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Queen Elizabeth II: Coffin lowered into Royal Vault as UK and rest of world say ‘goodbye’ for final time
By Andrew Quinn
Published 19th Sep 2022, 10:17 BST
Updated 19th Sep 2022, 19:02 BST
The royal family, including King Charles III, will have a chance to bid the Queen a final farewell at a private service in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle later on Monday evening.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has been committed to the Royal Vault inside Windsor Castle.
Queen Elizabeth II will be buried alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, younger sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and her father, King George VI.
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Key Events
- The official funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has now ended
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- The Queen’s state funeral has now ended
- Thousands line streets of London to say final farewell
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