The U.K. and much of the world are mourning Queen Elizabeth II, who will be celebrated at a funeral at Westminster Abbey Monday and later laid to rest beneath St George's Chapel with her husband of 73 years, her sister Margaret and her parents.
with her husband of 73 years, her sister Margaret and her parents.
London’s mayor’s office said up to two million people could line the streets as members of the royal family and hundreds of foreign dignitaries and heads of state descend on Westminster Abbey for a ceremony expected to be full of all the pomp and splendor the monarchy can offer. More than 10,000 police officers were on patrol in London with reinforcements supplied from all of Britain’s 43 police forces, authorities said.
The glass-walled hearse allows the queen’s coffin to be viewed – and it is lit up when it is dark out.The funeral concluded just after noon, local time. The pall bearers escorted the queen's coffin onto the gun carriage. The third hymn,"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" is a Welsh tune, and was sung at the wedding of The Prince and Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey in 2011. The arrangement is by James O’Donnell, a former organist at the Abbey.
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