Sept” 19″ 2022″ BBC
During his sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury said the late Queen touched “a multitude of lives” during her 70-year reign
Queen Elizabeth II was earlier lowered into the Royal Vault at St George’s Chapel-The chapel was begun by King Edward IV in 1475 at Windsor Castle, which has belonged to the monarchy for nearly 1,000 years.
Ten former monarchs are buried at the chapel. These include George IV and George III – George III being the King in power when the US became independent from the British Empire, and the monarch portrayed in the hit historical musical Hamilton.
Different members of the royal family are buried in different sections and vaults within the chapel.
The Queen will be buried, together with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, in the King George VI memorial chapel, where her father, King George VI, the Queen Mother, and her sister Princess Margaret are also interred -You can see a map showing the burial sections of St George’s Chapel here
Even when you know something important has happened, it can still have the power to shock. Particularly when you see it with your own eyes.
I had a close-up view inside Westminster Abbey, and that electric moment came when the Queen’s coffin was brought up the aisle.
This was history before us, solemn, spectacular and intense.
Heads of state, dignitaries and local community heroes, side by side on this once-in a-lifetime guest list, suddenly stood up to attention together.
The significance of the moment was almost audible. The chatter, the WhatsApps, texts and Tweets from the crowded pews stopped in its tracks. There was a sharp intake of breath.
We were watching something that we’d remember all our lives. An era was ending, step by step, right before our eyes, here and now, as the soldiers carrying the coffin shuffled up the aisle.
This came at the end of the committal service, and with it the end of public funeral events for the late monarch.
Article share tools
Read more about these links.