At the first funeral of its kind since 1952, Great Britain laid down its longest-lived monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
World leaders and mourners from around the world gathered at Westminster Abbey for the royal funeral, a ceremony not seen since the death of the Queen’s father, King George VI.
Steeped in tradition, it was a day filled with many symbolic gestures and movements, from the end of the Queen’s lying period to the service in the Chapel of St. George.
This video explains each of the key steps that took place on Monday, September 19.
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