Photos: The queen’s corgis await her procession at Windsor
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The procession’s backdrop — the monuments of London — is full of pathos for Britain’s glory days past. The military marchers and carriage rounded the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, referencing an era when the sun never set on the British Empire. It will end at Wellington Arch, whose namesake — the Duke of Wellington — is celebrated for stopping Napoleon’s ambition at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.
The Commonwealth — an association of former British territories and colonies that the queen held dear, 15 of which maintain the British monarch as head of state – is very much front and center today. The Dean of Westminster spoke of the queen’s"unswerving commitment” to the Commonwealth. The funeral procession from the abbey is led by the Royal Canadian Mounties, and includes military marchers from New Zealand and Australia.
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