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The historic event will take place at Westminster Abbey today, and is expected to be the most-watched TV broadcast of all time.

The Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey is expected to be the world's most watched broadcast of all time as up to 4.1 billion people tune in to watch the hour-long ceremony, which is due to start at 11am

The Westminster Abbey service is the culmination of 10 days of events to commemorate the Queen’s life.

Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated…

The Italian president Sergio Mattarella was among the last to arrive in Chelsea in a chauffeur-driven Maserati with the number plate ITA 1

Members of the royal family and world leaders will be at the service.

Major broadcasters, including ITV, have changed their regular weekday programming, to provide comprehensive coverage of Queen Elizabeth's state funeral today, after the monarch passed away on September 8

The Queen's funeral will contain arrangements from her coronation, her personal piper playing and The Lord is My Shepherd as one of the chosen hymns

Members of the public were invited to attend the state funeral at Westminster Abbey.