Queen's coffin carried into Westminster Abbey for state funeral
2022-09-19
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top, borne on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy proceeds towards Westminster Abbey on Sept 19, 2022 in London, England. [Photo/Agencies]
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived at Westminster Abbey on Monday for a grand state funeral attended by 2,000 guests including leaders from around the world.
In a tradition dating back to Queen Victoria's funeral in 1901, the state gun carriage bearing the coffin was hauled to the abbey by Royal Navy sailors, followed in a solemn procession by King Charles III and other senior royals.
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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top is carried into Westminster Abbey on Sep 19, 2022 in London, England. [Photo/Agencies]
Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall attend the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London on Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
Britain's Queen Elizabeth's coffin is carried, on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive, on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
Britain's King Charles III, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Princess Anne, and her husband Vice Admiral Tim Laurence follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Monday, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
King Charles III and members of the royal family follow behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it arrives in at Westminster Abbey, London for her State Funeral, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
The crown is seen as the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth is carried into the Westminster Abbey on the day of her state funeral and burial, in London, Britain, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
The procession goes on on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
The coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth is carried into the Westminster Abbey on the day of her state funeral and burial, in London, Britain, Sept 19, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
