Queen Elizabeth II: Monarch's Coffin Journeys To Final Resting Place

King Charles, his sons, William and Harry, and other senior royals joined a solemn procession behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin through the streets of London on Monday.

Hundreds of thousands of people witnessed the ceremony attended by leaders and royalty from across the globe, a fitting end for Britain's longest-serving monarch who won widespread respect during 70 years on the throne.

The 2,000-strong congregation at the funeral included some 500 presidents, prime ministers, foreign royal families and dignitaries including Joe Biden of the United States and leaders from France, Canada, Australia, China, Pakistan and the Cook Islands.

Among the hymns chosen for the service was "The Lord's my Shepherd", sung at the wedding of the queen and her husband Prince Philip in the Abbey in 1947.

In addition to dignitaries, the congregation included those awarded Britain's highest military and civilian medals for gallantry, representatives from charities supported by the queen, and those who made "extraordinary contributions" to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elizabeth died on September 8 at her Scottish summer home, Balmoral Castle. Her health had been in decline, and for months the monarch who had carried out hundreds of official engagements well into her 90s had withdrawn from public life.