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

joe hall, i'm sorry, are reporting live fat from westminster abbey in central london. and as jonah said that to a funeral to, to get under way in an hour from now the funeral service itself. the queen's coffin, though, will be moved from westminster hall to the abbey beginning in around 45 minutes. from now. you can watch it will live here on out to 0. ah, ah . princess elizabeth alexandra mary windsor. she wasn't meant to be a queen. a twist of fate brought her to the throne of the united kingdom of fall that became king. when his brother, ed, with the 8th abdicated. she became queen elizabeth the 2nd in 1952 at the age of 25 perkins longest serving monarch reigned for an eventful 70 years in an ever changing world. hello, i'm adrian finnegan. thank you for joining us for an al jazeera special queen elizabeth. the 2nd, a final farewell. it is monday, the 19th of september 2022 at history is being made in the heart of lumped them. billions of people around the world will be watching a funeral ceremony. one of the most iconic figures of the modern world. and to take us t

getting out of their car, arriving here at westminster abbey. he hand there as she walks towards the abbey. and behind her there, princess katherine, the princess of wales. and really just an extraordinary moment, anderson. the streets are lined with policemen. and you can hear a pin drop, honestly. it's gray skies, somber moment. a feeling of reverence. but i think for many britains also a moment of extreme pride to be able to participate in this great tradition and to honor queen elizabeth ii here in westminster abbey where she was crowned some 69 years ago, where she married her beloved prince ph philip, some 75 years ago. and where today so many from all around the world, more than 100, foreign dignitaries, royals, prime ministers, princes and presidents will pay their last respects to queen elizabeth ii, anderson. >> images of the members of the british navy who will be moving with, dragging the funeral. it's extraordinary the history of what we are looking at. the fact that that -- did you call it a cortege? >> this is the front of the proc

every minute, every moment. >> joe biden whom you will see arriving at westminster abbey about an hour parliament square from westminster abby and amongst the crowds, as many as 2 million expected to line the streets around central london today. what are people telling you where you are? >> becky the people we spoke to said they wouldn't miss this for the world. this is a historical event and something that they likely will not see again in their lifetime. most people alive today won't see another queen in their lifetime. it's possibly that a small child might but for people your age are my age it is unlikely so this is certainly something to be remembered. if you look around here you see people lined up pretty. we are just around the world from parliament square. initial procession from the houses of parliament or from westminster hall to westminster abbey will be relatively short so the folks here won't see much of anything maybe passing glimpse of the casket from down in the street. it's what they are waiting for is the procession to the wellington arch which takes place after the f

what they made as they put them on the bus to make the journey to westminster abbey . so were, as we wait for that to a funeral service to begin, the queen's coffin will be taken from westminster hall to westminster abbey, and a procession a beginning. and a little over one hour from now, and we will of course, be, be taking you live to all of that to here on out 0. you can witness it for yourself . let's bring in at owens once again, boil historian, and we'll talk more about these westminster abbey in just a moment. i just wanted to ask you briefly though, about the commonwealth and the fact that quinn elizabeth's reign saw really the decline of the british empire. and it had begun before she became queen, but so many of the nations that were that were a british overseas territories became independent nations and the importance of the commonwealth it's, it's fascinating because when we talk about elizabeth 2nd legacies, we often talk about how she kept this thing called the commonwealth together. what she also did was really ease the transition from a british imperial

elizabeth's casket will be moved from westminster where she has been lying in state for four days to westminster abbey 5:35 a.m. eastern time, the queen's coffin will be moved. what is going to be placed on a gun carriage to move from westminster to westminster abbey. the gun carriage, by the way, is 123 years old. it w will be pulled by rope sysm by royal navy sailors. it is a tradition that dates back to the funeral of queen victoria. they will pull the ten carriage, the short distance here to westminster abbey. following the coffin will be king charles joined by his siblings, princess and the princess royal, and behind them the prince of wales, william an. the entire procession will take about 8 minutes and then they will all enter here, the west gate of westminster abbey. queen elizabeth's state funeral will be a lavish oil spectacle for all of the world to witness. the ritual that follows, however, will be a far more private affair. the queen's body will be taken to her immediate families to windsor castle where she will be entombed with her parents, her sister princess margaret, and her husband

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 carriage on that journey toward the state funeral as well they will be accompanied by the pipes and drums of the scottish and irish regiment air force and the band of the royal marines who will be accompanying her majesty's coffin on a short journey from the palace of westminster to westminster abbey where they will enter the great west door the journey, as you can see, will be acc

other problems to address along the royal coaches for kalama, to route from buckingham palace to westminster abbey, and its planned 8 kilometer returned. some 50 camera operators would be jostling for the best spot. 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 bleach 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 t

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 hall, a short distance away from where i'm standing, her majesty's lying in state came to end at 6:30 this morning with the final members of the public filing past her coffin. the doors shut to the public and preparations for moving the queen's coffin that distance from westminster hall at the houses of parliament to here at westminster abbey. those preparations began we have been seeing the grace and good host of dignitaries, up to 2,000 people attending, for the queen's funeral have been coming in. a coach coming in now full of dignitaries. the great westgate or west door of the ancient abbey they have been filing in all morning in the last couple hours ahead of the funeral service which starts at 11:00 local time 1:44 bst, the queen's coffin will be transferred to the state gun carriage which was first used over 120 years ago for the funeral of her majesty queen victoria the ckcarriage has

global leaders have gathered in london for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii in westminster abbey. that marks the culmination of days of pomp and pageantry since she died at her scottish castle. we are joined by anna edwards in central london. the town presumably somber, what are we expecting from the days events? anna: yes, the mood is somber. time for reflection of the last 10 days over the 70 years of the queen's reign. we are seeing images of early arrivals for the funeral. dust under three hours to go until the army funeral -- the formal funeral. this will take place at 11:00 a.m. london time. that is followed by another service in windsor, and then a private burial later on. then more of what we have seen, a lot of the pomp and ceremony, things that go hand in hand with monarchy in the u.k. but also an outpouring of grief, recommitment to the monarchy for many in britain. many hundreds of thousands q ueued for miles. we are drawn to that. we are also remembering this is something of a diplomatic event, and a massive logistical challenge for the authorities in london to manag

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

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

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

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

later this hour, the doors will open at westminster abbey ahead of today's state funeral. e the emotional crescendo of ten official days of mourning. just an hour and a half ago, the final mourners left westminster hall. the queen's lying in state ending with a ceremonial change of the guard. an extraordinary moment for those who were in that room for those final minutes. sky news spoke with just a few of them afterward, including one who is an american. >> it is an honor. i'm currently serving with the royal air force, so, to be able to do that on behalf of the royal air force and a female,, and an amazing lady that will never be replaced, it was an honor. >> it was incredible to be able to come and be here, and to just pay my respects. i've -- since i was a little girl. i call this place home, and she made me feel like i was at home here, and safe. always have, always looked up to her. >> for roughly 110 hours, hundreds of thousands ordinary britons, celebrities, world leaders all filed past the queens coffin. some of the mourners spent as long as 24 hours in line, all fo

really a guardsman out the military personnel all the way back tooth, a, westminster abbey. so it is. so it's wonderful to see again, although you say it probably put a huge demand on the numbers of a military that they're in the current armed forces. there we see the scene hyde park corner. normally on a monday like today, there will be traffic all around on the roads around there. it's a major interchange in london to day. the roads are quiet, but the bands are playing in tribute to the late queen and the cortez was making its final journey to that. wellington arch followed by senior members of the royal family on foot led by the king. other members of the royal family and cars following. and we've a few times, i think caught a glimpse of the youngest members, the royal family of the youngest members present. seeing princess charlotte, whose 7 and prince george, who is 9, who of course, is in the line to throw the like the current line to the throne in the united kingdom. you have king charles. then you have prince william, who in one of his father's 1st acts, was to make

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

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

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

westminster abbey. but that's going to do it for me this our. i'm chris jansing. i'll be back at 10:00 eastern time along with katie terr and andrea mitchell. "morning joe" will pick up our coverage of queen elizabeth's funeral next. verage of queen el funeral next >>> good morning, welcome to "morning joe." it is 10:00 a.m. in london. in the next hour, the united kingdom and world will pause for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii. mourners are filling westminster abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. and crowned back in 1953. when she was just 25 years old. her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. from scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. and to her own changing family. yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. through 14 american presidents, 15 british prime ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. in a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from westminster hall where

on monday, the first procession will be from the palace of westminster to westminster abbey. een's coffin will be borne from westminster hall, it will be taken in procession via parliament square and broad sanctuary to the west gate of westminster abbey. it will arrive there at 10.52. in the darkness of the early morning, all the elements are being meticulously rehearsed. the finishing touches to plans drawn up over many years. the procession to the abbey will be led by the massed pipes and drums of all the scottish and irish regiments in the british army. and this is the most visible sign that this is to be a full state funeral, the like of which we haven't seen in britain since winston churchill's in 1965. the state gun carriage will be carried by 150 royal navy ratings, rather than by horses. inside westminster abbey will be a congregation of 2,000, among them heads of state, including the us president joe biden, with heads of government and representatives from virtually every country in the world. at approximately 11.55, the last post will sound and there will be a nation

roya, you were inside westminster abbey for the funeral-- what was it like to be in that room? ngling to be in the abbey for the funeral. ♪ ♪ ♪ when the procession swept in, with the queen's coffin, with the crown and scepter and orb on there, with her family behind her-- it was one of the most profoundly moving moments i can remember. >> o'donnell: what did you notice first? >> i noticed the emotion on the king's face, instantly. >> o'donnell: were you surprised to see the king weep? >> i think the first 10 days of king charles' new reign have been quite emotional. and i think we're so used to seeing charles and the royal family being very "stiff upper lip." it is quite surprising to see him weep, but actually, i think he's going to be a more emotional king than a lot of us think. >> o'donnell: there were so many personal touches throughout this procession. >> i thought it was really magical when it moved to windsor. the really poignant scenes of the queen's favorite pony, emmav standing on the long walk, sort of with a salute, with her head bound, and her two remaining corgis

this country for nearly 60 years, mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbeyilding in which queen elizabeth was married and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall where it had been lying in state. hundreds of dignitaries including world leaders, joined members of the royal family and the public at the service. we start tonight with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, on the state funeral of queen elizabeth. for a revered monarch who had reigned longer than any other, all of the honours of a state they came, macon from france, trudeau from canada and scores of others. theyjoined political leaders from nations of the uk and all of the living prime ministers, faith leaders, charity workers and citizens, at a moment in these nations affairs when ranke took second place to the desire to pay respect. to the tolling of a single bell, the bearer party from the grenadier guards brought the queen coffin from westminster hall to place it on the gun at 10.45

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

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

the public, the chance to come and pay their last respects before her funeral takes place in westminster abbey on monday. and you have been watching our special extended coverage of the procession in london today, which brought us the late queen elizabeth the 2nd to westminster hall. and we have hannah clever in the studio here to talk more about this really quite momentous occasion in the u. k. a hannah m this was a chance for people to line the steep streets of london and to watch the queen go by pay their last respects and hundreds of thousands of people have come to london, haven't a for this occasion. yes, i mean it's been absolutely extraordinary how many people are there and how many people will continue to come. i'm sure we can hear more about that from, from on the ground. but what we saw there from the air, if you like, with this extraordinary display of pomp and ceremony, what the british establishment does so terribly well with the armed forces really playing a massively central role there. all those soldiers looking like that. come off a biscuit tin, but beautifully organized, bea

i want to talk a little bit more about westminster abbey. released by the abbey of the company of ringers, who will be sounding the abbey's bells before and after the 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

the funeral service will begin at westminster abbey after will be conducted by the dean of westminsterbefore the service the tenor bell of the abbey will be tolled every minute for 96 minutes, one for each year of the queen's life. after the service the procession sets off to wellington arch. members of the royal family will follow on foot. the queen's coffin will then be moved to the state hurst and the procession will continue to st. george's chapel at windsor castle which is the west of london. the queen will be buried in a private ceremony attended by king charles, members of the royal family, and staff. well, heads of state and dignitaries from around the world will be attending the queen's funeral today. some countries are also commemorating the queen's life and legacy with events of their own. angus, let's start with you. how are australians marking what is a very big day in history? >> absolutely, becky. australians certainly feel the momentous occasion that this is. australians of today farewelling their sauvren, one of 14 countries of course outside the u.k. where the british

tomorrow, the diplomacy will be put on hold as the leaders arrive at westminster abbey and the focus our correspondent jonathan blake, who's been following events inside westminster hall, as both members of the public and dignitaries have been paying their respects. as the early evening sunlight shouted the windows of this ancient hole, the rhythm of this extraordinary scene continues, as it has done, largely unbroken for several days. slow, but steady stream of people coming down the steps in to westminster hall taking a site of the queen's coffin. they are marking, in their own way, the moment they filed past, pausing to pay their respects. today, dignitaries and world leaders have entered the hall, standing on a platform, mostly unnoticed by the mourners below in quiet reflection. the first lady of ukraine, among those coming to pay their respects in this ancient space. the atmosphere is solemn, hushed, respectful. every 20 minutes a change in the god, even a few moments ago, the president of the united states, joe biden and first lady, doctorjill biden seemed not to distract anyon

westminster abbey, so often the stage for so much royal drama. members of the combined services taking part in the events up services taking part in the events up to today. as we wait for the service to begin it is a suitable moment to reflect on the central place of faith in the life of queen elizabeth. the sovereign holds the title is defender of the faith and supreme governor of the church of england, titles that date back to the reign of king henry the eight and the beginning of the english revolution. she expressed at best herself in her christmas message of 201a. "christ sets —— christ's example has set me the example of whatever faith or none." the expression of a tolerant vision of faith which commenced her actions as monarch, not least in the role she played promoting peace and reconciliation in northern ireland and between the united kingdom the republic of ireland. there was the example she set in enniskillen on the 25th anniversary of the bombing of that town by the ira. queen elizabeth walked from the anglican church to the roman cath

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

charles r, charles regent as he is now as king. >> and again, the history of the royal family in westminster abbeyhe first state funeral at westminster abbey since george ii, 1760, 39 monarchs have been crowned here, 13 kings and four queens have been laid to rest here. we just heard that wonderful last post there which symbolizes, the bugle corps, which symbolizes the end of war, and we heard the bagpipe music "sleep dearie sleep" who played under the queen's window, 15 minutes, every morning, whether she was there or not. and we'll see the procession moving past buckingham palace, parliament square, onto the mile as you were saying anderson, the place we've seen so many jubilees, so many wonderful royal moments now the queen's final journey through her adoring crowds. >> this is really part one of this funeral. this is just the beginning of it, the service at westminster abbey. explain the -- what the order of the day is. >> after this the heads of state, and also ministers will go to church house for a rece reception. which is a building near the abbey, but the royal family, governors general o

this country for nearly 60 years — mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbeyd, and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall where it has been lying in state. hundreds of dignitaries including world leaders, joined members of the royalfamily and the public at the service. in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, said the queen had touched "a multitude of lives" during her 70 year reign. we start tonight with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, on the state funeral, held today, for queen elizabeth. 0na clear on a clear morning in september, the world focused its attention on london for the grandest and most solemn of events. for a revered monarch who had reigned longer than any other, all the owners of a state funeral. within westminister abbey where great moments of history have been staged for more than 1000 years, the leaders of many nations came together to pay their tributes. emmanuel macron from france, joe biden from the unite

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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. k. and on sunday evening, people across the u. k paused for a moment of silence to remember the only monarch most have ever known. it was a minute observed across the country. prime minister lives truss and others all over the u. k. paused for a moment of silence in honor of queen elizabeth with london's iconic big been also mocking me occasion. by remaining silent earlier, there were more hectic scenes with people rushed to given to the queue to see the queen lying in state before it finally closed. we make you happy? yes. t i to change i was, he didn't turn up very stress. your gave her the phone, but we're here. tens of thousands of foreigners had queued over the final day to get the chance to see the queen's coffin. at one point,

were able to watch the procession, but cameras were excluded for the service and the queen at westminster abbeycoronation and was married there, had her coronation there and then prince philip's funeral, that is last time she was inside the abbey and now we have her funeral. the casket is english oak, it was made 30 years ago, lined with lead, to allow the body to decompose slower and eight pallbearers are needed to carry it. you had to be a certain height to be a pallbearer. >> piers: at least six-foot tall, those are the queen's guards. these are not ceremonial soldiers, these are elite of the british army and they are varying degrees of guards issue the ones carrying her coffin at the top of the british army. these are very special soldiers to the queen and to the country. martha maccallum go back to the formation of the united kingdom and through world war i and world war ii, they are very significant. they are very much active duty. there is a story about queen victoria's funeral that the casket was being carried and it kind of went off the wheels a bit, being drawn by horses and members o

his lives for us outside, westminster, abbey. where of course that that funeral, that state funeral took place several hours ago. andrew, what an occasion. it was an extraordinary time, an extraordinary day for an extraordinary woman. of course you can hear now is the bells tolling off to the states service here, a colossal event with so many world leaders here? king charles the 3rd, looking so solemn. and now that final journey for the late queen, beginning to end in windsor a place she was so fond all she was there so many weekends with the family. as a young woman, she took shelter that during the 2nd world war, along with other children in the world family. and now looking back on it, that the queen was so fond of the api in westminster abbey. 2 the 1st time a sovereign. 1 has had a funeral service here for 260 years. she loved the place because it was where she was married in 1940, as it was from where the coronation took place. she became queen of the united kingdom, and that was a rel last it 70 years, the longest possible

this country for nearly 60 years — mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbeyding in which queen elizabeth was married, and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall where it had been lying in state. hundreds of dignitaries including world leaders, joined members of the royalfamily and the public at the service. in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, said the queen had touched "a multitude of lives" during her 70 year reign. we start tonight with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, on the funeral, held today, for queen elizabeth. on a clear morning in september, the world focused its attention on london for the grandest and most solemn of events. for a revered monarch who had reigned longer than any other, all the honours of a state funeral. within westminster abbey, where great moments of history have been staged for more than 1,000 years, the leaders of many nations came together to pay their tributes. macron from france, biden f

monday of queen elizabeth that will take place in westminster abbey, just a stone's throw away from westminster hall, where she has been laying in state for 4 or 5 days. now, with these thousands and thousands of people, the british public turning out to pay their respects to her coffin has been laying in state there. and indeed, world leaders from across the world, celebrities in the united kingdom, with these vigils by her, her children and her grandchildren taking place right these days. it's been a powerful national event in itself. i surely the funeral will take place at westminster abbey. and once that is finished, she will be moved to windsor castle where she'll be in turn. she'll be buried next to her husband, the late prince philip, and indeed her sister, princess margaret, and her parents are buried in that place as well. that will be a private ceremony, and once it's done, the period of morning will be over. and then the consideration will be a switch from the reign of queen elizabeth the 2nd, that the sort of symbolic switch as well to the reign of king charles. the 3rd and eyes wer