The Queen's coffin is being pulled by 98 Royal Navy sailors for two miles across the streets of London as part of the late monarch's historic state funeral. The coffin is being carried on a 123-year-old State Gun Carriage in a tradition dating back to the funeral of Queen Victoria, in a poignant moment that celebrates her longstanding connection with the Royal Navy, which she regarded as a 'special link'.
The sailors are pulling the two-and-a-half-ton carriage to Westminster Abbey, as a further 40 Royal Navy members march behind the vehicle acting as brakes.
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