9/19/2022 - Police officers prepare on The Mall in London ahead of the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Monday September 19, 2022. (Photo by David Cliff/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA) *** US Rights Only ***
Queen Elizabeth II funeral
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world are laying Queen Elizabeth II to rest at a state funeral that will draw presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers as well as up to a million people lining the streets of London to say a final goodbye to a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. A day packed with funeral events in London and Windsor began early Monday when the doors of 900-year-old Westminster Hall were closed to mourners. Hundreds of thousands had waited for hours, many of them through cold nights to file past the queen’s flag-draped coffin in a moving outpouring of national grief. Hours before the service was set to begin, London authorities said all viewing areas along route of the funeral procession were full.
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