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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: UK prepares for grandest of farewells

At 06:28am on the day of her funeral the final members of the public pay their respects at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.
At 6:28am on the day of her funeral the final members of the public pay their respects at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The royal family and the country will say a “last farewell” to Queen Elizabeth II during a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday in which nine-year-old Prince George and his seven-year-old sister, Princess Charlotte, will walk behind their great-grandmother’s coffin.

George and Charlotte, now second and third in line to the throne, will follow their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, as the coffin is carried through the abbey in front of a 2,000-strong congregation including world leaders.

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