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LONDON — A military procession took Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday as large crowds gathered along the ...

The new king has said [he wants to balance tradition and progress](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/09/how-will-king-charles-rule/?itid=lk_inline_manual_26). [reflected on darker parts of the queen’s legacy](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/12/queen-elizabeth-death-africa-colonialism/?itid=lk_inline_manual_25). [Here’s what we know about the funeral](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/10/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-details/?itid=lk_inline_manual_24). [Charles ascends to the throne with a challenge](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/14/uk-king-charles-win-monarchy-support/?itid=lk_inline_manual_26): ensuring the future of the House of Windsor, with the disadvantage that he is less popular than his mother. The procession included members of [the royal family](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-succession-line-visualized/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4)and senior staff, who walked in silence — to the beat of muffled drums — led by King Charles III. George’s Chapel, where she will be laid to rest next to on the day of the funeral, the government government, the White House said earlier. Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan to attend the queen’s upcoming funeral at the invitation of the U.K. - Planned closures across the U.K. The queen’s funeral processions involved more than 1,000 years of monarchical tradition and pageantry: and arrived at Westminster Hall at 3 p.m.

King Charles, Princess Anne, more family followed as Queen Elizabeth's coffin left Buckingham Palace and arrived at the Palace of Westminster.

It will set on a catafalque, or a raised platform, in the center of Westminster Hall as royal guards stand 24 hours a day at each corner of the platform. Winston Churchill was the only British prime minister to have a lying-in-state ceremony in the 20th century. on Monday, the day of the state funeral. Tom Jenks, from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, said the horses have undergone special training, including how to handle weeping mourners, as well as flowers and flags tossed onto streets as the procession passes.] [More: ] [Queen Elizabeth’s flag-draped casket arrives at Buckingham Palace in London](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/world/2022/09/13/queen-elizabeths-flag-draped-casket-arrives-buckingham-palace-london/10371043002/) [ Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/12/which-world-leaders-attending-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral/10359266002/)’s coffin has left [Buckingham Palace](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/world/2022/09/13/queen-elizabeths-flag-draped-casket-arrives-buckingham-palace-london/10371043002/) and is now placed in Westminster Hall where her remains will lie in state for four days. [The queen will soon lie in state in Westminster Hall. ] [Prince Harry and Prince Andrew wore formal coattails](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/13/prince-harry-military-uniform-queen-elizabeth-funeral/10364953002/) with military patches attached to the chest. The queen's coffin will be available for viewing for 24 hours a day from 5 p.m. “It’s a very sad day, but it’s our last opportunity to do our duty for the queen and it’s our first opportunity to do it for the king, and that makes us all very proud,” said Maj. So have the horses of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.] [Sgt. [King Charles, Princess Anne follow close in somber march ] [Guards stiffly marched by Queen Elizabeth II's side as her coffin was carried through the streets to be seen publicly by mourners. [Crowds of people lined the streets](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/09/13/queen-elizabeth-funeral-lying-state/10365766002/) of central London on Wednesday, hours before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II began its journey from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster.

Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the final time as her coffin began its journey to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in state. The queen's coffin, draped in the royal standard and topped with the Imperial State ...

Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the final time as her coffin began its journey to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in state. The queen's eldest son and successor King Charles III, his heir Prince William and youngest son Prince Harry followed the coffin on foot as it made the one-mile (1.6-kilometre) journey. Queen Elizabeth II Leaves Buckingham Palace For Final Time

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was borne to the Houses of Parliament from Buckingham Palace by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family ...

Chris Bond, from Truro in southwest England, was among those lining up along the banks of the River Thames. Troops involved in the procession have been preparing since the queen died. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you,” Welby said as he read from the Book of John. The 38-minute procession ended at Westminster Hall, where Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby led a service attended by Charles and other royals after the coffin was brought in. They stood or sat on folding chairs, umbrellas at the ready, takeout coffees in hand. Big Ben tolled, a gun salute boomed from Hyde Park and the martial strains of a military band accompanied the procession. “I have 1,001 emotions when I see her,” he said. Eight pall bearers carried the oak and lead-lined coffin into Westminster Hall, placing it on a raised platform known as a catafalque. “So, we had to be here. Applause broke out as it went through Horse Guards Parade. The choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal sang the words of a psalm. With the Royal Standard and crown of state resting on top of the coffin and artillery firing salutes at one-minute intervals, the solemn procession from Buckingham Palace was designed to underscore the queen’s seven decades as head of state as the

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown, is pictured during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the ...

The Queen has made her final journey to Buckingham Palace, where her coffin was greeted by King Charles III and other members of the royal family, ...

On arriving at Buckingham Palace on the evening of September 12, the Queen’s cortège was met with applause from members of the public gathered outside. Her Majesty’s coffin rested in the Bow Room overnight, before being moved to Westminster Hall. An evening vigil, attended by the King and other senior members of the royal family, was also held at the church. Today’s procession marked the last part of a four-day journey that has seen Her Majesty’s coffin moved from her beloved Scottish retreat Balmoral, where she died aged 96 on September 8, to Westminster Hall, accompanied by Princess Anne. The streets of Edinburgh were lined with members of the public wishing to pay their respects. A short service, also attended by the new Queen Consort, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Sussex, and Countess of Wessex, was held after Her Majesty’s cortège arrived.