BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth's coffin leaving Westminster Abbey
Live coverage and updates of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral service in London on Monday. For more news on the British Royals, visitA two-minute silence has been observed across the United Kingdom in memory of Queen Elizabeth II as the late monarch’s state funeral service drew to a close in Westminster Abbey.
In a sermon at the monarch’s funeral in Westminster Abbey, the leader of the Church of England said the queen “was joyful, present to so many, touching a multitude of lives.” The queen’s coffin sits at the center of the abbey after being borne Monday by pallbearers and accompanied by her son King Charles III, and other members of the royal family.
She notes the Queen knew that “time, more often than not, led to healing, progress and understanding,” and Canadians look to time for that same hope and healing following her death.A bell at Westminster Abbey has begun tolling 96 times, once for each year of Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
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