The funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II took place in London on Monday. A display of ceremony unseen in the U.K. in decades was marked by the state funeral.
The King and Queen Consort and other members of the British royal family gathered in London to pay their respects to the late queen. The remains of Britain's longest-serving monarch will be laid to rest on Monday.
Royal guards march down The Mall during the funeral procession following the service at Westminster Abbey, on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022 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 arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.Britain’s King Charles III (L), Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort, Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Britain’s Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Britain’s Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain’s Prince George of Wales, Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk behind the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as they leave Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, after the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.Britain’s King Charles III (L) walks beside The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in a Royal Standard and adorned with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre as it leaves the Abbey at the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022.A well-wisher holds a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as she waits along the Procession route in London on September 19, 2022, ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.Royal Navy Sailors walk ahead and behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard, as it travels on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch in London on September 19, 2022, after the State Funeral Service of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.(Centre L-R) Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain’s King Charles III, Duke of Sussex and Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Britain’s Prince Harry arrive to take their seats inside Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.(L-R) Camilla, Queen Consort, Prince George of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England.A young boy is comforted by his mother as crowds of people gather to watch the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on a screen in the grounds of Belfast city hall on September 19, 2022 in Belfast, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926.Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain’s Prince Harry (C), Duke of Sussex arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.Britain’s King Charles III and his sister Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal arrives to take their seats inside Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.Royal Canadian Mounted Police Horse Guards Parade after the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II along The Mall on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926.A policeman who collapsed being taken away outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022. Members of the public wait for the passage of the coffin along the Procession Route in London on September 19, 2022, during the State Funeral Service of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top, borne on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy followed by members of the royal family proceeds past Buckingham Palace on September 19, 2022 in London, England.People watch the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at The Queen Vic pub in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2022.Britain’s Prince George and Princess Charlotte sit in a car on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, at Westminster Abbey, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022. Britain’s King Charles III and William, Prince of Wales attend the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022.Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales is seen in a car with Britain’s Queen Camilla during the procession following the service, on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022 Princess Charlotte attends the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022.Britain’s Prince Andrew with royal corgis as they await the cortege on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, September 19, 2022.People embrace during the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19, 2022.The UK Armed Forces have played a part in the procession for Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral and committal service today, in London and Windsor.A Royal Guard stands guard on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, September 19, 2022. Members of the British royal family and members of the military stand as the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is carried to a hearse to be taken from Wellington Arch to Windsor Castle on the day of her state funeral and burial, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022
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