In the third and final funeral procession on Monday, the state hearse that carried the late monarch’s coffin from London, where the state funeral was held in the morning, arrived in Windsor.
The procession formed on Albert Road and travelled via the Long Walk to St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
The committal ceremony ended with the queen’s titles being read out loud for the last time. They now belong to her son, King Charles III.
Her coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault, where Prince Philip currently is, as the pipes played the lament, “A Salute to the Royal Fendersmith.”
Tonight, she will be moved to the George VI Memorial Chapel along with Prince Philip.
Members of the royal family joined the procession in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, during which minute guns were fired on the East Lawn by the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, and Sebastopol Bell and the Curfew Tower Bell tolled.
A scepter, orb and crown — three of the crown jewels — have been removed from the queen’s coffin. They now belong the King Charles III.
The crown won’t sit atop Charles’ head until his coronation, however, at a yet-to-be scheduled date.
The crown jewels are housed in the Tower of London.
AFP