Summary

  • Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest following a private burial ceremony at St George's Chapel Windsor

  • She was buried alongside her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and her father, mother and sister

  • Earlier, the late monarch's coffin was lowered into the royal vault in the chapel

  • Her Crown Jewels were removed from the top of it during a service of prayers and hymns

  • It followed a day of ceremony, with a state funeral this morning attended by world leaders and dignitaries at Westminster Abbey

  • Huge crowds then lined the route as her coffin was taken on a gun carriage through London and then by hearse to Windsor

  1. 'We pray for Queen's grieving family' - Archbishop of Canterburypublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

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    Watch: Justin Welby says the Royal Family, the nation, and the world felt grief at Queen Elizabeth's death

    The Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to the late Queen during the Westminster Abbey service, saying she had an "abundant life" and gave "loving service".

    During his sermon, Justin Welby acknowledged the Royal Family were grieving in "the brightest spotlight".

  2. Procession nears the Mallpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Marie Jackson
    At The Mall

    The distant sound of beating drums is getting closer.

    The orderly business of waiting is over, camping stools are folded up and picnics tidied away.

    Those closest to the Mall clutch the waist-height barriers, anchored to their prime spots. They’ve got a front-row seat for a moment in history.

    Behind them, people are up on tiptoes, children on shoulders, collectively craning their necks for a first glimpse of the Queen's coffin.

    Crowds watch for procession on The Mall
  3. Royals salute as they pass Cenotaph war memorialpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    A little earlier, King Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal were pictured giving a salute as they passed the Cenotaph war memorial on Whitehall.

    The Cenotaph is where the National Service of Remembrance takes place every November.

    Prince Harry is not wearing military uniform for the funeral procession as he is not a working royal.

    Image shows Prince William giving a salute, with King Charles doing the same in front of him and Princess Anne to his left also doing so
  4. Crowds fall quiet again as procession passespublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Crowds listen on Horse Guards Avenue during the Queen's funeralImage source, PA Media

    Not for the first time over the last 10 days, some of the capital’s busiest streets have fallen quiet as people who've gathered to watch the procession pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

    Big Ben is tolling at 60-second intervals as the procession moves slowly through the streets of London.

  5. Route takes in territory familiar to late Queenpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Thom Poole
    at Horse Guards Parade

    The procession goes under the Horse Guards Arch

    The Queen's coffin is passing through Horse Guards Parade.

    For crowds here the day has been as much about listening as looking. During the service some mouthed the words of the Lord's Prayer, while the beat of the troops' drums has been a constant.

    But now this is what many arrived hours earlier to see, a glimpse of the Queen on her final journey. As one lot of music faded out, more began rising, signalling the arrival of the coffin.

    This parade ground featured in the Queen's official birthday celebrations each June, hosting Trooping the Colour ceremonies during which Elizabeth II would inspect her troops as a royal tradition.

    Members of the King's Life Guard salute as the Queen's coffin passes.

    Procession passes through arch into Horse Guards Parade
  6. 'We had to say goodbye to the boss'published at 12:34 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Nick Beake
    In Whitehall

    Gareth Jones and Dave Cartwright

    Veterans Gareth Jones from Swansea and Dave Cartwright from Exeter have not seen each other for 21 years but have reunited to pay tribute to the Queen.

    They’ve been waiting for hours near the Cenotaph to watch their commander-in-chief‘s coffin pass by.

    “When we heard she had died we just knew we had to be here and so we arranged to meet”, says Gareth.

    “We missed out in getting in to Westminster Hall by about five minutes, so we had to come to Whitehall to say goodbye to the boss."

    Both served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Afghanistan.

    Dave was seriously injured by an explosion in 2010 and met the Queen six years later at Windsor Castle.

    “When she spoke to you it was like no-one else mattered. She was small in stature - it was like talking to your granny - but she had this huge presence. We’ll miss her so much.”

  7. Wreath contains myrtle from plant grown from Queen's wedding bouquetpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Sarah Campbell
    Outside Westminster Abbey

    Wreath on Queen's coffinImage source, Reuters

    The wreath on top of the Queen’s coffin - at the King’s request - contains foliage of rosemary, English Oak and myrtle, which has been cut from a plant grown from myrtle that was in the Queen's wedding bouquet.

    There are also flowers, in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy, with touches of white, cut from the gardens of Royal residences.

    You can read more about the wreath here.

  8. Funeral arrangements not seen on this scale since 1952published at 12:30 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Huw Edwards
    Commentating on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

    The procession makes its way towards the Mall

    The arrangements for this state funeral are on a scale not seen in Britain for 70 years since the funeral procession for King George VI in 1952.

    More than 3,000 military personnel are taking part along with civilian organisations.

  9. Canadian mounties lead procession followed by NHS workerspublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Mounties on processionImage source, PA Media

    Mounties of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are leading the procession and are being followed by four representatives from the NHS. They include May Parsons, who administered the first Covid-19 vaccine in 2020.

  10. Procession heads along Whitehallpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    The procession makes its way through Whitehall

    The funeral procession has made its way around Parliament Square, past a guard of honour comprising Army, Navy and RAF personnel.

    Next, it’s north along Parliament Street, which becomes Whitehall: one of the most iconic thoroughfares in London which houses major government buildings.

    The Queen would come here for Remembrance Sunday each year, laying wreaths at the Cenotaph.

    The event was something she seldom missed during her seven decades on the throne.

    The UK’s chief war memorial is today flanked by standard bearers from the Royal British Legion.

  11. Crown Jewels sparkle in London sunshinepublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Claire Heald
    Outside Westminster Abbey

    The procession passes by Westminster Abbey

    The jewels on the Imperial State Crown sparkle in the sunlight as the Queen’s coffin is raised on to the State Gun Carriage, drawn by 142 members of the Navy.

    The King and his siblings and children who served in the armed forces salute as the sailors turn and begin to lead her away from the abbey where she married and was crowned.

    There's a sombre banging of the drum as the procession heads away.

    Royal Family members look on, including the Queen Consort, the Duchess of Sussex, the Princess of Wales, and Catherine's children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

    In a touching moment, Meghan reaches out to comfort Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

  12. Where is the Queen's coffin heading next?published at 12:20 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    This larger procession will make its way to Wellington Arch, one of London’s grandest landmarks.

    A 13:00 BST arrival is planned - and our map below shows the route it will take.

    Military personnel and police will line the way - along with huge crowds.

    Stay with us as we keep you updated of the Queen’s journey on this momentous occasion.

    Funeral procession route
  13. The funeral procession beginspublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Funeral procession leaves from Westminster Abbey

    Another procession now begins - we’re expecting something larger than the parade seen earlier. There’ll be seven groups, each comprising members of the armed forces.

    This time, Camilla, the Queen Consort, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, will follow in a car directly behind the King and other senior royals, who will again walk behind the coffin.

    A second vehicle will take Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

    Mounties from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are leading the procession at the very front.

    The Queen’s coffin is again flanked by a bearer party, pall bearers, and bodyguards.

    Meanwhile, world leaders are heading to a reception hosted by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

    The procession leaves the abbey
  14. In pictures: London crowds watch and listen to the servicepublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    People outside the abbey have been following the funeral service.

    People stand on The MallImage source, Reuters
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    This was the scene on The Mall

    People watch the funeral on their phoneImage source, Shutterstock
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    Some watched the funeral on their phone...

    People listen to the service via loudspeakersImage source, EPA
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    ...or listened to the service via loudspeakers

    People cry on The MallImage source, Reuters
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    Some cried...

    People react on the day of the state funeralImage source, Reuters
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    ...while others reflected on the occasion

  15. Queen's coffin leaves the abbeypublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

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    Watch: Queen Elizaberth's coffin leaves Westminster Abbey

    The bearer party is now carrying the Queen’s coffin back through Westminster Abbey and out of the Great West Door.

    It will be placed back on to the State Gun Carriage ready for the procession from the abbey to Wellington Arch.

  16. King Charles' card for the Queenpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Sarah Campbell
    Outside Westminster Abbey

    A handwritten card on top of the Queen’s coffin reads: “In loving and devoted memory. Charles R".

    Card on wreath on top of Queen's coffinImage source, Getty Images
  17. In pictures: The funeral servicepublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Prince Andrew, Duke of YorkImage source, Getty Images
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    King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are followed by Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward behind the coffin

    The coffin is placed near the altarImage source, PA Media
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    The coffin is placed near the altar

    Prince William, Prince of Wales, and other members of the Royal Family at the funeralImage source, Getty Images
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    Prince William sits alongside the rest of the Royal Family, waiting for the service to begin

    King Charles III, the Queen Consort, the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Countess of Wessex, (second row) the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Lady Louise Windsor, and (third row) Samuel Chatto, Arthur Chatto, Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel ChattoImage source, PA Media
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    King Charles and other members of the Royal Family during the service

    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss delivers a readingImage source, Getty Images
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    UK PM Liz Truss delivers a reading during the service

  18. Procession ready to bear Queen's coffin away from abbeypublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Claire Heald
    Outside Westminster Abbey

    Sailors and guards outside the abbey
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    The procession assembled during the final minutes of the service

    The sun has broken through here and the many lines of guards in different headgear make a stunning scene as the service comes to an end - they're here to begin the procession of the Queen's coffin away from Westminster Abbey.

    During the service, the gentle sound of hymns well sung seeped through the stone walls and stained glass window of the abbey to the outside.

    While the congregation inside listened to the addresses and prayers for the Queen, the Royal Navy sailors who pulled the State Gun Carriage bearing her coffin reformed outside the Great West Door, ready to take her onwards - back through Parliament Square and up Whitehall and the Mall.

  19. After seven decades of constancy, a door swings shutpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Jonny Dymond
    BBC royal correspondent

    Queen Elizabeth IIImage source, Getty Images

    The funeral is now ending and the national anthem is being played, before the coffin is taken away for committal and burial at Windsor.

    A door will swing shut and a reign of 70 years will come to a close.

    Over decades of wrenching change, the Queen represented constancy for a largely still-conservative country. That profile on the stamps, that voice at Christmas, that bowed head on Remembrance Sunday.

    For 10 rather bewildering days we have spoken of the Queen and the new King as if they could somehow both be with us.

    Now that long week of transition comes to an end.

    Read more from Jonny here.

  20. National anthem sung as service comes to an endpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 19 September 2022

    Pipe Major Paul Burns of the Royal Regiment of Scotland helps to close the funeralImage source, Getty Images

    The Reveille has been played - this is another military call traditionally used for waking soldiers at sunrise.

    The National Anthem is now being sung - then a lament from the Queen’s piper will then bring the service to an end.

    A reminder that you can watch the end of the funeral service, and then the procession to Wellington Arch, by clicking the play button at the top of the page.