As the UK's longest serving monarch is laid to rest on Monday, it emerged that members of a specific military unit were chosen for a key role.
As images of the service were beamed around the world, soldiers from the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, were seen lifting Her Majesty's coffin into Westminster Abbey. The military unit, as its name suggests, has close links to the former monarch.
The Echo reports how the unit was ordered back from operations in Iraq as news of the Queen's death at Balmoral spread. A military expert told how the guards' role includes protecting the Queen - both in life and after death.
