Today Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest.
The Queen's funeral will be incomparable in scale and grandeur as the nation gathers to say its solemn final farewell to its longest reigning monarch. Through the centuries, customs and rituals have been upheld and honoured, and occasionally modernised, at the funerals of British kings and queens.
However, no matter how many traditions, rules and regulations are in place there have still been moments in the past where things haven't quite gone according to plan. From crowns falling off coffins to dogs interrupting proceedings, there are some things that are just unpreventable no matter the planning.
