the breaking of the wand by the lord chamberlain symbolised the official end of queen elizabeth ii s reign. the late queen s coffin was lowered into the royal vault and interred next to her husband, the duke of edinburgh. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth has made herfinaljourney from london to windsor and has been buried with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. it follows a day of the highest ceremony not seen in this country for nearly 60 years mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbey the building in which queen elizabeth was married, and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall where it had been lying in state. hundreds of dignitaries including world leaders, joined members of the royal family and the public at the service. we start with our royal correspondent nicholas witche
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well, it s tuesday, september 13th. it is 9 a.m. here in london where in just a matter of hours the late queen elizabeth ii will make her final trip back here to buckingham palace being honored in what was an emotional farewell in scotland. in london the queen s coffin will remain at buckingham palace behind me here before it is moved to westminster hall on wednesday and there she will lie in state until her funeral next monday. well, ahead of that, preparations have been underway overnight. soldiers here seen rehearsing for the queen s funeral procession. correspondents are fanned out. isa soares standing by outside saint charles cathedral. we are joined here outside buckingham palace. to both of you, thank you very much, indeed, for joining us. let me start with you, isa. and it has been certainly a long day in scotland yesterday and a long evening as people cued to pay their last respect to the queen whose body lies in a casket at saint charles cathedral. what have people