Britain’s monarch of 70 years is buried this evening after memorial at St George’s Chapel
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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin carried from Westminster Hall ahead of state funeral
Queen Elizabeth II has been laid to rest next to her husband Prince Philip during a private burial service after her state funeral came to an end.
The service was conducted at 7.30pm by the Dean of Windsor and was attended by only King Charles III and the royal family.
The Queen’s coffin has been placed in the George VI memorial chapel in St George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle, alongside those of the Duke of Edinburgh, her parents King George VI and the Queen Mother, and her sister Princess Margaret’s ashes.
Earlier, at St George’s Chapel, King Charles fought back tears as the coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault. He stood in silence as the national anthem was sung.
The late monarch’s coffin was brought on the state hearse from central London to Windsor, following a procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch.
Some 2,000 mourners – including world leaders and royals – attended the service in the 1,269-year-old abbey while hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets from central London to Windsor.
The late monarch’s state funeral was the first of its kind since Winston Churchill received the honour in 1965.
Prince Harry gave his wife Meghan Markle’s hand a squeeze to apparently make her feel more “comfortable” during the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II, according to one of the guests.
During an interview with People about the event, funeral guest and attorney Pranav Bhanot said he witnessed the moment between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Mr Bhanot said there were points where the couple had to go walk in different directions, which prompted the Duke to show his wife some extra support.
The full story by Amber Raiken can be read here:
“I felt he wanted to ensure she felt comfortable,” the funeral guest said.
The Royal Family’s official Twitter account has posted a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II that has never been published before.
It shows the late monarch hiking in the moorlands surrounding Balmoral castle in Scotland, which is said to have been one of her favourite places in the UK.
The Queen died at the castle aged 96 on 8 September.
The caption reads: “‘May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.’ In loving memory of Her Majesty The Queen. 1926 – 2022”
The Shakespeare quote – from the play Hamlet – is the same phrase King Charles III used at the end of his first TV address as the new monarch.
A total of 67 people had been arrested in London as part of the Metropolitan Police’s overall operation following the death of the Queen, as of 5pm on Monday, the force said.
The Met’s deputy assistant commissioner Stuart Cundy said it was the “largest policing operation” in the force’s history.
Here’s a look at how the newspapers have covered the Queen’s funeral for tomorrow’s front pages.
The Independent: The final farewell – A family and a nation lay the Queen to rest
i: The end of the Elizabethan age
The Mirror: …until we meet again
Financial Times: ‘People of loving service are rare in any walk of life. Leaders of loving service are rarer’
The Guardian: The final farewell
The Morning Star: As pomp of Queen’s funeral fades and a rampaging cost-of-living crisis continues to hit, Liz Truss is about to find out… The heat is on
The Times: Carried to her rest
The Daily Telegraph: An outpouring of love
Northern Echo: ‘She made history, she was history’
The Daily Mail: Her final journey
Daily Express: God rest our Queen
Daily Star: Side by side, together, forever
Metro
The Sun: We sent her victorious
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that he will open the party’s conference on the weekend with the national anthem and a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
The leader of the opposition, who was among the 2,000 people gathered in Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s funeral service today, said that the event marked “the passing of an era”.
He also tweeted: “The dignity, courage, spirit, selflessness and good humour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II showed throughout her reign will always be with us.
“We are lucky to call ourselves Elizabethans.”
Sir Keir is set to open his Labour’s four-day conference in Liverpool on Sunday 25 September with a tribute to the long-reigning monarch.
Party delegates will also sing the national anthem at the start of the gathering, for the first time in recent history.
The Queen has been buried alongside her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
This has been confirmed by an announcement on the royal family’s official website after a private burial took place in the chapel, conducted by the Dean of Windsor.
“The Queen was buried together with the Duke of Edinburgh, at The King George VI Memorial Chapel,” the statement says.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s attendance at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral has posed questions about whether such events are appropriate for children.
The Independent’s Voices editor Victoria Richards says funerals, although incredibly difficult, can be the best place for children to learn about death and the experience of grief.
She writes: “For beyond the rum-pum-pum drumming, the sombre gun salutes and the mournful hymns lie a plethora of difficult conversations about what it means to lose someone; the intricacies of death.
“None of which should be avoided – grief is part of life, for all of us, and should be treated as such – but it will be very hard for the youngest royals to come to terms with their loss.
“Perhaps it will be helpful for them to have witnessed first-hand how deeply the rest of the world is mourning their great-grandmother, too.”
You can read her words here:
Beyond the rum-pum-pum drumming, the sombre gun salutes and the mournful hymns lie a plethora of difficult conversations about what it means to lose someone
A coffin marked RIP British Empire has been thrown into Dublin’s main city centre river.
The incident came during a protest march against the monarchy which took place in the Irish capital on the day that the funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II took place in London.
Anti Imperialist Action Ireland said it was the recreation of an action by former socialist leader James Connolly in Dublin in 1897 during a visit to the city by Queen Victoria.
Irish President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheal Martin were among world leaders who attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.
The march in Dublin on Monday afternoon was described as being “against the grovelling worship of the English Monarchy by the Free State ruling class”.
Protesters also objected to the flying of the Irish flag at half-mast on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
Reporting by PA Media
Queen Elizabeth II is being laid to rest in a private burial service after her state funeral in Westminster and Windsor came to an end.
The service started at 7.30pm and has been conducted by the dean of Windsor. It was attended by just King Charles III and the rest of the royal family.
The Queen’s coffin will be laid to rest in George VI memorial chapel in St George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle.
It will be placed alongside those of her husband Prince Philip and her parents – King George VI and the Queen Mother.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will be laid next to that of her husband, Prince Philip
A small crowd has formed outside the castle’s Henry VIII Gate ahead of the private burial.
The town has largely emptied since the end of the procession down Long Walk, but PA Media has reported that dozens of people were still taking photos by the castle at sunset.
Some also tried to get a glimpse through the gates into the castle courtyard while others were on the street having a drink, the news agency added.
Five police officers received medical attention today after falling ill in central London while standing guard during the Queen’s funeral.
Before the ceremony in Westminster got underway, two members of the Royal Navy carried on a stretcher an officer who was wearing the full ceremonial uniform and white gloves.
The Metropolitan Police said that four other officers “received medical attention after being taken unwell” and that all five have since recovered.
You can read the full story by home affairs editor Lizzie Dearden here:
Officer carried away on stretcher amid ‘biggest single deployment of officers in an operation the Met has ever undertaken’
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