Queen Elizabeth II has been laid to rest after a state funeral that was watched by millions around the world. 9News
placed the colour of the grenadier guards on the Queen's coffin, and looked teary-eyed as the hours-long service came to a close.
It was a symbolic moment as the Queen was separated from Crown Jewels, bringing an end to her 70 years of service that she pledged as a young princess.The Queen was then taken to King George VI Memorial Chapel for a private burial, laid to rest alongside her late husband Prince Philip.
As the procession passed Buckingham Palace, the Queen's official residence in the city, staff stood outside, some bowing and curtseying. They included Prince William, his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their two elder children George, 9 and Charlotte, 7.King Charles III laying the colours on the coffin of his mother at the end of the committal service at St George's Chapel.
Prince Harry, Princess Charlotte, Catherine the Princess of Wales, Prince George and Prince William sit at St George's Chapel in Windsor.. The hymn was written in 1870 by Reverend John Ellerton. US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese were among the notable foreign attendees, along with former British prime ministers Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Theresa May.
The closing of the hall marked the end of more than four days of the coffin lying in state and the start of the UK's first state funeral since the one held in 1965 for Churchill, the first of 15 prime ministers during Elizabeth's reign.
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