Tens of thousands of people have gathered in London to watch King Charles III, his siblings and his two sons walk behind the Queen's coffin during a 38-minute procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster
The body of the late Queen has left Buckingham Palace, her home for the past eight decades, for the final time before lying in state at Westminster where hundreds of thousands of mourners will pay their respects over the next four days.
The sun shone as the procession moved onto The Mall in central London and members of the crowd threw yellow roses onto the road. Mourners, some of whom had flown in from overseas for the event, could be seen crying as the coffin passed.An eerie silence was broken only by minute guns fired from Hyde Park whilst the coffin moved towards the Palace of Westminster.
Wednesday’s procession was designed as a small and personal occasion ahead of the state funeral on Monday. Her coffin was also accompanied by members of the military, her closest personal staff and the new King’s household.
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