heading toward westminster abbey as well.t is extraordinary to see so many world leaders, dignitaries all in one place. >> these are the realm prime ministers. ardern of new zealand. all the countries around the world had the queen as head of state, now have the king as head of state. so these are very senior figures in this moment. they will also be invited to st. georges later on for the more streamlined service, i think, of the internment if we can call it that. then after them we will have members of foreign royal families. so they'll be starting to come through as well. and while this is happening, the spouses of the senior royals will also be traveling to the ab abbey, the senior royals will go to the hall to take part in the procession that will arrive there at the abbey very soon and be quite profound. we were talking, anderson, about how one of the unique aspects of the state funeral is that the coffin is towed, not by horses but by about 100 sailers. that will be quite extraordinary sight. we have the foreign royals

the doors to westminster abbey opened last hour.nd in the next 30 minutes, the general congregation will be seated followed by the foreign heads of state, up to 2,000 people are expected to attend the queen's funeral. before it begins, the bell will toll once a minute for 96 minutes to represent each year of the queen's life. so this, the general congregation. and these people have been going into the abbey for about half an hour now. as i say, the heads of state will arrive in about 40 minutes from now. many members of the military have been invited. members of the church of england and other faiths. many people who have given a life of service, heads of charities invited today to what will -- we are told be an uplifting service in commemoration of the life of queen elizabeth ii. cnn's clarissa ward joining us now from outside westminster abbey. that is where the action is, as it were, over the next couple of hours, clarissa. we do expect to see dignitaries, heads of state and government arriving in the next 45 minutes. just descri

the short distance to westminster abbey. ah ah ah. with a so the ceremonial pause of the day has begun in earnest. as the queen's coffin, which has been lying and rests, and when since wednesday, the 2nd to westminster abbey a fuel service. a coffin carried on the safe gun carriage of the world may be torn by my tvs label ratings, senior members of the whole family, including the new king and his songs. prince william and prince harry following the gun carriage in procession. the pipes and drums of the scottish and irish regiments leading that procession along with numbers of the war their force. and the duck is the route lined by the royal navy. and royal marines. of a god of honor will stand in parliament square made up of all 3 military services accompanied by a whoa, marines. ah, a pull, of course leading this queen love the pipes upon the square. as in the middle of it statue, winston churchill, she had 15 prime ministers. some would argue her 1st was her favorite. but how could he not be a wor no show her father's face of a a a

and as i look at the scene of westminster abbey, behind me, the door to the abbey, guarded by the quantity of gods, the most senior regiments, the queen's god. of course, on the perimeter of the abbey, guarded by smart, uniform, black, uniform, bobbies. with this for these helmets are there is an enormous, bristling air of security around westminster. this whole precinct has been transformed into security fencing. crowd battery has lots and lots of police on hand military units on hand to support them as well. it goes a 1000000 people are expected to descend on central london to see what they can, all the service and the big screens and the procession that will follow it. and of course, all taking place as well in front of a congregation made up of dozens and dozens of world leaders, presidents, prime ministers, royalty from all over the world. these a state funeral like no other and coming as it does, of course, at the culmination of a period of national morning in this country in which we've witnessed the queen's final journey beginning all the way back to the moral the place where she d

the abbey not far from where we are here.adition and we will honor her majesty's legacy. here's how this will all play out in the next couple of hours. in about two hours time her coffin will move from westminster hall to westminster abbey. it's really across the road across parliament square. then the funeral service will get underway at 11:00 a.m. and then the procession will set off to wellington arch as it's known and with royal family members following on foot. later the coffin will move to a state hearse and a procession will continue to windsor. more here in london. i had the opportunity earlier to speak to queen rania of jordan about remarkable life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. she said the late monarch was symbolically the queen of the world. here is our conversation. >> the first time i met the queen i think i was just a few months into my role and she was quite sensitive to the fact that i was new and she could tell that i wasn't too sure of myself and i did ask her her advice and she told me how important it

the lining up or taking the seat westminster abbey as we see now.tes away from the moment when the queen's coffin will be lifted from westminster hall and taken out on this gun carriage to westminster abbey. what do you expect? do you expect complete silence from all of those? or applause? what do you think the atmosphere will be at that moment? >> we have seen a combination of the two, haven't we? people throwing roses and we can expect to see that. some people come out last night until midnight just walking down like you, just to get a feel for people. a lot of people armed with roses. we will have spontaneous applause and in particular 28 miles to windsor. we think probably the carriage goes past, 148 sailors. so no horses on that on the gun carriage. so that will be quiet, you know. >> jonathan: the guns, will they be muffled? it is really spectacular and moving. >> it is pomp and ceremony. as i said earlier to you in the show, the chances this may be the last time we see anything on this scale, in history. king charles to scale it down. spelunk

funeral of queen elizabeth taking place at westminster abbey. you can see the clearly behind the coffin and harry behind as well as the queen's sons the crown, orb and sceptre and flowers and greenery gathered from the queen's gardens steve sedgwick is following all of this pomp and circumstance happening in london for us this morning. steve, we're seeing the procession about to begin to westminster abbey. >> reporter: this is the shortest of three processions that we will see today it is a very, very short walk from the house of parliament, palace of westminster where you see the live pictures from now where the queen's coffin with on the royal standard and the sceptre and orb and crown placed upon the gun carriage. it is a gun carriage used for all monarchs queen victoria and george v and george vi which was used in winston churchill's funeral. he was the queen's first prime minister what you are looking at are 142 members of the royal navy who since queen victoria's funeral at the turn of the 19th and 20th century have pulled the state gun ca

ah, ah, ah, the guests of honor had for the abbey door, one by one. the prime ministers of commonwealth nations. protocol had it that they'd exit by order of importance. the prime minister of sir lawn than those of india and pakistan followed by new zealand and south africa. next, canada and australia. finally, and most importantly, great. britain's prime minister, winston churchill appeared exhausted and suffered a stroke just days later. ah, the return journey to buckingham palace followed a different route than the one taken by george the 6th in 1937. but it lasted just as long elizabeth's father had found the royal coach so uncomfortable that he had tires added to the carriage wheels. the coach of the young queen and her husband here, passing along whitehall avenue, was somewhat more modern. but some things don't change. in june 19 o 2, the returning passage of newly crowned king edward, the 7th, was filmed on the very same street with the same number of horses, same dress uniforms for the horsemen, and the same carriage, save the ties. there were

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most position themselves around the palace, the abbey, or at charing cross. the ceremony was organized by 2 men. public works minister david ackles, seen here showing the cameras his great interest in the bleacher constructions. and the duke of norfolk. since the 14th century, the dukes of norfolk have organized all the english crowns. royal ceremonies. filming representatives of the british crown and government at work was by no means incidental. the british public needed reassurance from preparing westminster abbey to decorating the streets. a change of monex is always a costly affair. take this monogram, for example, e too ah stands for elizabeth. the 2nd regina british mailboxes at the time was still emblazoned with g 6 ah, the monogram for her father, king george, the 6th. each mail box postage stamp and uniform, now had to be inscribed with e to r instead. with news reports like this organizers wanted to assure the public that the sale of consumer products associated with the coronation would help offset the cost. along the parade routes. choice seats w

there are american ties to this historic abbey.ce for several americans including presidents grant, harding, and commemoration for president kennedy. president cleveland's daughter was married at the abbey in 1918 and between 1942 and '44, thanksgiving day services were held for u.s. force there's. but today, of course, the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. joining me now, matt bradley. he is here in london. how does today feel and what are you hearing from people lining the streets there? >> today is like what we've seen in the past couple days, a lot of folks very dedicated to the queen standing around. you remember the queue. that just ended this morning. a couple hours ago. there could have been hundreds of thousands of british people waiting in line standing all night queueing up a very british activity. now that's kind of what we're seeing right now. folks standing, waiting. some of them could be sitting. they're standing at attention. this is the tribute that we're seeing here. it is almost an echo of the queen's life. standing

the westminster abbey. we will show that- they did _ westminster abbey. we will show that.hat's interesting is the focus on the armed forces, 11 days we've had people standing guard in westminster hall and all the pageantry taken place has been thanks to their discipline, their timing, thanks to their discipline, theirtiming, their thanks to their discipline, their timing, their service. and rehearsals, rehearsals. exhausting stuff so if we look at ver times, this is probably how they look now. the morning after. we did her proud, he says. after. we did her proud, he sa s. ~ y after. we did her proud, he sa s. ~ , ., , ~ says. absolutely exhausted. but also some _ says. absolutely exhausted. but also some say — says. absolutely exhausted. but also some say that _ says. absolutely exhausted. but also some say that perhaps - also some say that perhaps their grief as well, a chance to grieve now that they, their military duty is over. that encapsulates _ military duty is over. that encapsulates that - military duty is over. that encapsulates that in - military duty is over. th

in fact, 2000 people will gather at westminster abbey see -- westminster abbey on monday. have been others who have been invited because of some connection with the work they have done for the country, and as assigned really of what she meant to various organizations, charities, and others. but there will be predominantly the foreign dignitaries, president biden, the vice president of china, the prime minister's from europe, asia and africa, from countries that were once part of the british empire and are now part of the british commonwealth, and countries with no formal connection with this country, but recognize the queen , as the world's longest-serving head oftate, as someone who has touched them either as individuals or their nation, one way or another. a diplomatic nightmare of arranging those events and positioning people and sitting people who can beat sat next to each other or it may be sitting enemies well apart from each other is one of those headaches that royal officials will have to contend with. finally, after that formal public event is completed, the queen

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in the abbey, the national anthem is sung.the service will be a procession of the queen's coffin, back through the choir, and along the nave out of the army, and back into the street and courage, for its take and windsor, and her final resting place. >> now, at half past, six lane in state will come to an end. these the latest pictures, the last people who will get the chance to be a part of history and pay their respects to her majesty the queen. -- in westminster hall hundreds and thousands of people have made this pilgrimage to pay their respects to the late queen, and these are the final few, who will get to have that honor of course of the moment, not a line and stay comes to an end at half past six, we will bring that to you here, sky news. okay, let's get a few more details of what we will see during today's historic events. alex rossi's with troops preparing wellington barracks in central london. so good morning to alex, thanks for being with us this morning. preparations must be, of course, well underway for those at

the coffin hung with standards and crowned with the imperial crown was brought to the abbey . in the same cathedral for its time, the covenant was eaten and the lord of the 13th century was crowned and crowned by 2,000 people. also pay tribute to the current and former british prime ministers in a sermon announced by the archbishop of canterbury justin walby famous later, on the occasion of her 21st birthday, her majesty announced that her whole life will dedicate himself to the service of the nation and the commonwealth rarely has such a promise been kept so well few leaders have received such an expression of love as we saw after the queen's death in church hymns and that which was played at the wedding of the queen and the duke of edinburgh to pay respects to the queen almost 500 world leaders high-ranking officials and members of foreign royal families came in the hall, including the president of the united states, the last time britain held such a royal funeral was 70 years ago, when the queen's father died - king george vi of with the end of the service to westchester ab

a scene of so much _ westminster abbey. a scene of so much of— westminster abbey.ng. she was 21 years of age and her father meant the world to her as— and her father meant the world to her as we — and her father meant the world to her as we are reminded in that photograph of her that hasjust been issued. _ photograph of her that hasjust been issued, wearing that brooch. this is her father— issued, wearing that brooch. this is her father the day after the wedding. i was so thrilled having you so— wedding. i was so thrilled having you so close to me on our long walk to westminster abbey. when i handed your hand _ to westminster abbey. when i handed your hand to the archbishop, i felt that i_ your hand to the archbishop, i felt that i had — your hand to the archbishop, i felt that i had lost something very precious _ that i had lost something very precious. you are so calm and composed _ precious. you are so calm and composed during the service and said you were _ composed during the service and said you were to— composed during the service and said you were to such c

with the abbey.f the great places for music— me. it is one of the great places for music and i know this service today— for music and i know this service today will— for music and i know this service today will be something very remarkable. people often do not understand that the plans for a day like today have been decades in the making. they have evolved, sometimes they change quite a lot in terms of circumstances forcing change on the arrangements. but it is worth underlining that the queen will have approved all the elements of the service and the way the service runs and that is something people should bear in mind. yes, indeed. of course, the choir at yes, indeed. of course, the choirat westminster— yes, indeed. of course, the choirat westminster abbey is second to none. it westminster abbey is second to none. it will— westminster abbey is second to none. it will be _ westminster abbey is second to none. it will be an— westminster abbey is second to none. it will be an extraordinary but obvious

westminster abbey where the funeral will take place has a capacity of 2000.t will be filled with world leaders, for indignities and many more will tune in to watch the service on tv it's a massive logistical nightmare. i'm pretty sure we saw the boe governor andrew bailey walking over just moments ago, if my eyes don't fail me. transport for london says it is the biggest challenge london has ever faced. in terms of protecting all of those people, you have got metropolitan police backed up from officers around the u.k., as well as mi-5, the sas. it's a bigger operation than the 2012 olympics or the platinum jubilee. while the queue was british, the weather will not be so british, it is expected to be to day actually. -- a fine day actually. anna: thinking about the old and then you we have seen, a lending of the old and new that the queen has managed to do successfully, will we see evidence of that during the funeral? i'm thinking about traditional elements but also balanced against more modern references. lizzy: we can definitely see that the queen has been i

here, westminster abbey. the biggest policing operation ever is what he's called a former city, a policeman. nicole worth his warning against any alarm as him, though. if you don't hold an event, this don't hold anywhere else in the world of london because london is so well rehearsed at managing instant, managing threats like this. if you look out the window here, you will see thousands of police officers on the street. on sunday evening dignitaries arrived for a reception at buckingham palace hosted by king charles the 3rd an extraordinary gathering of the world presidents, prime ministers, royal's governors, and more. the word unprecedented is so often over used. but at certain times, no other word will do, will reach helen's out his error london. left handed general simon mail is a retired british army officer. he joins us now live from london. good to have with us. i just want to begin with your thoughts on, on this number of security operation and the challenges that it poses. yep. good. well, good morni

her coffin made its way to westminster abbey. a full military guard accompanied the departed monarch, part of an ancient ceremony, combining church state and the royal family's history. ah, elizabeth's grandchildren followed her into the abbey, ah! followed by her son, king charles the 3rd and the queen consort camilo, the dean of westminster abbey introduced to service here. where queen elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation from the commonwealth. and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in short confidence, to commit her to the mercy of god, amaica, and redeem. come ye bless, redemption, my father. and remember me eat britain's prime minister less trust was confirmed by the queen just 2 days before her death. all this how she read a lesson from the bible. i will come again and receive you unto myself that where i am day maybe lulu the archbishop of canterbury paid tribute to the queen's lifelong mission. ah, her late majesty famously di

from westminster abbey to the humber... this was hull's day to look back.y'll tell their children. moments never to be forgotten. so historic and so special. she was such a good role model. together — to say thank you to the queen. just immensely proud to be british. and to see what this country can do. so when the queen came, i was really... i was a bit nervous because it's a bit scary having the queen watching you do yourjob. five years ago, melissa tweddle met the queen. there's me there, look. getting ready to do a pretend caesarean section. at the time, she was a student midwife, just beginning her career. everybody was really excited. i had to make sure that i didn't trip over anything or drop the baby! today, although it's a funeral, it's also like a celebration of everything that she's achieved, what she's done. and we'll always have this story to tell — when mummy met the queen — and you'll probably end up telling your children and things like that, won't you, when the time comes? ah, she looks so happy. i remember that beautiful blue outfit and he

and the revelation which we heard from inside the abbey as well. oh, so it's a very, very interesting scene because that even the families who brought young children here have been standing in silence for hours now or in sombre reflection. but also a, capturing the moments many of them on their mobile phones as well. because vis, of course, is part of national history and international history, of course, as well as the archbishop was there reminding people during the service of the commitment of delay queen to serving the commonwealth. not just the year. countries which are commonwealth realms. when the british monica head of state, but all 56 members. now, of course a greatly expanded organization from when she came to the throne in 1952 and then was crowned in that westminster abbey itself. a year later, she was also married in that very same place. so she hugely resolute, resonant moments from british history for people to look back on. and of course, to look forward to as well fe, now sing, god saved the king. people getting used to it, gettin

we are live from the studio at windsor and in westminster abbey. world leaders arrive for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii >>> the wall street looks to follow suit as we eye a bummer week for central banks >>> valuation up to 75 billion euro for porsche and what it is said to be one of europe's largest ever operations. >>> eu is planning to withhold funding from hungary in the rule of law dispute which puts budget procedures at risk >> it is a risk for the budget at this stage remains and we cannot conclude the new budget is sufficiently protected. >>> state funeral for queen elizabeth ii will get under way in two hours time. the service will be attended by 2,000 guests dignitaries have begun to arrive at westminster abbey many world leaders will be attending including president biden and other dignitaridignit. let's get to steve sedgwick now. steve, tell us what is happening at westminster abbey and what we can expect in the hours ahead. >> reporter: let's start off the beginning today. after four full days of laying in state at westminster

we had the, our long ceremony in westminster abbey. the queen arrived there from the, the 5 days laying in rest in westminster, who with tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people that attended at the moment. see her coffin . but this is the more formal set of events. we had a number of dignitaries leaders from all over the world attending the funeral. and as we say that the coffin is now arriving in a herse here to windsor castle. jack, we've been seeing a lot of pictures earlier of the arrival of the coffin in windsor, if not at windsor castle where you are. so what else can we expect to happen next? the common will arrive, it will then be moved from her back on to a carriage which will then be moved and taken up what's known as the long walk, which is the 4 kilometer roads, essentially beautiful grass lined road, which is now full of people. we've been told the public are told not to make their way on to the long walk. it's totally full for people to see that last procession of the coffin, which is then going to move up into winds

we are here outside westminster abbey. this is a church that is nearly 1,000 years old and has held coronations, royal weddings and, today, the funeral of her the other big story we are covering tonight is what's happening in puerto rico, where there has been devastating damage caused by hurricane fi fiona. in just a moment, we'll speakbss on the ground in san juan and seeing the destruction firsthand. but first, here in london, the state funeral steeped in centuries of tradition and viewed by billions around the world. king charles iii and other members of the royal family, getting emotional during the solemn processions to the queen's final resting place. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' charlie d'agata is in windsor to start us off. good evening, charlie. what a day, truly breathtaking pageantry. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. it was magnificent, if you can call a funeral magnificent. tens of thousands of people gathered here in windsor to watch the funeral on the big screens, and then to awai

it will be taken from here at westminster abbey back past buckingham palace. and remember, there are thousands and thousands of people lining this route that will be military lining the route as well. certainly for the 1st part as it goes up through white whole past buckingham palace and then to wellington arch. well, if you're willing to not just pass biking palace impact to used to be one of the entrances to buckingham palace and now stands on its own. and if anyone who knows london will know hyde park corner, it's one of the major intersections in london that the coffin will be transferred to the house and make its way to windsor the final journey to that home. she loves so much windsor castle where her final burial will take place no matter of hours from now. oh oh oh. 6 all you can see the 98 members of the royal navy will be pulling the gun carriage pulled by hans the gun carriage not drawn on a horse that had been planned for queen victoria's funeral and the connection with the horses didn't work. so this was what they did as a backup plan and it's now

this is just the beginning of it, the service at westminster abbey.hich is a building near the abbey, but the royal family, governors general of the realms, also prime ministers of the realms, but also crucially royal families from around the world will carry on to st. george's chapel. i describe that as a royal occasion. it's for the royals of the world to remember the queen, even though they're all at this service as well. and part three is this evening, the burial in a side chapel at st. george's will be for key members of family to see the coffin buried alongside prince philip and the queen's parents and sisters. that's a completely private affair we won't have cameras in there today. >> but for our viewers what will they be seeing the next several hours? >> you'll see the procession leaving from westminster abbey towards the arch and along the mile as you were describing earlier on. and then the coffin will be passed onto the state hearse and driven to windsor. and there will be another procession through windsor and senior members of the royal f

they were so small against this towering abbey.h and religion, a coming together of so many who saw so much in the values that the queen held. extraordinary, too, to hear moments like the queen's piper playing the sound that she loved so much, playing that lament at the end of the service. the queen's piper, who played every morning at 9:00 a.m. outside the queen's window, and now playing for this last time, a day of good-byes. >> susanna lipscomb, we're watching the pictures of the hearse carrying the coffin of queen elizabeth, making its way out of london. the streets are lined with well-wishers, people who have lived under her reign for 70 years, throwing flowers at the hearse as it passes by. you can't help but think about these final moments in london for this queen, who was born in mayfair, just on the other side of the park, who lived behind us as queen in buckingham palace for seven decades, now her final few minutes in this city on her way to your position near windsor castle. >> yes. there's a sense, isn't there, she's le

then, the procession, from westminster abbey to wellington arch.riage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square up whitehall and across horse guards and then via the mall past buckingham palace, and finally, up constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred from the gun carriage to the state hearse, ready for the journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor has not so far been disclosed, however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the queen and indeed other members of the royal family, particularly prince philip when he was alive, took a close interest in this to try and make sure that it combined the dignity of the occasion, the formality of the occasion, with as much access as possible for people to see the coffin at close quarters. the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse travelling up the long walk at windsor, then into the castle's main quadrangle and then down the sl

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some 2000 guests have been arriving for a historic state funeral at westminster abbey, among the many heads of state and dignitaries from around the world and outside people, a lining the streets of central london last showed respect and affection for persons longest serving monarch author coming up on the show us president joe biden, once again, voices support for taiwan bite and tells the u. s. broadcast of the american forces would defend taiwan in the offensive chinese invasion. beijing has condemned his latest comments as a violation of official u. s. policy will get reaction from taipei ah, i manuscripts mckinnon. thanks so much for joining us. britain is preparing to lay its longest reigning monarch to rest in a state funeral. the bell is tolling at westminster abbey, where the service, the queen elizabeth, will be held some to 1000 guests, including weld leaders and foreign dignitaries, and now filling the aisles of the abbey. after the hour long service, the queen's procession will head for windsor castle. her final resting place, a national holiday has been declared in the u

we are here outside westminster abbey.ue ezath hurch that is nearlyd >>> the other big story we are covering tonight is what's happening in puerto rico, where there has been devastating damage caused by hurricane fiona. in just a moment, we'll speak with cbs's david begnaud, who is on the ground in san juan and seeing the destruction firsthand. >>> but first, here in london, the state funeral steeped in centuries of tradition and viewed by billions around the world. king charles iii and other members of the royal family getting emotional during the solemn processions to the queen's final resting place. >>> we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs's charlie d'agata is in windsor to start us off. good evening, charlie. what a day, truly breathtaking pageantry. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. it was magnificent if you can call a funeral magnificent. tens of thousands of people gathered here in windsor to watch the funeral on the big screens and then to await the arrival of the queen herself. and when it ended

well why is the coffin with the body of elizabeth ii brought to westminster abbey? the way, also about the attitude of queen elizabeth ii towards ukraine in the first days of march, when the full-scale war in ukraine was just unfolding. elizabeth ii made two symbolic gestures in support of ukraine, first of all she made a generous donation of personal funds of the emergency committee in britain that helps ukrainian refugees well, this became a good signal to the whole world that ukrainian refugees and ours and they need protection in the same month, er, in the photo from the audience with canadian prime minister justin trydon, on the table next to her majesty there was a vase with a composition . of ukraine and its defenders, but now i will help complete us for a little literally a minute, anyway, otherwise, i’m fine chanel chanel crazy

we'll see in the abbey we now know prince george and princess charlotte. how extraordinary is that, the youngest great grandchildren going to be there and the funeral which has been meticulously planned, a reading from the prime minister and then the last journey. >> the diplomatic sort of maneuverings here are important, aren't they, when we're talking about representatives around the world. and there is a pecking order to a certain extent, and the palace would have been working on that for some time. >> somebody said it could be a diplomatic nightmare because it's a question of status, obviously president biden here, president macron here, and i thought, by the way, the president spoke very well yesterday about his relationship with the queen. last night was important because there was the king meeting the diplomats and the prime ministers and heads of states. i think i have to say as a brit it feels we are the center of attention over these few days from a diplomatic point of view. but i suspect there'll be seating plan arrangements. >> it occurred to m

we've got a photo released by the abbey of the company of ringers, who will be sounding the abbey's bellsthe funeral today. these guys have been practicing for this. they'll have known about it. and at least in planning for years now. but this is another example of people coming together behind the scenes to ensure that this is a real moment in time. >> i love this shot of these men in their shirt-sleeves. what are they doing? they're getting down to work. so what happens over the next few hours, the next 12 hours really is the culmination of not just months, but years of practice. this is all going to go seamlessly. and i know it will, because it's been practiced time and time again. probably practiced at midnight or 1:00 a.m. or even now. i don't believe that even one of the foreign dignitaries who has been invited is sleeping. i think they're already up and full of anticipation, getting ready. all the bell-ringers are sort of going over their notes in their heads because they know that not only 500 dignitaries and 2,000 guests, but billions of eyeballs all over the world are looking fo

the queen consort is arriving at westminster abbey. talking to the dean of westminster, being shown in and welcomed. they will be making the way all the way down the nave. george and charlotte, the prince and princess. looking immaculate. >> i think we have come to expect nothing less of these two lovely royal children. thinking back to the duke of edinburgh, they were there, too. >> right now in westminster hall, the coffin is being moved. first battalion of the royal guard. to the door of westminster hall, ready for it to be transferred to the gun carriage. [bells toll] [bells toll] [bells toll] [bells toll] >> [indiscernible] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [bells toll] ♪ [bells toll] ♪ [bells toll] ♪ [bells toll] [bells toll] [bells toll] ♪ >> the queen's board to the abbey where she was married in 1940 seven, crowned in 1953, where she attended oil weddings and funerals. part of the recurring seasons of death and renewal. [bells toll] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in grief and also in profound thanksgiving, we come to this house of god to a place of prayer, to

choir of the chapel and the choir of westminster abbey.9, inspired by the orthodox kentuckian for the dead. the loss of one mr. -- the cross of westminster is placed at the head of the coffin. the cross a gift, it bears a latin inscription, nations shall not lift a sword against nationn neither shall they learn a war anymore. >> royal standard of the queens first company. standard presented to the guards by the sovereign on commencement of the rain, nor changed or replaced since then only paraded in the sovereign's presence. the last time, it is lowered column --, solemn salute to the queen from her grenadier's. expedia heavily embroidered castle silk -- six feet of heavily embroidered castle sick -- soak moved gently into position. a guardsman who served in the queens company, known fondly of the monarchs mob. several of the guardsman return on friday for service in iraq, called back to do their duty. we prepare for the first vigil. the worst a six hour watch -- first six hour watch between now and the moment on monday morning, with her l

but before going to westminster abbey on monday, these global statesmen and women will have to pay aps unexpected visit to the royal hospital chelsea, famous for its pensioners and flower show. the royal hospital here will become something kings and queens, heads of state and government will arrive here on monday morning amid tight security, then they'll do something they probably don't do very often. they'll take the bus. buses perhaps a bit like this one. there are just too many vips coming for each to take their own cars. so the emperor ofjapan won't be able to use his rolls—royce and might have to sit on the bus alongside a mere politician or diplomat. they are here principally to honour the queen, not to talk to each other, and so they are more pliable, they will do the bidding of the foreign office protocol perhaps more happily than if this had been a summit. but yes, who sits next to whom, who is talking to whom will be something on the minds of everybody there. of course, there will be exceptions. the president of the united states doesn't take the bus — he takes the beast, a

i've been to services at the abbey.me, she's been more a part of my life, i don't know, 30 or 40 years. >> those unable to reach watched the service as a public screening of short distance away in hyde park. thousands more are gathered in windsor to follow the service broadcast onto screens. there were similar scenes in cities across the u.k. monday had been declared a public holiday because of the funeral. hundreds of thousands of people took the opportunity to pause and reflect on 70 years of the royal reign. >> even during state visits, you do notice the monarchy of england, and especially the former queen, that she still had such a respect from the other monarchs. she was a grandmother to them. reporter:reporter: for many in britain, the queen was a constant. governments rose and fell and were replaced. the economy fluctuated, but the royal family continued. and the size of the crowds show the loyalty and affection in which the ce queen was regarded. the sense of her passing may take some time to sink in. paul brenn

ah, it was in westminster abbey. where a queen elizabeth the 2nd was married in 1947, 6 years later she was crowned under the same roof. so it was only fitting that the iconic church would play a central role in her last grand ceremony. kings presidents and prime minister as from around world joined the british royal family at the abbey to day to honor the late monarch. it was the 1st state funeral there in 1760 and her majesty received a truly majestic send off. a funeral procession stretched over more than a mile and hundreds of thousands lined the streets of london to catch a last glimpse of the only queen. most of them have ever known. queen elizabeth begins her final journey. her coffin made its way to westminster abbey. a full military guard accompanied the departed monarch, part of an ancient ceremony, combining church state and the royal family's history. ah, elizabeth's grandchildren followed her into the abbey, ah, solid by her son, king charles the 3rd and the queen consort camilla. o ye, britons prime min

her coffin made its way to westminster abbey. a full military guard accompanied the departed monarch, part of an ancient ceremony, combining church state and the royal family's history. ah, elizabeth's grandchildren followed her into the abbey, ah, solid by her son, king charles the 3rd, and the queen consort camilla. oh ye, britain's prime minister liz trust was confirmed by the queen just 2 days before her death, father's house. she read a lesson from the bible. i will come again and receive you unto myself that where i am day ye, the archbishop of canterbury paid tribute to the queen's lifelong mission. ah, hardly majesty famously dick head on the 21st birthday broadcast that our whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation and commonwealth rarely had such a promise been so well kept. few leaders receive the outpouring of love that when you have seen a fanfare and the nation fell silent for 2 minutes. ah . and queen elizabeth the 2nd headed for her final resting place. mm . the funeral procession drove out of london to