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PHOTOS: Funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top lies in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, west of London, after making its final journey to Windsor Castle after the State Funeral Service. (Photo by Ben Birchall / POOL / AFP)

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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:44:28 WAT

Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a state funeral attended by world leaders, before a historic last ceremonial journey through the streets of London packed with sorrowful mourners.

Huge crowds gathered in near silence to watch as the queen’s flag-draped coffin, topped with the Imperial State Crown, her orb and sceptre, was carried slowly to a gun carriage from parliament’s Westminster Hall where it had lain in state since Wednesday.

Below are some selected pictures of her funeral:

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funeral — Marching bands make their way down The Mall in London on September 19, 2022, after the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP)

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top into St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, west of London, after making its final journey to Windsor Castle after the State Funeral Service. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / POOL / AFP)

Pallbearers 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 on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, west of London, after making its final journey to Windsor Castle after the State Funeral Service. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / POOL / AFP)

Britain’s King Charles III (C) follows as pallbearers 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 on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, west of London, after making its final journey to Windsor Castle after the State Funeral Service. (Photo by Ben Birchall / POOL / AFP)

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top arrives in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, west of London, after making its final journey to Windsor Castle after the State Funeral Service. (Photo by Joe Giddens / POOL / AFP)

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