and let s get more now from cnn s nada bashir who joins us from windsor in england. nada, so many moving and memorable moments on a most solemn day. what were people in attendance saying to you about how they were feeling? reporter: well, rosemary, deeply moving occasion. the pageantry, the tradition and the history of course this was steeped. we saw thousands and thousands of people not only lining the streets of westminster and buckingham palace to catch a glimpse but also here in windsor. we saw people camping out overnight ahead of the funeral for that chance to pay their final respects to the queen. saw people coming from across the country, from across the globe even traveling in for that opportunity to take part in this historic moment of mourning. it was exactly that. it was a moment of mourning but also a moment of history that many people wanted to be a part of.
people with family and children saying that they wanted their kids to be able to remember this moment when they grow up to share this moment as a family. the people that we ve spoke to, of course, were very solemn. it was a somber move across the town. it s a celebration of the queen s 70 year rein and the legacy. for many it came here who actually lived in windsor. this was saying good-bye. this place was very dear to the queen. many who have grown up in windsor have become accustomed to seeing members of the royal family in their town. the royal family is really integral to the identity of the town. this was a moment of history. as you heard there in max foster s reporting, something that has captured the attention of people across the globe. we saw millions during this live broadcast on tv yesterday. we were out on the street yesterday people were watching on their phones. people were watching on the large screens and nearby parks.
to show you a picture of the queen on the famous facade of the bbc broadcasting house a few yards away from the studio as part of our tribute to our longest serving monarch. crowds gathered in near silence in the streets surrounding westminster as the coffin was taken to westminster as the coffin was ta ken to westminster westminster as the coffin was taken to westminster abbey and then onto windsor, and young people many people, young and old have been coming up for days to witness this elaborate spectacle of pageantry and pay their final respects and share a moment of history. lucy mannering was amongst the crowds on the e mail as those gathered in london have paid tribute to the queen. the mail. inside the abbey, kings,
your daughter maisie. or names? debbie and maureen, and your daughter maisie. maisie - or names? debbie and maureen, and your daughter maisie. maisie has i your daughter maisie. maisie has ust woken your daughter maisie. maisie has just woken up your daughter maisie. maisie has just woken up and your daughter maisie. maisie has just woken up and i your daughter maisie. maisie has just woken up and i think - your daughter maisie. maisie has just woken up and i think maybe | your daughter maisie. maisie has i just woken up and i think maybe we can see where she has been sleeping. tell us why it was so important to be here to see this finaljourney. to bring her home, back to windsor, on her to bring her home, back to windsor, on her final to bring her home, back to windsor, on her finaljourney, to bring her home, back to windsor, on her finaljourney, and to bring her home, back to windsor, on her finaljourney, and to - to bring her home, back to windsor, on her finaljourney
and i know the queen was heavily involved and everything went incredibly well, the soldiers, the ceremonial stuff, the westminster abbey staff, the music, everything was perfect. such a nice touch from all over the devolved nations. it was incredible. when you look back on this most special of days, what will you remember most? it s a lot to take in and i ve onlyjust arrived in the last half an hour back in glasgow and it s been a very, very busy day butjust taking it in over the next couple of days and being a part of that and witnessing everybody coming together to celebrate the life of her majesty the queen, 70 years of her reign, and i ve never known the monarchy other than having the queen so itjust will be different. it will be something to look back on. stuart mclellan of the scottish ambulance service, talking to me earlier. a private ceremony took place in windsor, tonight, as the queen was finally laid to rest.