the funeral was no different. 2,000 voices felling westminster with the lord is my shepherd said to be the queen s favorite song, at her wedding, also here 75 years ago. the archbishop of canterbury invoking another song and another bridge from past to present. her late majesty s broadcast during covid lockdown ended with we will meet again. words of hope from a song of vera lynn. christian hope means certain expectation of something not yet seen. we can all share the queen s hope which in life and death inspired her servant leadership. service in life, hope in death. all who follow the queen s example and inspiration of trust and faith in god can with her say, we will meet again. the funeral ended with a simple incantation and buglers blowing the last post the british counterpart to taps. the father, the son, and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you always. amen. there followed two minutes of silence throughout the country and commonwealth. bi
in the name of the holy spirit who strengtheneth thee in communion with the blessed saints and aided by angels and arch angels and all the armies of the heavenly host, may thy portion this day be in peace. let us humbly beseech almighty god to bless with a long life, health, and honor and old worldly happiness the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch, our sovereign lord, charles iii. god save the king king charles during very much of the today s farewell, his sister, anne. he wasn t even two years old when her mother ascended to the throne. today she masrched alongside th casket carrying her mother through london. reporter: this is one of the first glimpses the world got of princess anne, swadalled in a blanket in her mother s arms. anne is the second child and only daughter of queen elizabeth ii and prince philip. her official title is the princess royal. from a young age, the princess royal bonded with her mother, the queen. both loved horses. once
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
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 grandchildren in solemn procession. all who followed the queen s example and inspiration of trust and faith in god can with her say, we will meet again. the funeral march echoed around central london as the coffin was accompanied on its finaljourney by members of the armed forces from the uk and commonwealth. around the country, people gathered in towns and cities to watch the funeral and pay their own respects. a few of us were singing hymns along and the national anthem, just immensely proud to be british. it s great how we all come together as a nation. she ll never be forgotten, will she ever, ever? - then on to windsor and down the long walk, crowds gathered to watch the grenadier guards accompany the late queen to her last resting place. and the last glimpse of the q
after the spectacular pageantry in london, the day ended at windsor the home of the queen since childhood. crowds gathered to watch the queen being accompanied to her last resting place. in the last act of a day laden with ceremony, the wand of the lord chamberlain was broken, symbolising the end of the late queen s reign. of the late, most and most excellent monarch, elizabeth ii. the queen was then lowered into the royal vault and buried next to her husband, the duke of edinburgh. queen elizabeth has made herfinal journey 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