royal family had said that millions of people would gather today to pay a memorable tribute to his illustrious life.
Millions of people gathered to attend the Queen's funeral, including 64-year-old Alastair Campbell.
Alastair Campbell Bings said that he left his home at midnight to go to London.
He had said that we have gathered here only to see Queen Elizabeth, we felt that we should also be here on this occasion because whenever a crisis or a difficult time came upon us, the Queen supported us a lot.
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The Queen's coffin left Westminster Hall in a procession and a vigil was held at 11am local time.
The new King of Great Britain and the son of the late Queen Elizabeth, King Charles, said, "I want to thank the millions of people who came to attend my mother's funeral, who supported us in this time of grief."
Remember, Queen Elizabeth died on September 8 in Balmoral, Scotland.
"Queen Elizabeth II was the world's most famous, most photographed, most recognizable figure in history," historian Anthony Selden told Reuters.
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Transport chiefs say up to one million people are expected to flock to central London for the funeral, while police say the biggest security presence in the capital has been put in place.
To ensure peace and order in the country on this important occasion, military forces have taken over the security along with the police.
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