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Tearful crowds bid goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II

September 20, 2022
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Buckingham Palace staff stand outside its gates during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
Buckingham Palace staff stand outside its gates during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
Mourners listen to the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor, England.
Mourners listen to the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor, England.
A woman reacts in Hyde Park while watching the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on a giant screen.
A woman reacts in Hyde Park while watching the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on a giant screen.
A mourner cries during the funeral for the Queen.
A mourner cries during the funeral for the Queen.
People react as the gun carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II passes by during the ceremonial procession following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey, London, yesterday.
People react as the gun carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II passes by during the ceremonial procession following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey, London, yesterday.
A woman cries in Hyde Park while watching the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on giant screens on Monday.
A woman cries in Hyde Park while watching the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on giant screens on Monday.
The hearse travels along the Long Walk as it makes its way to Windsor Castle, on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in Windsor, England, yesterday.
The hearse travels along the Long Walk as it makes its way to Windsor Castle, on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in Windsor, England, yesterday.
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LONDON (AP):

Crowds massed along the streets of London to say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, whose state funeral yesterday drew kings, princes, presidents and prime ministers from around the world.

Dozens of Buckingham Place staff stood in a neat line in the palace courtyard, and many bowed or curtsied as the coffin passed by.

Dense crowds packed the route through the ceremonial heart of London, and many thousands lined the more workaday suburban roads that the hearse took on its journey to Windsor Castle for the queen's burial in the royal vault.

A woman with a floral hat in Hyde Park had tears streaming down her face; another held a white tea cup with a crown emblem; and a man draped in a Union Jack flag held a Paddington Bear toy. Members of the public bowed as they listened to the service at Westminster Abbey.

The United Kingdom held two minutes of silence following the service, after which the attendees sang the national anthem, now titled 'God Save the King'.

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