Final farewell as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest at state funeral

Indian President Droupadi Murmu, representing India at the state funeral, joined foreign dignitaries as they took their seats for the funeral service.

London: Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest following a state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, attended by world leaders, royals and community champions and watched on screens by millions lining the streets and around the world.

The final farewell to Britain’s longest-serving monarch began as the long queue of people who had been lining up since early last week to file past the late monarch’s coffin Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall came to a close early on Monday morning and preparations began for the coffin to be conveyed in procession to the Abbey.

President Droupadi Murmu, representing India at the state funeral, joined foreign dignitaries as they took their seats for the funeral service.