More than 2,000 guests filled Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral
LONDON (CBS) - She was 96 years old, 70 of those years she served on the throne. Crowds gathered to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as her Royal family and leaders from all over the world sent her off with pomp and circumstance.
King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, and the rest of the Royal family processed into Westminster Abbey following their queen.
It was the first state funeral there in 262 years, the last one was for King George VI. The funeral was filled with pageantry, but with some personal touches.
Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years. She defined an era and Monday's ceremonies were watched by untold millions around the world.
A gun carriage carried Queen Elizabeth's coffin to Westminster Abbey for her state funeral. King Charles led the Royal procession.
There were 142 navy sailors pulling the carriage, the same one used for the queen's father, King George VI.
The Royal family and more than 2,000 guests filled the church for the state funeral.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II Sunday while her coffin was lying in state in Westminster Hall.
On the queen's coffin, a was a handwritten note from the King that said, "In loving and devoted memory."
Near the end of the service, two minutes of silence were observed, not only inside, but throughout the United Kingdom.
The service ended with the now revised national anthem changing the words "God save the Queen" to "God save the King."
Nine-year-old Prince George II is now second in line to the throne and his younger sister Princess Charlotte attended the service with their parents.
Hundreds of thousands of people descended on central London to watch the coffin of Queen Elizabeth leave Westminster Abbey for a funeral procession.
King Charles walked behind with the Royal family.
Across the United Kingdom, crowds flocked to parks to watch the funeral on big screens, some stood in tribute, others wiped away tears.
"It was a very good sendoff the queen meant so much to me," civil servant Moses Avoragah said.
"Quite emotional because she's been our queen for so many years, we're never going to see another queen," British citizen Sherrie Smith said.
The queen made her last journey down the storied "long walk" for a private ceremony at St. George's Chapel in Windsor.
The sovereign's obe and scepter, as well as the imperial crown, were removed from her coffin before it was lowered into the Royal vault.
While the national period of mourning has ended, the period of royal mourning continues for another week, ending at the end of next Monday, Sept. 26.
