Dignitaries from around the world pay their respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she lay in state at Westminster Hall in London, The Associated Press reports. Hundreds of thousands of people slowly file past Queen Elizabeth's coffin since her lying-in-state opened to the public on Sept. 14. The mourners, who have waited for hours, stop in front of the coffin for a quiet moment of reflection.
In Photos: World Leaders Join Public to Pay Respects to Queen

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A ray of sun shines on the coffin as members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall in London, Sept. 18, 2022.

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U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden (right) view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall in London, Sept. 18, 2022.

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain look at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Hall in London, Sept. 18, 2022.

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President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, right, pays his respects to Queen Elizabeth II, as her coffin lie in state on the catafalque in Westminster hall in London, Sept. 18, 2022.