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The 2,000 or so in attendance, led by King Charles and other members of the royal family, observed a two-minute silence mirrored across the UK, before singing the national anthem. State trumpeters from the Household Cavalry played the Last Post after the Archbishop of Canterbury’s eulogy over the Queen’s coffin and the benediction pronounced by the Dean. Lamentations then echoed around the abbey before the coffin was carried outside for the short journey to Wellington Arch, followed by the Royal Family. The emotion of the occasion showed on the faces of the King and Queen Consort as they followed the coffin from Westminster Abbey. The Duke of York appeared to bow his head. The crowds lining the route were largely calm and quiet. Minute Guns were fired in Hyde Park by The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, as Big Ben tolled throughout the procession. The Duke of Sussex follows a somber King and the Princess Royal to Wellington Arch Credit: AP The Queen’s casket procession passed Buckingham Palace, with members of the public on The Mall breaking into applause as the State Gun Carriage moved by. The King’s Guard came out into the Palace forecourt to greet the coffin at the Queen Victoria Memorial. The royal family had earlier accompanied the coffin to the abbey to honor the life of Queen Elizabeth II, following her death at the age of 96. The State Gun Carriage – the same that carried her father – carried the coffin into the abbey and it was carried through the Grenadier Guards party before the state funeral. The king and queen consort arrive for the funeral Credit: AP Mourners who “follow the example of the Queen and are inspired by trust and faith in God, can say with her: ‘We shall meet again,’” said the Archbishop of Canterbury. Justin Welby told the audience that the sadness felt around the world came from the “abundant life and beloved service of the Queen, who has now departed from us”. The King was seen reading silently from the Order of Service during the prayers, while the Queen Consort, seated to his left, listened intently. The coffin is draped in the Royal Standard and carries the Imperial State Crown and a wreath of flowers containing plants from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House. A note on the casket read: “In loving and devoted memory, Charles R.” A handwritten note from the king to his late mother the queenCredit: AP The previous procession, from Westminster Hall, to the sound of bagpipes and the toll of Big Ben, lasted about eight minutes. They were led by around 200 pipers and drummers from the Scots and Irish Regiments, the Gurkha Brigade and the RAF. An unseen portrait of the late Queen was released on Sunday night Credit: PA At the King’s request, the wreath contains flowers and foliage cut from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House. This includes the foliage chosen for its symbolism: rosemary for remembrance. myrtle, the ancient symbol of a happy marriage, and cut from a plant that grew from a sprig of myrtle in Her Majesty’s wedding bouquet in 1947. And English oak, symbolizing the power of love. King Charles salutes as the Queen’s coffin is carried into Westminster Abbey Credit: AP Also included: fragrant pelargonium; garden roses; autumn hydrangea; sedum? dahlias; and scabbard, all in shades of gold, rose and deep burgundy, with touches of white, reflecting the Royal Standard on which it sits. Again at the request of the King, the wreath is made in a completely sustainable way, in a nest of English moss and oak branches and without the use of floral foam. Behind the carriage walked the King and his siblings, followed by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips. The King and other members of the royal family, including the Princess Royal, the Prince of Wales and the Earl of Wessex all wore military uniform. The Duke of York and the Duke of Sussex, who no longer work as royals, wore suits as they walked behind the carriage. Everyone looked sad as they followed the carriage to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s funeral. Once the service began, the King and Queen sat in the ornate chairs of the Canada Club, with Camilla next to the Princess Royal, then Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, then the Duke of York and then the Earl and Countess of Wessex in front. row of the southern lantern. A reflective Princess of Wales Credit: PA Down the aisle were the Prince of Wales, Princess of Wales, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and then Peter Phillips and Zara and Mike Tyndall. Directly behind the King was the Duke of Sussex with the Duchess of Sussex behind the Queen Consort. Meghan sat next to Princess Beatrice. The Queen Consort accompanied the Princess of Wales, along with young Prince George, nine, and his sister Princess Charlotte, seven, to the abbey. Prince George read the order of service during the Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon, while Princess Charlotte was seen whispering to her mother. The Princess of Wales, Duchess of Sussex, Prince George and Princess CharlotteCredit: AP The children will be part of the procession that will follow the Queen’s coffin after the service – the late Queen, followed by King Charles and two heirs to the throne in William and George. More than 2,000 world leaders, national figures from UK life and dignitaries attended the Westminster Abbey funeral. US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill arrived shortly after 10am to take their seats. French President Emmanuel Macron walked slowly through the northern lights to his seat in the southern aisle with his wife Brigitte. Also seen at the abbey were former prime ministers Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Sir John Major, Theresa May, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. Liz Truss, who met the Queen days before her death to be invited as the new Prime Minister to form a government, arrived shortly afterwards. The Archbishop concluded his sermon by telling the congregation: “We will all face the merciful judgment of God: we can all share the hope of the Queen who in life and death inspired her servant leadership. “Service in life, hope in death. All who follow the example of the queen and inspiration of trust and faith in God, can say with her: “We shall meet again.” Some of those watching the service on big screens broke down in tearsCredit: AP As thousands and thousands of spectators gathered along the route the funeral procession will take after the service, pipes, which had left Wellington Barracks, were heard playing on their way to Westminster Hall. After the service, the coffin will be taken in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and then travel to Windsor, where thousands are expected to join the route. Once there, the hearse will travel in procession to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle via the Long Walk, after which a televised ceremony will take place in St George’s Chapel. Later in the evening there will be a private burial service with senior members of the royal family. The Queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI Memorial, an annexe to the main chapel – where her mother and father are buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret. Philip’s coffin will be moved from the Royal Vault to the memorial to join the Queen’s coffin. The Queen has been lying in State in Westminster Hall since Wednesday. The somber event finished at 6.30am on Monday, with the queue closing for newcomers after 10.30pm on Sunday. The last member of the audience to pass the Queen paused momentarily to bow her head before being led from the hall by staff. Christina Heerey, a serving member of the RAF from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, said she was very privileged to be the last person. She said it was her second round – having already queued to see the casket at 4.45pm. on Sunday, it used to be 1.15am. on Monday – but decided to join the back of the queue and turn around again. “Because it went so quickly and it was such an amazing experience, I didn’t feel I was doing the Queen a disservice, so I wanted to go back,” she told Good Morning Britain. “I got in at the end of the line and I stayed at the end of the line because I definitely didn’t want to take someone else’s place. “I had a friend who queued for 18 hours and 45 minutes, which shows how much the Queen was loved. I’ll stay for the rest of the day to see as much as I can,” he added. The last person to pass through the room was Black Rod, the senior official from the House of Lords, who paused, bowed and then brought Lying in State to an official close. Queues for Lying in State peaked at more than 25 hours in recent days, with mourners waiting through the night and in preparations to pay their personal respects to the monarch. Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer said the way the public had responded to the death and the way they had queued to pay their respects was “unbelievable”. King Charles III and the Prince of Wales greeted mourners in the queue on Saturday, with scores of people chanting “God save the King” and “God save the Prince of Wales” as each passed. The Queen’s children and grandchildren have held vigils by the coffin in recent days in heartbreaking moments to show their love and grief at the death of their beloved mother and grandmother. The King and his siblings – the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex – stood silent, still and with their heads bowed on Friday night. Dressed in military uniforms and with their hands clasped in front of them, the grieving brothers stood for more than ten…