The committal service for Queen Elizabeth II has now ended. Her coffin was lowered into the vault at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, ahead of a private burial service later.
Before the committal, her coffin was taken in a procession to along Windsor’s Long Walk.
Flanked by members of the Household Cavalry and to the sound of bagpipes from Scottish and Irish regiments, the procession took 25 minutes to reach Windsor Castle’s Quadrangle.
During the committal service, the crown jewels were taken from it, and a ceremonial wand of office broken and put in their place.
Earlier, huge crowds lined the route taken by the state hearse as it made its way from London to Windsor, with flowers thrown in its path.
Thousands of people who had lined the Long Walk in Windsor to see the Queen’s funeral procession stayed to watch her committal service on the big screens.
As the piper played, many in the crowd became tearful. Among them was Dianne Turner, who’d travelled from Somerset.
She said: “I’m here because she was such an incredible woman.
“And I think I got so emotional because my mum loved the Queen and this would have meant a lot to her.”
Turner, 62, had intended to go to central London this morning for the service but trains were suspended so she and others she met along the way came up with an alternative plan to come to Windsor instead.
King Charles III and the Queen consort speak to the Archbishop of Canterbury and clergy outside the chapel as they leave the committal service.
