Hundreds of thousands of people bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday during the funeral of Britain’s longest-serving monarch.
Elizabeth, who died on September 8 aged 96, sat on the British throne for 70 years. His son, King Charles III, is now the head of state not only of the United Kingdom and Canada, but also of 13 other nations.
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral: the world says goodbye to the British monarch
Officials from around the world descended on London for the funeral, which took place on Monday morning at historic Westminster Abbey. Guests in attendance included US President Joe Biden, Governor General Mary Simon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his predecessors.
After the funeral service, the Queen’s coffin was carried from Westminster Abbey and carried through central London and down the Mall to Buckingham Palace in a solemn procession which saw her family walking behind the coffin Staff serving in the palace’s royal household lined the road to pay their last respects as the coffin continued its roughly 45-minute journey to Hyde Park and the waiting royal hearse.
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Once loaded into the hearse, the Queen’s coffin began its final journey to Windsor Castle, a journey of approximately 50 minutes. A welcome service is being held in the chapel of Sant Jordi, in the castle grounds.
The service saw the Queen’s coffin being lowered into the Royal Vault where her father, mother, sister and late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, lie.
International media, including Global News, are in London covering the Queen’s funeral, as well as the subsequent national memorial ceremony that will begin in the early afternoon in Ottawa.
Globalnews.ca will carry live network coverage of the funeral from 5 am to 12 pm ET, hosted by Global National’s Dawna Friesen, and the ceremony in Ottawa from 12 am to 2:30 pm ET, hosted by Global News’ Ottawa . Bureau Chief Mercedes Stephenson.
You can watch the historic moment on our site and follow along with live coverage and analysis in the blog below.
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