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Christopher Megrath & Ted Hennessy

How the Queen's coffin bearers were specifically chosen to protect her body

The coffin bearers carrying the late Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral were specifically chosen to protect her body after her passing.

Soldiers from the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, were chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle.

Although a senior officer took day-to-day control, all of the former sovereign's men paid tribute to her during Monday's funeral service.

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