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Global leaders and dignitaries from US President Joe Biden to Emperor Naruhito of Japan come together in London on Monday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch.

The ceremony begins at 11am in Westminster Abbey following a short procession to move her coffin from Parliament, where she has been lying-in-state for four days. Hundreds ofThough the period of mourning continues for King Charles III and the royal family, for ordinary Britons watching at home or on large screens set up around the country the funeral marks the culmination of days of pomp and pageantry since the queen died 8 September at her residence in Scotland.

On Monday, though, such questions will be put temporarily aside. More than 2,000 official guests, from heads of state to representatives of causes the queen supported will be present, alongside members of the public who made contributions to the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.There will be European royalty present, while the presidents of France, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Israel have confirmed they will attend.

As the queen’s coffin is carried into the Abbey, the Sentences will be sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey. These lines of scripture set to music have been used at every state funeral since the early 18th century. The first Lesson will be read by Baroness Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. The second Lesson, read by the UK prime minister, will be followed by the hymn, “The Lord’s my Shepherd.

 

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