Article 63TF6 Queen Elizabeth II: from public pomp to a private family farewell

Queen Elizabeth II: from public pomp to a private family farewell

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Caroline Davies
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Ceremonial splendour in London gave way to a quiet burial in Windsor as Britain said goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch

After the majestical funeral pomp and military spectacle, unsurpassed in the nation's living memory and watched across the world, the final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II would belong only to her family.

Night had fallen as she was laid to rest next to the Duke of Edinburgh in the George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor, in private and away from cameras.

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