LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - King Charles, his sons William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin through the silent streets of London on Monday, following a state funeral of matchless pageantry at ...
into central London to witness a ceremony attended by leaders and royalty from across the globe, a fitting end for Britain’s longest-serving monarch who won widespread respect during 70 years on the throne.
Shortly before, hundreds of armed personnel in full ceremonial dress had marched in a historic display of kilts, bearskin hats, scarlet tunics and brass bands. “Rarely has such a promise been so well kept. Few leaders receive the outpouring of love that we have seen.” Millions more will watch on television at home on a public holiday declared for the occasion, the first time the funeral of a British monarch hasBen Vega, 47, a nurse from the Philippines standing at the back of the crowd on a stool, said he was a royalist.
She oversaw her nation trying to carve out a new place in the world, and she was instrumental in the emergence of the Commonwealth of Nations, now a grouping comprising 56 countries.
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