More than a week and a half after her death, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will be buried today. We accompany you through the funeral ceremonies.
More than a week and a half after her death, the funeral service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II began today. The Queen's coffin was carried from Westminster Hall to nearby Westminster Abbey just before 12pm CEST. The funeral service then began, attended by around 2,000 guests, including dozens of heads of state and government such as US President Joe Biden and Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.
The approximately one-hour ceremony in Westminster Abbey ended with a two-minute silence and the signal "The Last Post", the national anthem and the piece "Sleep, dearie, sleep", which was performed by the Queen's bagpiper.
The Queen's coffin was to be taken in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch after the funeral service, accompanied by important royals and hundreds of military personnel. Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered hours beforehand on the roads along the route to pay their last respects to their queen.
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