Queen Elizabeth II: Britain Prepares For State Funeral To Honour Late Monarch

Britain is preparing to bid a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth in a grand state funeral today, Monday.

Dozens of world leaders will be among the 2,000 people attending Monday’s funeral at Westminster Abbey in central London.

United States President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan joined those paying respects to the Queen during the last day of the official lying-in-state at the Westminster Hall.

The state funeral will begin shortly before 11am (10:00 GMT) when the queen’s coffin will be placed on a gun carriage and pulled by 142 Royal Navy sailors to the abbey, the finale of 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.

The procession will be led by some 200 pipers and drummers. King Charles, his siblings and sons Princes William and Harry and other members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin.

The funeral will be screened to crowds in parks and public spaces across the UK, as well as 200 countries across the world.