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Scarlett O'Toole

Piers Morgan readies himself to say goodbye to 'greatest ever Monarch'

Piers Morgan has travelled to Buckingham Palace to say goodbye to our "greatest ever monarch" on this "incredibly moving day".

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest alongside her late husband during a private service and burial this evening, following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

The TalkTV presenter will be providing coverage of Her Majesty's state funeral for the Fox News Channel, alongside Martha MacCallum and Ainsley Earhardt.

Taking to Twitter, 57-year-old Piers shared a sombre picture of himself as he stood outside of the palace in a smart black suit.

Alongside the photo, he wrote: "Early start at the Palace. Going to be a long, historic and incredibly moving day as we say goodbye to our greatest ever Monarch. #QueenFuneral."

Piers described the Queen as our "greatest ever monarch" (@piersmorgan/Twitter)

Mourners took to the comments to pay their respects to the late Queen.

"Many prayers to all the people of the UK. Such a sad time losing a Queen who gave so much to the entire world. As an American I truly loved her. I am also very excited for a new era to begin in the UK. Glad I get to see it. All the best today Piers," one person pennded.

Another said: "Today, they bury her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years of self sacrificing service, to the world. All while being a wonderful wife and mother. You were, are and always will represent the best of mankind. God bless the Queen."

The Queen will be laid to rest later today (Getty Images)

A third person added: "It’s going to be incredible for Our Queen."

Over the past few days, hundreds of thousands of people queued to pay their respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall, with the final person seeing the monarch lying in state just after 6am this morning.

About 2,000 mourners, including royalty and heads of state from around the globe, are now expected to gather at Westminster Abbey for the funeral service.

You can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here.

Mourners gathered to pay their respects (PA)

The late Queen will then make her final journey from London to Windsor.

A commission service will then be held at St George's Chapel in Windsor during the afternoon, at which point the Queen will be reunited with Prince Philip in the royal burial vault.

In a private evening ceremony, both will be laid to rest in the King George VI memorial chapel, where the Queen's parents George VI and the Queen Mother, as well as her sister Princess Margaret, are all interred.

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