Coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Westminister Abbey
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesFrank Augstein - pool, Pool APThe coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Frank Augstein - pool, Pool APThe coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesNariman El-Mofty - pool, Pool APThe coffin of Queen Elizabeth II leaves Westminster Hall for her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Nariman El-Mofty - pool, Pool APThe coffin of Queen Elizabeth II leaves Westminster Hall for her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesFrank Augstein - pool, Pool APBritain's King Charles III, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Princess Anne, and her husband Vice Admiral Tim Laurence, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince William, and Kate, Princess of Wales with their children Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Britain's Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowden, Peter Phillips, The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Michael of Kent and the Duke of Kent follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Frank Augstein - pool, Pool APBritain's King Charles III, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Princess Anne, and her husband Vice Admiral Tim Laurence, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince William, and Kate, Princess of Wales with their children Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Britain's Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowden, Peter Phillips, The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Michael of Kent and the Duke of Kent follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesPhil Noble - pool, Pool ReutersU.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the Westminster Abbey on the day of Queen Elizabeth II funeral, in London Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.Phil Noble - pool, Pool ReutersU.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the Westminster Abbey on the day of Queen Elizabeth II funeral, in London Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesFrank Augstein - pool, Pool APMembers of the clergy arrive for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Frank Augstein - pool, Pool APMembers of the clergy arrive for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesDanny Lawson - pool, Pool PADignitaries arrive inside Westminster Abbey ahead of The State Funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Danny Lawson - pool, Pool PADignitaries arrive inside Westminster Abbey ahead of The State Funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesPhil Noble - pool, Pool ReutersU.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the Westminster Abbey on the day of Queen Elizabeth II funeral, in London Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.Phil Noble - pool, Pool ReutersU.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the Westminster Abbey on the day of Queen Elizabeth II funeral, in London Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesGareth Cattermole - pool, Pool Getty ImagesA general view inside Westminster Abbey ahead of The State Funeral Of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Gareth Cattermole - pool, Pool Getty ImagesA general view inside Westminster Abbey ahead of The State Funeral Of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesSarah Meyssonnier - pool, Pool ReutersPeople wait along the route that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II will be pulled on a gun carriage following her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022.Sarah Meyssonnier - pool, Pool ReutersPeople wait along the route that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II will be pulled on a gun carriage following her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesStuart C. Wilson - pool, POOL GettyMourners wait ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in London.Stuart C. Wilson - pool, POOL GettyMourners wait ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesEmilio Morenatti - pool, Pool APMourners wait along the route that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II will be pulled on a gun carriage during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.Emilio Morenatti - pool, Pool APMourners wait along the route that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II will be pulled on a gun carriage during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesJoe Giddens - pool, Pool PAUS President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.Joe Giddens - pool, Pool PAUS President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesGregorio Borgia - staff, APBritish police officers patrol along the Long Walk towards Cambridge gate outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday Sept. 19.Gregorio Borgia - staff, APBritish police officers patrol along the Long Walk towards Cambridge gate outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday Sept. 19.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesNiranjan Shrestha - stringer, APA Buddhist monk lights a butter lamp at a Buddhist monastery during a prayer session to mark the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.Niranjan Shrestha - stringer, APA Buddhist monk lights a butter lamp at a Buddhist monastery during a prayer session to mark the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesEmilio Morenatti - pool, Pool APPolice watch as armed forces personnel march into position along the route that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II will be pulled on a gun carriage during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.Emilio Morenatti - pool, Pool APPolice watch as armed forces personnel march into position along the route that the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II will be pulled on a gun carriage during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesDavid Cliff - pool, Pool APPeople wait ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the Mall in central London Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.David Cliff - pool, Pool APPeople wait ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the Mall in central London Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updatesDominic Lipinski - pool, PA PoolGuests attend the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.Dominic Lipinski - pool, PA PoolGuests attend the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
LONDON — The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is underway at Westminster Abbey, where 2,000 mourners are gathered to say goodbye to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
Pallbearers lifted the coffin from the state gun carriage and carried it inside the Gothic medieval abbey where 2,000 mourners stood as it entered Monday.
The queen’s coffin sits at the center of the abbey after being borne Monday by pallbearers and accompanied by her son King Charles III, and other members of the royal family.
The queen’s coffin is draped with the royal standard and a wreath of flowers including blooms and foliage cut from the gardens of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House at Charles’s request.
They include rosemary for remembrance, and myrtle cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the queen’s wedding bouquet in 1947.
They included Prince William, his wife Kate and their two elder children George, 9 and Charlotte, 7. Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, also walked behind the coffin.
Dean of Westminster David Hoyle opened the service in the ancient abbey, where Elizabeth was married and crowned.
He said: “We gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in sure confidence to commit her to the mercy of God our maker and redeemer.”
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