have begun arriving at westminster abbey for the funeral itself, president biden will be among them. soon the queen s coffin will be moved from westminster hall where she s been lying in state since wednesday, visited by hundreds of thousands of loyal subjects. britain s longest serving monarch on one last journey home, leading here, the grounds of windsor castle, where she ll be laid to rest and then rejoined with her beloved father, her mother, her sister and her husband. i m anderson cooper overlooking windsor castle with cnn s special live coverage. and i m erin burnett in london, overlooking the palace of westminster, where the royal procession gets under way this hour. here is what will happen. the queen s coffin will be curried from westminster hall inside the palace. it will be placed on a state gun carriage that will head to westminster abbey for the funeral service. with the royal family and members of the royal households walking behind. king charles will walk in
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morning. nine-year-old prince george. and seven year old, princess charlotte. king charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. he says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. lying in state. closes at half past six this morning. the national mission that of silence was held across the country last night. officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. hello and good morning from central london, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. the funeral of queen elizabeth ii will take place in westminster abby just a short distance from here. it begins at 11 am. now large numbers have gathered on the mount. police say they expect record crowds in the capital. an unprecedented security operation involving thousands of extra police officers and armed voices personnel is underway. the queen h
major ceremonial occasion. the king now approaching horse guards parade. locally. my, that horse really is quite excited by it all, isn t he? they tend to try to ensure that the monarch, the king, arrives at the saluting deus by 9am. they try to time this precisely. it went slightly wrong for the coronation because they rehearsed it all in the early hours of the morning but when the king s carriage brought him on the king s carriage brought him on the morning of the coronation, it s been during the day, it all went rather more quickly than it had done so in the early hours of the morning. that s why he arrived outside westminster abbey a couple
thank you. 0n the eve of the coronation of king charles iii, thousands of people have been gathering along the procession route in central london. let sjoin my colleague, jane hill, outside westminster abbey where tomorrow s historic ceremony, will take place. jane. yes, clive, thank you. welcome to westminster abbey which tomorrow will be a site of tradition, pomp and ceremony, as king charles is crowned alongside the queen consort. king charles has beenjoined by the prince and princess of wales for a walkabout on the mall, to meet well wishers from all over the world. it s been a day of rehearsals and diplomatic duties for the king, in advance of the coronation. thousands of people have come to london for the big day and tens of millions are expected to watch the ceremony around the world. 0urfirst report tonight is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. cheering