The Queen made her final journey through London on Monday (September 19) followed by her grieving family on streets lined with thousands who swamped the capital to bide farewell to the monarch as her coffin was carried on a Royal Navy gun carriage to Westminster Abbey for a state funeral,
Royal staff also paid their respects as the Queen passed Buckingham Palace on her way to a commital service at Windsor.
9. In pictures: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral
A police officer guarding the coffin's route wipes away a tear Photo: Dan Kitwood
10. In pictures: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top surrounded by members of the Royal Navy is carried towards Westminster Abbey Photo: Christopher Furlong
11. In pictures: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top, borne on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy proceeds past the Houses of Parliament towards Westminster Abbey Photo: Jeff Spicer
12. In pictures: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral
The Imperial State Crown resting on top of the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth as it is carried into the Westminster Abbey during the state funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth II Photo: WPA Pool