Queen Elizabethis being honored for her life of service.

A state funeral for the history-making monarch commenced at 11 a.m. local time in London’sWestminster Abbey. The Queen’s time lying in state came to a close earlier in the morning, with the very last members of the public ushered into Westminster Hall around 6:30 a.m.

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The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, in the Ceremonial Procession during her State Funeral at Westminster Abbey, London. Picture date: Monday September 19, 2022. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Rosemary was included for remembrance as well as myrtle, the symbol of a happy marriage, cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the Queen’s wedding bouquet in 1947.

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English oak, which symbolizes the strength of love was there along with scented pelargoniums: garden roses, autumnal hydrangea, sedum, dahlias and scabious in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy with touches of white to match the Royal Standard.

Reflecting Charles’s commitment to the environment, the wreath was made in a sustainable way, in a nest of English moss and oak branches and without the use of floral foam.

There was also a note on top of the coffin, believed to be from King Charles. (At Prince Philip’s funeral last year, there was ahandwritten note from Queen Elizabethto her husband.)

Her coffin was processed on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy from the medieval hall to Westminster Abbey. Her son and successor King Charles walked behind the coffin with fellow members of the royal family.

Over 2,000 people, including world leaders and foreign royals, watched as the coffin was carried up the same aisle Queen Elizabeth walked to marryPrince Philipnearly 76 years before.

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Five minutes before noon, the Last Post (the traditional bugle call of the British infantry, honoring the dead) was played, and a two-minute silence was observed both within Westminster Abbey and across the United Kingdom.

Then, the congregation sang the national anthem — now “God Save the King” — as the service officially ends at 12 p.m.

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TOPSHOT - Britain’s King Charles III, Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Britain’s Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. - Leaders from around the world will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The country’s longest-serving monarch, who died aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, will be honoured with a state funeral on Monday morning at Westminster Abbey. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

During the somber march, the King’s Troop fired guns in Hyde Park and Big Ben tolled.

At Wellington Arch (the original entrance to Buckingham Palace), the coffin will move into the State Hearse. The car will drive an hour west to Windsor Castle, where the Queen will be buried atSt. George’s Chapel.

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September 19, 2022, London, UK: File photo dated 14/09/22 of police officers in The Mall in central London. The day of the Queen’s funeral marks the climax of what is being regarded as the biggest security operation the UK has ever seen. Huge crowds, royalty and a long list of world leaders as well as other dignitaries will all need to be kept safe as part of the mammoth job facing thousands of police officers. (Credit Image: © Victoria Jones/PA Wire via ZUMA Press)

When the hearse took off, bound for Her Majesty’s final resting place, the parade gave a royal salute, and “God Save the King” played again.

King Charles and his family then departed in cars for Windsor, where the Queen will be privately interred atSt. George’s Chapelthis evening after a committal service.

source: people.com