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Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members ...

Troops involved in the procession have been preparing since the queen died. They stood or sat on folding chairs, umbrellas at the ready, takeout coffees in hand. “I have 1,001 emotions when I see her,” he said. King Charles III, his sons Princes William and Harry and other members of the royal family walked behind the gun carriage. “So, we had to be here. The airport said in a statement that the changes would “ensure silence over central London as the ceremonial procession moves from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.”

Buckingham Palace has been the principal royal residence since 1837 when 18-year-old Victoria acceded to the throne following the death of her uncle, ...

The service at Westminster Abbey will be the first funeral for a monarch since King George II in 1760. The coffin will be taken to Westminster Hall where the Queen will lie in state. The gun carriage has been used in other state funerals including for Queen Elizabeth's father and the statesman, Winston Churchill. The Queen's coffin will remain overnight in the Bow Room, named after the window that runs along one side. Following the funeral service, the Queen's coffin will be drawn in a walking procession from the abbey to the Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner before proceeding to Windsor by hearse. The Queen's coffin will be carried the short distance from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey on the Royal Navy's State Gun Carriage.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was borne to the Houses of Parliament from Buckingham Palace by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family ...

Chris Bond, from Truro in southwest England, was among those lining up along the banks of the River Thames. Troops involved in the procession have been preparing since the queen died. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you,” Welby said as he read from the Book of John. The 38-minute procession ended at Westminster Hall, where Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby led a service attended by Charles and other royals after the coffin was brought in. They stood or sat on folding chairs, umbrellas at the ready, takeout coffees in hand. Big Ben tolled, a gun salute boomed from Hyde Park and the martial strains of a military band accompanied the procession. “I have 1,001 emotions when I see her,” he said. Eight pall bearers carried the oak and lead-lined coffin into Westminster Hall, placing it on a raised platform known as a catafalque. “So, we had to be here. Applause broke out as it went through Horse Guards Parade. The choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal sang the words of a psalm. With the Royal Standard and crown of state resting on top of the coffin and artillery firing salutes at one-minute intervals, the solemn procession from Buckingham Palace was designed to underscore the queen’s seven decades as head of state as the

The Queen has made her final journey to Buckingham Palace, where her coffin was greeted by King Charles III and other members of the royal family, ...

On arriving at Buckingham Palace on the evening of September 12, the Queen’s cortège was met with applause from members of the public gathered outside. Her Majesty’s coffin rested in the Bow Room overnight, before being moved to Westminster Hall. An evening vigil, attended by the King and other senior members of the royal family, was also held at the church. Today’s procession marked the last part of a four-day journey that has seen Her Majesty’s coffin moved from her beloved Scottish retreat Balmoral, where she died aged 96 on September 8, to Westminster Hall, accompanied by Princess Anne. The streets of Edinburgh were lined with members of the public wishing to pay their respects. A short service, also attended by the new Queen Consort, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Sussex, and Countess of Wessex, was held after Her Majesty’s cortège arrived.

A drum was hit at 75 beats per minute to help the roughly 40-minute procession stay on pace to arrive at Westminster Hall at exactly 3 p.m..

The coffin of her husband, Prince Philip, will be moved to rest alongside hers. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell reported that at least one million people are expected to say their goodbyes to the queen, and that by the time her coffin reached Westminster Hall on Wednesday, there was already a line [miles long](https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1570057376023326720). The funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey. [King Charles III](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-king-charles-iii-phone-call-queen-elizabeth-ii/), and his three siblings. The queen's coffin left the palace precisely at 2:22 p.m. wasn't itself significant, but leaving at 2:22 was the kicker."

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a ...

Chris Bond, from Truro in southwest England, was among those lining up along the banks of the River Thames. Biden recalled "the Queen's kindness and hospitality" she hosted them and the first lady at Windsor Castle in June, the statement said. Troops involved in the procession have been preparing since the queen died. The queen will lie in state for four days until her funeral Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to file past. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you," Welby read from the Book of John. The 38-minute procession ended at Westminster Hall, where Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby led a service attended by Charles and other royals. "I have 1,001 emotions when I see her," he said. There, Britain's longest-serving monarch will lie in state for the world to mourn. "She was amazing, yeah," she added, choking up with emotion. Applause broke out as the coffin passed through Horse Guards Parade. The military procession from Buckingham Palace was designed to underscore the queen's seven decades as head of state as the national mourning process shifted to the grand boulevards and historic landmarks of the U.K. [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/507798969/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-balmoral) left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to [Westminster Hall](https://www.npr.org/2020/02/28/810345171/long-forgotten-secret-passageway-discovered-in-a-wall-at-u-k-parliament).