A number of celebrities have paid tribute to the Queen as she is laid to rest today (September 19). Stephen Fry praised the "ritual, ceremony and symbol" of her funeral.
The actor and comedian, 65, tuned in to the service from a hotel room in New York from 3am local time. He said on Twitter: "Watching the #queensfuneral from 3am onwards in a New York hotel room somehow brings me closer to it all than if I were back home.
"Words can’t compete with such ritual, ceremony and symbol. Think how many jigsaw puzzles will come from this…"