On September 19, 2022, Britain and the world said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II in a historic state burial held at Westminster Abbey in London. The procession of her coffin through hundreds of thousands of mourners to her last burial place at Windsor Castle followed the ceremony.
The nation’s longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, at the age of 96, following 70 years on the throne.
In this file photo, Queen Elizabeth II – who was well known for her lifelong passion for corgis – talks to members of the Manitoba Corgi Association during a visit to Canada. Image: Adrian Wyld/ AFP
According to Sky News, the Queen’s casket departed Westminster Hall on Monday morning, where the last members of the public had waited overnight to see the queen lie in state. The coffin was transported to Westminster Abbey atop a gun carriage in a procession that included the monarch’s children.
After the grandeur and splendour of her state burial, the Royal Family honoured a “life of service, love, and faith” in a private ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, located on the grounds of her beloved Windsor Castle.
The Queen was interred beside her husband, Prince Philip, who died on April 9, 2021.
King Charles III and members of the Royal Family follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, as it is carried out of Westminster Abbey after her state funeral on 19 September 2022. Image: Danny Lawson / POOL / AFP
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle sits in a car as she attends Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and burial, in London, on 19 September 2022. Image: MARKO DJURICA / POOL / AFP
From left, Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attend the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in London. Image: HANNAH MCKAY / POOL / AFP
The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, in the ceremonial procession following her Westminster Abbey state funeral. Image via Twitter @RoyalFamily
Catherine, Princess of Wales, sits in her car as she leaves Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, after the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Leaders from around the world attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Image: Marco BERTORELLO / POOL / AFP
Emma, the monarch’s fell pony for 26 years, stands by as the procession following the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, aboard the state hearse, travels up The Long Walk in Windsor on 19 September 2022, making its final journey to Windsor Castle after her state funeral service. Image: Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP
Britain’s King Charles III, Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Britain’s Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex follow behind the hearse carrying the coffin as it arrives at St George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022, ahead of the Committal Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Monday’s committal service was attended by at least 800 people, most of whom were at the earlier state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Image: Owen Humphreys / POOL / AFP)
The Queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy are walked inside Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022, ahead of the Committal Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / POOL / AFP)
King Charles III, centre, follows as pall bearers carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top into St George’s Chapel during the Committal Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle. Image: Ben Birchall / POOL / AFP
King Charles III places the the Queen’s Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at the late monarch’s Committal Service in St George’s Chapel, inside Windsor Castle. Image via Twitter @RoyalFamily
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at the Committal Service for the British monarch on 19 September 2022 after making its final journey to Windsor Castle. Image via Twitter @RoyalFamily
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