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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harry Taylor (now); Vivian Ho, Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam, Rebecca Ratcliffe and Martin Farrer (earlier)

Queen’s funeral: Elizabeth II laid to rest alongside husband, royal family announces – as it happened

Queen Elizabeth II Westminster Queen Mor King Charles III Westminster Abbey Westminster Hall London Windsor

Summary

As a momentous day in UK history draws to a close, here’s a roundup of what happened as Britain said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is carried on a gun carriage pulled by Royal Navy service personnel during the funeral procession down the Mall in central London.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is carried on a gun carriage pulled by Royal Navy service personnel during the funeral procession down the Mall in central London. Photograph: Lafargue Raphael/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

  • Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has been buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George’s chapel, Windsor Castle, in a small private ceremony attended by family.

  • Earlier on Monday 2,000 guests including heads of state gathered in Westminster Abbey for her funeral.

  • The coffin was then taken to Wellington Arch in a procession featuring members of the armed forces and their bands. The Queen’s children, including King Charles III followed behind the coffin on its journey after it left the abbey. His sons, Prince William and Prince Harry joined them. The Queen’s coffin was later driven to Windsor Castle.

  • A service of committal was held at St George’s chapel, where the Queen’s coffin was lowered in to the royal vault and her instruments of rule were placed on the altar.

That’s all for today, drawing our live coverage of the Queen’s death, period of mourning and funeral to a close. It is an honour to have been part of the team that has brought you updates of what has happened since she died on 8 September. Thank you for following along. I leave you with Caroline Davies’ recap of today’s historic events.

Updated

Tuesday's UK newspaper front pages

As we approach midnight, the front pages of Tuesday’s newspapers are being published before they go on sale tomorrow.

The Guardian has a striking image of the Queen’s coffin being carried in to Westminster Abbey.

The Times, a newspaper that loves a wrap-around picture on big occasions, also goes with a photograph of the Queen’s coffin being carried into Westminster Abbey.

The Telegraph leads with a photograph of King Charles putting the Queen’s company camp colour on her coffin at St George’s Chapel.

The Sun has a two-part wrap, proclaiming: “We sent her victorious.”

The Daily Mail has a photograph of the scene in St George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle.

Another two-part wrap, this time for the i, which says it’s “The end of the Elizabethan Age.”

Finally, the Financial Times leads with a quote from Justin Welby’s sermon at Westminster Abbey.

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