Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest with elaborate final farewell

Addis Ababa, September 19, 2022 (FBC) – Queen Elizabeth II’s elaborate final farewell got underway early Monday as Britain and the world laid the beloved and longest-reigning monarch to rest.

The 96-year-old monarch made her final journey to and from Westminster Abbey — where the Queen was married and crowned — for her state funeral service Monday morning.

King Charles III and his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were among those who marched solemnly behind her coffin in a brief procession from Westminster Hall to the Abbey where other members of the grieving royal family had already gathered.

Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles, the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle joined the procession when the coffin was brought into the church.

More than 2,000 official guests, including Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and other world leaders, joined the grieving royals inside Westminster Abbey for the hour-long funeral service.