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
![World leaders pay their respects as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth is being carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/095c0000-0a00-0242-90ff-08da9a2bb0a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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World leaders pay their respects as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth is being carried into Westminster Abbey for her funeral in central London, Sept. 19, 2022.
![The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey ahead of her State Funeral, in London, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0c520000-0aff-0242-3d15-08da9a2bbb21_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey ahead of her State Funeral, in London, Sept. 19, 2022.
![The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into the Westminster Abbey during her funeral in London, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09860000-0aff-0242-9876-08da9a2bc151_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into the Westminster Abbey during her funeral in London, Sept. 19, 2022.
![Spain's King Felipe VI, front right, and Queen Letizia, front left, walk with Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde following during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, Sept. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0c520000-0aff-0242-90be-08da9a356933_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Spain's King Felipe VI, front right, and Queen Letizia, front left, walk with Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde following during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, Sept. 19, 2022.