The official mourning interval for Queen Elizabeth II, the U.Ok.’s longest-reigning monarch, culminated Monday morning along with her state funeral in London’s historic Westminster Abbey. The visitor listing for the service consists of round 500 international dignitaries, together with President Biden and about 100 different heads of state. The large inflow of VIPs was placing an unprecedented safety operation, which was many years within the planning, to the take a look at.
Queen Elizabeth died on September 8 on the age of 96 at Balmoral Fortress, her beloved nation property in Scotland. Her eldest son, now King Charles III, has led the royal household, the nation and the world in honoring her legacy and ushering in a brand new period that’s prone to current rising challenges for each the dominion and its Commonwealth.
Monday’s full service shall be broadcast dwell, with CBS Information protection from 5:30 a.m. ET, anchored by Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King.
The Very Reverend Dr. David Hoyle, thirty ninth Dean of Westminster Abbey, who was officiating the funeral, advised CBS Information, “you will be completely sure that among the issues the queen had hoped we might say shall be a part of the service.”
The funeral was preceded by days of fastidiously choreographed public occasions, together with a majestic procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor on Wednesday. Numerous admirers lined up for miles, ready all day and night time for an opportunity to file previous the queen’s coffin throughout her 4 days of mendacity in state.
Following Monday’s service, the queen’s coffin shall be taken in a strolling procession to Hyde Park, after which by hearse to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Fortress, her last resting place, the place her late husband, Prince Philip, and her sister, Princess Margaret, are additionally interred.
Comply with updates under as occasions unfold.
