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Queen Elizabeth laid to rest with her husband Prince Philip at Windsor

LONDON: A private burial ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II took place at St George’s Chapel Windsor. She was laid to rest with her late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, alongside her father, mother and sister.

Earlier, the late monarch’s coffin was lowered into the royal vault in the chapel. Her Crown Jewels were removed from the top of it during a service of prayers and hymns

It followed a day of ceremony, with a state funeral in the morning attended by world leaders and dignitaries at Westminster Abbey. Huge crowds then lined the route as her coffin was taken on a gun carriage through London and then by hearse to Windsor.

More than one and half years after Prince Philip’s funeral, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s casket was moved and reunited with his wife of seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke’s remains are being moved from the Royal Vault.

It is stated that the royal family confirmed via a Thursday, September 15, statement that the queen — who died earlier this month at the age of 96 — will be “buried together” with her late husband. The twosome’s respective caskets will be placed in The King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.

A historical and beautiful couple Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip who have left all of us.

Her Majesty is now reunited with her husband of 73 years and the couple has been buried together in King George VI’s Memorial Chapel in Windsor Castle. Since death Prince Philip’s remains were housed in the Royal Vault, but were moved to the memorial chapel to join the Queen.

London: The coffin of the UK’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth ll being carried to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, in London on Monday. (ANI Photo)

Prince Philip passed away last April at the age of 99 and in her final Christmas address following his passing, the Queen spoke highly and fondly of her ‘mischievous’ husband.

“His sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation – were all irrepressible,” Her Majesty shared. “That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him.

Edinburgh: King Charles III, son of the late Queen Elizabeth ll and his siblings hold a Vigil beside her coffin, at St Giles’ Cathedral, in Edinburgh on Monday. (ANI Photo/The Royal Family Twitter)

“But life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings – and as much as I and my family miss him, I know he would want us to enjoy Christmas.”

Also buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel are the Queen’s late father, King George VI, the late Queen mother, Eizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and Her Majesty’s sister, Princess Margaret.

World leader attend the funeral

World leaders from American President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron to India’s President Droupadi AND Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif joined members of the public in observing a two-minute silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II as the funeral service ended here with the recitation of “God Save the King”, the reworded national anthem on Monday.

LONDON: King Charles III (front center) along with members of the British royal family walk behind the State Hearse ahead of the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, England.

The coffin of the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom was carried at Westminster Abbey in London today with the Royal family members and top world leaders in attendance. Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. It is the first state funeral in the UK since Winston Churchill’s in 1965.

Queen’s wreath

Queen’s wreath contains foliage of rosemary, English oak and myrtle and flowers, in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy, with touches of white, cut from the gardens of Royal residences.
“At The King’s request, the wreath contains foliage of Rosemary, English Oak and Myrtle (cut from a plant grown from Myrtle in The Queen’s wedding bouquet) and flowers, in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy, with touches of white, cut from the gardens of Royal Residences,” the Royal Family tweeted.
The coffin of the Queen was borne in a procession to Westminster Abbey on the State Gun Carriage.
“As for her father King George VI, grandfather King George V, great-grandfather King Edward VII and great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin was borne in a Procession to Westminster Abbey on the State Gun Carriage,” the Royal Family tweeted.
Numerous guests ranging from political heads of countries to distinct royal family members and dignitaries from across the world landed in the UK for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

London: UK’s King Charles lll with his wife and Queen consort Camilla visits a place where people kept flowers and condolence messages in tribute to the UK’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth ll, in London on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

The Queen was born on April 21, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York – who later became King George VI – and Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. It is the first state funeral in the UK since Winston Churchill’s in 1965. (ANI, news agencies)