Queen Elizabeth II Funeral LIVE Updates: Late monarch to be buried in private ceremony

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Queen’s titles read publicly for the last time

“The late Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.”

AFP

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WATCH: Committal Service underway at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle

#WATCH | London, The UK: The Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II begins at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. It will end with the coffin being lowered into the Royal Vault.

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— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2022

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WATCH: Queen’s coffin makes its final journey

Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin makes its final journey down the Long Walk to Windsor Castle for the Committal Service at St George's Chapel. pic.twitter.com/vqczfMENlM

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

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PHOTOS | Queen’s funeral procession

Scenes from the funeral procession at The Long Walk in Windsor 📸
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— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 19, 2022

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How Queen’s life & death was documented in photographs

Following the Queen’s death, pictures memorialising her legacy were quickly disseminated from a vast online archive. These images documented a life spanning over nine decades, picture her everywhere from official residences to far-flung parts of the Commonwealth.

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Committal Service to take place at St George’s Chapel

At 16:00 Her Majesty The Queen's Committal Service will take place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Read the Order of Service:

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

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Why are UK royals wearing pearls at the funeral?

Both Kate Middleton and Meghan wore pearl jewellery at the Queen’s funeral. While Elizabeth II’s love for the gem is known, legend has it that the erstwhile Queen Victoria wore nothing but black clothes and pearls for 40 years following her husband’s death.

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WATCH: Queen’s funeral procession

As Big Ben tolled, Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin made its final journey through London.

From Westminster Abbey, along Horse Guards, down the Mall to Wellington Arch, the Procession included detachments from British and Commonwealth Armed Forces. pic.twitter.com/JYb4BZFeGZ

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

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WATCH: Late monarch’s final journey

The Queen’s coffin has passed Buckingham Palace for the final time on a procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch pic.twitter.com/nBnn5Ef6Er

— Lizzie Robinson (@LizzieITV) September 19, 2022

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State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sound the Last Post

The Cavalry Last Post is sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry before the Nation fell silent in Remembrance of Her Majesty The Queen. pic.twitter.com/ap5ccCiQW2

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

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The Royal Vault where the Queen will be laid to rest

The Royal Vault, which days back to the 15th Century, is a burial chamber located 16 feet beneath St. George’s Chapel. The excavation and building of the vault were ordered in 1804 by King George III; its construction was completed in 1810.

It was designed as the final resting place for members of the royal family.

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Queen’s coffin passes Royal Parks

This procession for the Queen’s coffin is marching between two of London’s Royal Parks en route to Wellington Arch.