Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated by the death of the 96-year-old monarch after a 70-year-reign.
2,000: Dignitaries and guests in Westminster Abbey for the the state funeral, ranging from King Charles III and other royals to world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden to members of the British public who helped battle the COVID-19 pandemic.5,949: Military personnel deployed throughout the meticulously choreographed operation that began with the queen’s death on Sept. 8 at her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands.
142: Royal Navy ratings tasked with pulling the state gun carriage carrying the queen’s coffin on Monday from the Houses of Parliament for her funeral and afterward for a procession through London. 262: Years since the last time a funeral was held at Westminster Abbey for a British monarch. King George II’s funeral was held at the abbey in 1760.22: Miles of barriers erected in central London alone to control crowds and keep key areas around the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace secure.
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