Elizabeth II's Procession Tours Central London After Funeral

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Procissão fúnebre da rainha Elizabeth II, em Londres, Grã-Bretanha, 19 de setembro de 2022.

Funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II, London, Great Britain, of September 1200.

| Photo: EFE/EPA/ANDY RAIN

The funeral procession of Elizabeth II, who died on the 8th of this month, at 64 years, runs this Monday (19) with all the pomp and solemnity of central London, after the state funeral held at Westminster Abbey.

The Royal Mounted Police led Elizabeth II’s funeral procession out of Westminster Abbey after the funeral, en route to Wellington Arch, where the coffin will be placed in a hearse to be taken to Windsor Castle on the outskirts of London.

After the playing of the British national anthem concluded the service, the queen’s coffin, placed in a naval gun cart, was pulled by more of 100 sailors to the sound of and bagpipes of Scottish and Irish regiments.

The coffin left the church at H12 (8h10 from Brasília) towards Wellington Arch, in the southeast corner of Hyde Park, while Big Ben – the famous bell in the tower of the Palace of Westminster – tolled at intervals of one minute during the procession.

Members of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, representatives of the British Police and the Public Health Service (NHS) also participated in the procession.

King Charles III walked with other members of the royal family while the Queen Consort Camilla, the Princess of Wales Kate, and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, followed the procession by car.

On a slightly sunny day in the British capital, thousands of people lined up on either side of the procession route in an atmosphere of profound silence.

When you arrive in Windsor, the procession will follow along the 5 kilometers from the Long Walk, the characteristic tree-lined avenue that leads to the royal residence.

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