Final farewell to her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

historic and moving funeral of Queen Elizabeth still Echoes tonight a ceremony the likes of which we might never see again the final farewell to the United Kingdom's longest serving Monarch the queen for 70 years leading by her example of Duty service and dignity the Monarch and of course the matriarch of her family the deeply moving moments we witnessed here today the state funeral in Westminster Abbey right behind us where Queen Elizabeth was married and where she was crowned two thousand mourners inside the Abbey here presidents Prime Ministers monarchs and of course her family the Queen's successor King Charles III the message he left on his mother's casket three generations princess William and Harry together along with William's two oldest children Prince George and Princess Charlotte and then of course the final Journey from here in London to Windsor crowds on both sides of the route silence and then moments of spontaneous Applause they could not hold back their love for their Queen thousands of police and military personnel along the way at Windsor Castle the solemn ritual at St George's Chapel the committal service for the Queen the symbol of her Reign ending the crown removed from the top of the coffin the wand of office snapped in two the Queen's coffin lowered into the Royal vaults joining her parents her sister Princess Margaret and of course her beloved husband Prince Philip who died just last year was their promise whoever died first would wait for the other tonight you will hear the Queen's Piper who played for her nearly every morning play for the queen one final time and the mourners then singing God Save the King tonight the final farewell the final Journey for Queen Elizabeth tens of thousands lining the streets from London to Windsor to witness this moment in history and to pay tribute to a queen who promised it 21 to devote her life to service the pallbearers from the British army eight soldiers from the first Battalion Grenadier guards carrying out the coffin placing it on the state gun carriage [Music] the procession as the Queen's coffin is carried to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral the first since Sir Winston Churchill The Carriage followed by King Charles III and members of Britain's royal family including the Queen's daughter Princess Anne by her mother's side for this entire Journey her grandsons Prince William now the heir to the throne and Prince Harry walking together again in a show of unity for their grandmother Queen consort Camilla and Catherine the princes of Wales traveling together William and Catherine deciding to bring their two oldest children George and Charlotte looking out through the windows as London paid tribute to their great-grandmother inside the funeral service 2 000 guests in attendance leaders from all over the world Britain's current and former Prime Ministers Liz truss Boris Johnson Teresa may and Tony Blair Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walking in holding hands the casket entering the Abbey as the choir sings on top of the casket the Royal Standard the sovereign's orb and scepter and the Imperial State Crown the crown she first put on at the end of her coronation right here at Westminster Abbey nearly 70 years ago the wreath on the coffin with a handwritten note from her son King Charles in loving and devoted memory Charles R the flowers cut from The Gardens of the royal residences including Myrtle grown from some of the Myrtle in the Queen's wedding bouquet in 1947. of course Mary de Philip for 73 years Prince William now joined by Princess Catherine and their children Prince Harry with Duchess Megan The View overhead revealing the scope of the ceremony among the hymns Psalm 23 sung at the Queen's wedding in 1947 to Philip theirs was the longest marriage in Royal history foreign [Music] Majesty famously declared on a 21st birthday broadcast that her whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation and Commonwealth rarely has such a promise been so well kept tens of thousands gathering in nearby Hyde Park to watch the service and pay their respects you're the end of the service across the United Kingdom two minutes of silence for their Queen across Britain hundreds of thousands moved then the congregation singing God save the king queen Camilla singing next to the king clearly moved by the moment Harry and Megan standing directly behind the Queen's Piper who played for the queen nearly every morning below her window now playing sleep teary sleep the queen who was married and crowned here in Westminster Abbey leaving for the final time the procession through the Streets of London Royal Navy sailors pulling her coffin a nod to the Queen's volunteer service during World War II and of course her role as commander-in-chief the procession passing beneath the arch in horse guards parade the Guardsmen filling the space it's the massive crowd to wait on both sides a short time later the Queen's coffin would pass the statues of the Queen's mother and father parents who could never have imagined her 70-year Reign the longest in British history I felt as she passed her parents were looking at her and were saying we're really proud of you you've done a great job Queen's coffin passing by the Royal balcony at Buckingham Palace where just this past June she last waved to the crowds here the procession making its way toward Wellington Arch where the Queen's coffin was transferred from The Carriage to the state hearse the design approved by the queen for the 25-mile trip to Windsor Castle the royal family looking on her great-grandchildren Prince George and Princess Charlotte standing in front of Prince William and Princess Catherine King Charles saluting as the first pulls away Princess Anne again in the car behind the coffin it was her mother's wish that her daughter be near every part of this final Journey from balmoro back to London and now as she leaves for Windsor for the last time and then the two-hour drive to Windsor along the Route her coffin seen through the large clear glass in Windsor traveling the long walk so many people along the Route throwing flowers in honor of their queen look at all the flowers that are there on the hearse arriving at Windsor Castle the view of the crowds through the archway look at that field that is extraordinary and waiting there members of the royal family even Queen Elizabeth's corgis waiting for the Queen's arrival the Reverend Dr Ian greenshields who shared dinner with the Queen the weekend before she died while he was visiting Balmoral and he told us today her memory was as sharp as ever she was engaged in conversation and he told us about her walk to the window she took me over to the window and she she was just showing me the different Gardens and flower beds that were there and just pointing out just a state that brought her so much comfort and peace in her life she spoke of it and said that she had no regrets having staffed at that Journey of Faith she had no regrets at all no regrets for a queen who pledged to serve as a young woman inside St George's Chapel the finality of this moment in history the scepter in orb carefully taken off the coffin then the Imperial State Crown removed marking the end of Queen Elizabeth's Reign the Lord Chamberlain the most senior role appointed by the Royal household breaking his wand to signify the end of service to the Queen the coffin lowered into the Royal Vault the Queen's Piper playing his final song for the Queen the music hanging in the air Fading Into the distance as he walked away [Music] foreign God saved the king tonight the queen has been laid to rest with her mother and father and sister Princess Margaret and she is now alongside her husband of 73 years the late Prince Philip and as the world said goodbye to the queen today we remembered what she said not so long ago during the pandemic words that are just as meaningful tonight we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure better days will return we will be with our friends again we will be with our families again we will meet again it was profoundly moving here today and we thought of the Queen's words while we were on the air we will be with our friends again we will be with our families again we will meet again I want to bring in our foreign correspondent James Longman and James we were all on the air together today we know tonight long after the cameras that private service with just the family their final goodbye and of course Queen Elizabeth reunited with her husband of 73 years yeah David after all the excitement and Pomp and pageantry of a very public day the last moments were for the family alone Elizabeth was finally reunited with her great love Prince Philip he'd been waiting for her in the Royal vault in Saint George's Chapel since his death last year and tonight they were buried side by side along with her father King George Mother Elizabeth and Sister Margaret and in the private burial as night fell a private ceremony took place the tradition is for the new monarch to take a little Earth collected from every part of the United Kingdom and Scatter it onto their predecessor it was a final tribute to a queen and a wife returning to her beloved David just an extraordinary life James Longman thank you Deborah Roberts also with us and of course Deborah she was the queen but she was also a mother a grandmother a great grandmother and how proud she would have been of her family today and you couldn't forget that as excruciating as this time probably was David it was defined by family and I spoke with King Charles's former communications director who says no doubt this new king Drew strength from seeing his family together William and Harry putting aside their differences accompanying their grandmother's coffin at that vigil with their cousins up first really with these grandkids but that image today that most of us will never forget George nine-year-old George who is heir to the throne and his seven-year-old sister is Charlotte in that little black hat also there at the funeral and reminding us of the future of this monarchy and of course that this is at the end of the day about family Deborah Roberts it's been wonderful to have you here as well thank you Deb our thanks to Deborah to James Longman and our entire our team today are thanks to everyone for their thoughtful careful coverage hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel if you'd like to get more videos show highlights and watch live event coverage click on the right over here to subscribe to our Channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts thanks for watching

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Length: 11min 50sec (710 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 19 2022