While the funeral of Queen Elizabeth is primarily a British event, it was watched by people across the whole world.
Hundreds of heads of state and foreign royals flew in from around the world to pay their respects in the biggest gathering of world leaders for years.
Among those who attended the late monarch's funeral on behalf of Ireland were President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheal Martin.
And there were even some Irish people who travelled to the UK to witness the historic occasion.
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Dubliner Ross Fennell, 22, from Tallaght flew specially to London on Monday for the Queen's funeral.
“I’m here to pay my respects to the queen by visiting Buckingham Palace,” he said, speaking to Newstalk.
“The queen means a lot to me because she’s the longest reigning in the monarch and I’ve just always liked the queen and had an interest in the monarchy and Buckingham Palace.”
One woman, who is originally from Wexford, was taking her children to lay flowers for the Queen in Hyde Park. She said she felt it was important that her kids witnessed the historic day as they were born in Britian.
“The Queen to me is just a symbol of Great Britain and all that is good about England and the Palace,” she told Newstalk.
“It’s great for the children to be here today because they are born in the UK."
Meanwhile, a woman in a Kerry jersey was spotted paying her respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lay in state in Westminster Hall over the weekend.
Thousands of people queued for up to 22 hours over the last week as the former monarch's coffin rested in London city before her state funeral on Monday morning.
But one Irish person spotted a familiar face during the live stream and broadcast of the coffin itself prior to today's procession.Approximately 2,000 mourners gathered at Westminster Abbey for the funeral on Monday, while crowds of tens of thousands of people lined the streets of London and Windsor.
Meanwhile, millions around the world followed the funeral service on TV, and watched as the procession escorted the late monarch's coffin through London to Wellington Arch and then on to St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, where the queen was laid to rest.
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