The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is held at London’s historic Westminster Abbey. Her body has been lying in state since Wednesday at Westminster Hall, where thousands of mourners have filed past her coffin to pay their respects. Heads of state and dignitaries from around the world attend Elizabeth’s funeral which is certain to be full of British pomp and circumstance. The queen will be buried privately later at St. George's Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle, next to her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, her parents and her sister.
In Photos: Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
![The hears transporting the coffin of Queen Elizabeth drives along Albert Road in Windsor, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/095c0000-0a00-0242-49c4-08da9a4e05e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The hears transporting the coffin of Queen Elizabeth drives along Albert Road in Windsor, Sept. 19, 2022.
![The royal corgis Sandy and Mick await the cortege on the day of the state funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0c520000-0aff-0242-ce43-08da9a4aa425_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The royal corgis Sandy and Mick await the cortege on the day of the state funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, Sept. 19, 2022.
![Carole Middleton, right, and Michael Middleton (second right) look at floral wreaths ahead of the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II in St. George's Chapel inside Windsor Castle, Sept.19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0c520000-0aff-0242-7809-08da9a5ae42a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Carole Middleton, right, and Michael Middleton (second right) look at floral wreaths ahead of the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II in St. George's Chapel inside Windsor Castle, Sept.19, 2022.
![Members of the British royal family and members of the military stand as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth is carried to a hearse to be taken from Wellington Arch in London to Windsor Castle on the day of her state funeral and burial, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09860000-0aff-0242-3c30-08da9a432bf4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the British royal family and members of the military stand as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth is carried to a hearse to be taken from Wellington Arch in London to Windsor Castle on the day of her state funeral and burial, Sept. 19, 2022.