Tens of thousands of people descended on London to pay their final respects following 10 days of national mourning in Britain.
The 753-year-old abbey meant a great deal to the late monarch, who died on Sept. 8 at 96. It was where she married Prince Philip in 1947 and where she was crowned in 1953.; French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron; King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, and many more.Queen Rania of Jordan was wearing the dark coat dress that she originally donned to meet the queen and Prince Philip in 2001.
Middleton wore it for the first time in 2017 to the 70th wedding anniversary dinner of the queen and Prince Philip. A number of screens were set up in Hyde Park, across London and the rest of the U.K. so that members of the public could follow the funeral service, which was livestreamed. In Hyde Park, thousands of people gathered to watch the funeral. People were asked to sit on the ground to allow those behind them to watch. People chanted, prayed and sang, and the mood was quiet and respectful.
That seemed to be the thought process for many people. They didn’t know exactly how to participate in such a historical moment, but felt they needed to be in London and come out in person to say farewell to the monarch.
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