Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral

Queen Elizabeth's reign was one of fortitude, grace, faith, and modernity.

2,000 guests, including world leaders and heads of state, attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 

World leaders from across joined members of the Royal Family to remember the Queen's life and service. 

Several members of royal families from across Europe, many of whom were blood relatives of the Queen, were also in attendance.

The Queen's coffin is topped with the Royal Standard, the Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's orb and sceptre and a wreath made up of flowers and foliage chosen by the King, picked from Buckingham Palace and the King's homes of Clarence House and Highgrove.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral has taken place at Westminster Abbey. The abbey, hosting the funeral service, is the historic church where Britain's kings and queens are crowned, including the Queen's own coronation in 1953. It was also where the then-Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947.

The card on top of the coffin is from the King to his late mother: He wrote: ‘In loving and devoted memory. Charles R’.

King Charles, the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex walked behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it arrived at Westminster Abbey in central London for her state funeral.

After the state funeral, the coffin will be taken from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle for a final family ceremony.

The Queen, who died on September 8 at the age of 96, will be buried at St George’s Chapel next to her late husband, Prince Philip.

St George's Chapel is the church regularly chosen by the Royal Family for weddings, christenings and funerals. It is where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, were married in 2018 and where the Queen's late husband Prince Philip's funeral was held.