U.K.: Funeral Of Queen Elizabeth II Ongoing In Westminster Abbey

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King Charles and Princes William and Harry stood in mourning in the Palace of Westminster on Monday (Sept 19) during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, along with the Queen’s great-grandchildren, Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, and Camila, Queen Consort, and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge.
Shortly before 11 a.m. (1000 GMT), the oak coffin, covered in the Royal Standard flag with the Imperial State Crown on top, was placed on a gun carriage and pulled by naval personnel to Westminster Abbey for her funeral.
Among the 2,000 in the congregation will be some 500 world leaders, from Biden and Emperor Naruhito of Japan to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Mark Brown, prime minister of the Cook Islands.