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Queen Elizabeth II's final journey: Thousands of mourners gather to pay last respects

Mourners pay tribute
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Mourners pay tribute

Teary-eyed people paying their last respects to the late monarch during the lying-in-state at Westminster Castle. 

Last tribute to the Queen
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Last tribute to the Queen

Thousands of people are gathering outside the historic Westminster Palace to see Queen's coffin and pay their heartfelt tribute. In the picture, a man wearing a Union Jack flag blazer is standing in queue with others next to the Tate Modern as they make their way to Westminster Palace, via AFP. 

 

14 hours wait
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14 hours wait

From day to night, thousands of people are standing in line waiting for 14 hours and are walking along the River Themes to see Queen's coffin while she lies in state. 

The entry to the queue was paused for at least six hours after Southwark Park was full of mourners. 

King and his sons
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King and his sons

Britain's King Charles III (L), Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (2L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects.
 

Britain's past, present and future
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Britain's past, present and future

Britain's past, present and future in one frame. Queen Elizabeth II's crown pictured placed on her coffin as her son, King Charles III and heir to throne Prince William walk behind in a procession. 

Queen's final journey
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Queen's final journey

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, is pictured during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects.
 

Queen's four children walk together
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Queen's four children walk together

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (2L), walks behind Britain's King Charles III (6L), Britain's Princess Anne (C), Princess Royal, Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York (2R) and Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022. 

Queen's final journey
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Queen's final journey

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, is pictured during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects.
 

Catherine, Princess Of Wales
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Catherine, Princess Of Wales

Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales is driven behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022

Meghan Markle joins royal family
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Meghan Markle joins royal family

Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex (L) and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are driven behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects.
 

Camilla and Catherine
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Camilla and Catherine

Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (L) and Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales are driven behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London