The world experienced a sudden shock following the death of its longest-lived monarch Queen Elizabeth 11. A large number of people, have come out to pay their last respect. The Queen’s Final Resting Place – Windsor Castle.
They show their love and respect by throwing flowers; cheering, and clapping as her remains passed from the city to the English countryside; which she so loved much.
The event took place inside the majestic Westminster Abbey.
Amongst the many that graced the occasion; were some 500 presidents; prime ministers, foreign royal family members, and dignitaries, including the president of the United States Joe Biden, among the 2,000 congregations.
It concluded with the crown; orb and sceptre – symbols of the monarch’s power, and governance; being removed from the coffin and placed on the altar.
The Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, then broke his ‘Wand of Office’.
This signifies the end of his service to the sovereign, and placed it on the casket before it slowly descended into the royal vault.
The mark of the queen will be one that cannot be replaced.