Queen Elizabeth II has completed her journey to her final resting place in Windsor after an important state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
The Queen was buried alongside her late husband Prince Philip in a private ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Monday at King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor, marking 10 days of national mourning. Did.
As the Queen’s coffin made its way from the Abbey through the Ceremonial London to Wellington Arch, crowds flocked and it was transported west to Windsor Castle for a dedication ceremony at St George’s Chapel.
of state funeralwas the first in the UK since Winston Churchill’s death in 1965 and was the culmination of a period of mourning that saw the nation come together to mark a dislocated moment in its history. united And continue.
The Queen’s coffin was carried to the Abbey on Monday morning in a cannon carriage from the cavernous tranquility of Westminster Hall. Her lying state ended at 6:30 am on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of people had Joined the “queue” — A line extending five miles along the banks of the Thames — to honor the Queen, who reigned for 70 years. People in line spoke of a rare sense of duty and camaraderie.
Ahead of the funeral, King Charles said he was “deeply touched” by the support he had received from around the world. It was firmly poured into
The public ceremony culminated with the Queen’s coffin, still covered in royal standards, lowered under the parcel of St George’s Chapel and placed in the royal vault. The Queen lies there with her husband, her parents and her sister.
After a solemn ceremony in St George’s Chapel, the Queen’s boatman and sergeant removed from the top of the coffin the tools of state: the crown, the sphere and the scepter used in the coronation ceremony.
This moment marks the completion of a circle that began when the late Queen’s father, King George VI, after his death, had an instrument removed from his coffin and presented to her at her coronation in 1953.
Finally, Lord Chamberlain, the leader of the royal family, broke the staff, which symbolized the end of his service to the deceased monarch, and placed it in the Queen’s coffin next to the banner.
A state funeral was held in consultation with the late Queen, who agreed on the order of ceremonies and hymns. World leaders have gathered in London to remember the woman who ruled Britain’s post-war era.
U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Emperor Naruhito made their first trips abroad since taking the throne in 2019, joining European royalty at the monastery where the late Queen married and was crowned. rice field.
Some 200 key workers and volunteers recognized on the Queen’s Birthday Honors List in June were also among the 2,000 invited. I was among those excluded from the
The ten days of carefully choreographed mourning were intended to provide ample space for grief, but also to demonstrate the role of the British royal family as a source of continuity in national life.West Minster Abbey has been the site of royal coronations since William the Conqueror in 1066.
The Queen’s great-grandchildren, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, joined the King and other members of the royal family as the coffin was processed at the Abbey. The event was expected to be watched by one of the world’s largest live viewers.
In a sermon, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby pointed out that loving ministers are “rare in all professions,” but that loving minister leaders are “even rarer.”
He said the late monarch enjoyed a “rich life”, adding that “those who serve” will be remembered longer than “those who cling to power and privilege”.
Those attending the state funeral in person began arriving well before it began at 11:00 a.m., with many of the world’s leaders arriving by bus as a major security operation. About 10,000 police officers and his 1,500 soldiers attended the event.
Ahead of this week’s ceremony, the media wondered whether Britain’s solemn and united response to the Queen’s death, along with the grand ceremony, would serve as a reminder of the country’s greatness or a distraction from its many problems. was being discussed.
But this week many world leaders Assemble For the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Gothic church of Westminster Abbey briefly became the focus of world power on Monday when the world remembered the late Queen.
Some of the mourners wiped away tears during the funeral, which began with “The Day Thou Gavest, Lord is Ended,” a hymn chosen by the Queen herself.
https://www.ft.com/content/80760bc4-d3da-4231-9249-7c83662eb684 Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral is the culmination of nationwide mourning