This is the moment the state gun carriage carrying the Queen's coffin began its funeral procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey. Latest:
It includes the lines:"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
The Most Reverend Welby adds:"Heavenly Father, King of kings, Lord and giver of life, who of thy grace in creation didst form mankind in thine own image, and in thy great love offerest us life eternal in Christ Jesus. Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal, calls on the Lord to bless the new King and the rest of the Royal Family. "In recognition of Queen Elizabeth's service to this United Kingdom, let us rejoice in her unstinting devotion to duty, her compassion for her subjects, and her counsel to her ministers; and we pray for the continued health and prosperity of this nation.
He talks about how the Queen pledged on her 21st birthday to spend her life serving the UK and Commonwealth:"Rarely has such a promise been so well kept." "The grief of this day - felt not only by the late Queen's family but all round the nation, Commonwealth and world - arises from her abundant life and loving service, now gone from us.""We pray today especially for her family grieving as any family at a funeral."The Most Reverend Welby then mentions how the Queen told those in lockdown"We will meet again" - a message full of hope.
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