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Kate Feldman

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral a somber affair, marked by pomp and circumstance

A family, a country and viewers around the world said goodbye Monday to Queen Elizabeth II, whose historic 70-year reign ended with her death on Sept. 8.

The late monarch’s coffin was carried into Westminster Abbey ahead of a processional of her family, including sons King Charles III, Andrew and Edward, daughter Anne and grandchildren Princes William and Harry.

But hopes for a family reunion seemed far-fetched after Prince Harry and wife Meghan were relegated to the second row, seated next to his cousins, Beatrice and Eugenie, and behind Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his royal patronages and military title over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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