in a day of ceremony and sorrow, the nation and the world has bidden farewell to queen elizabeth ii. pipes and drums. king charles followed the procession of his mother s coffin from westminster hall as the state funeral began. singing. the coffin was carried into westminster abbey for a service attended by 2,000 guests including 500 foreign leaders, royals and dignitaries. all the generations together the queen s grand and great grand children took their places. all who follow the queen s example and inspiration of trust and faith in god, can, with her,
but this is still seen by some as a significant moment here, the end of a relationship that stretched back before elizabeth s time as queen. she came first as a princess, and in 1946 was made a member of the gorsedd, the welsh circle of poets, and given the bardic name elizabeth o windsor. in the latter part of her reign, it was the senedd which became the centre of the relationship, signalling royal approval for what became wales s parliament. she redefined the united kingdom. she said, i m going to do what i did in scotland in wales if you want me to do it, sojust ask me. just invite me. it s a legacy welded into wales s history after so much has changed. hywel griffith, bbc news, aberdare.
service, the instruments with hope. at the conclusion of the service, the instruments of - with hope. at the conclusion of the service, the instruments of state, | service, the instruments of state, the imperial state crown, the 0rb the imperial state crown, the orb and sceptre, which had been presented to the queen at her coronation were removed from the coffin placed on the high altar. with the king watching, the lord chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household broke his wand, a white staff which is the symbol of his authority, and placed it on the coffin. the public lamentation for the life and reign of elizabeth ii was coming to a close. it was time for the world to draw back, to leave her, finally, to herfamily, for her burial this evening in a small side chapel alongside her late husband. nicholas witchell, bbc news.
service, the instruments with hope. at the conclusion of the service, the instruments of - with hope. at the conclusion of the service, the instruments of state, | service, the instruments of state, the imperial state crown, the 0rb the imperial state crown, the orb and sceptre, which had been presented to the queen at her coronation were removed from the coffin placed on the high altar. with the king watching, the lord chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household broke his wand, a white staff which is the symbol of his authority, and placed it on the coffin. the public lamentation for the life and reign of elizabeth ii was coming to a close. it was time for the world to draw back, to leave her, finally, to herfamily, for her burial this evening in a small side chapel alongside her late husband. nicholas witchell, bbc news.
spent herfinal hours, the funeral was a private affair, observed, away from the cameras. but, not everywhere was closed. back in edinburgh, the crichtons, visiting from new zealand, found a pub which was showing the ceremony. the queen and the royal family, despite being many, many thousands of miles away, we followed them, and we felt that they were still part of our lives. and yet, closer to home, a very different view. is the monarchy important to you, in your life? no. they are symbols, but i don t see how they impact my life. no, there is no use for it, for us. so all that is is road closures, at the end of the day. and i get that the queen was doing it for over 70 i years, which is amazing. she didn t choose that life, and that s something - that we do sympathise with, a little bit, but it s not, - i don t think we need it any more. that debate will continue under charles, with elizabeth now anchored in history. a faithful few feeling part