The burning chapel of the queen Isabel II It has been installed since Wednesday afternoon in the Hall of the British Parliament, where members of the public circulate slowly paying tribute to what was its sovereign for seven decades. The coffin was installed in a catafalque illuminated by four candles, covered with the royal standard. On a cushion rests the Imperial Crown of State, with 2,869 diamonds. one of the most important jewels of the Crown. The queues of those waiting to say goodbye to the queen stretch along the banks of the Thames and could be as long as 10 kilometres and up to 35 hours of standby.
The remains of the queen had left Buckingham Palace for the last time. The oak coffin placed on a horse-drawn cavalry corps armor He walked the great avenue of the Mall, adorned for the occasion with gigantic Union Jack flags. Thousands of people crowded along the route, in silence, only broken in a few moments by a burst of applause.
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Carlos III and his brothers, Ana, Eduardo and Andrés walked behind the coffin followed by Guillermo and Enrique reunited again and other members of the royal family. Camila, Catherine and Meghan caught up with the procession by car shortly before the arrival at the Palace of Westminster. Two marching bands, the Scots Guards and the Grenadier Guards, performed the funeral marches of Beethoven, Chopin and Mendelson. The melancholy notes mingled with the salutes of honor fired from the cannons in Hyde Park.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, received the coffin with words from the Gospel according to Saint John, in a brief religious service, while the voices of the members of the Royal Choir and that of Westminster Abbey sounded. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Liz Truss, Opposition Leader Keir Starmer and other political leaders. Heathrow airport suspended flights during the procession to “ensure silence in central London & rdquor ;.