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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Andrew MacAskill and Humza Jilani

Farewell to the queen: emotional crowds line streets of London and Windsor

Crowds take photographs on the Horse Guards Avenue ahead of the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Monday September 19, 2022. David Davies/Pool via REUTERS

Vast crowds gathered in London and Windsor for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral watched the grand procession in silence and awe on Monday, as some wept, others clutched one another for support, and some held up their children to view 'the making of history'.

In central London where the funeral began, tens of thousands lined the streets around Westminster Abbey, the Mall - the elegant avenue leading up to Buckingham Palace - and Hyde Park. Many had camped overnight or arrived in the chilly early hours.

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