People from across Northern Ireland came together to say a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. Some gathered in front of screens, big and small, to watch the funeral, while others went to London to see it for themselves.
The late Queen's funeral service took place at Westminster Abbey.attended the service in London.
The funeral was shown on big screens in several towns and cities in Northern Ireland, including at Shaftesbury Park in Carrickfergus.Ellie Sturgess and Lin Dixon watched the funeral at Shaftsbury Park in Carrickfergus."We thought it was important to be with other people and watch it together," Ellie said."A lot of life today is people watching television or watching phones, but this is a completely different atmosphere when you get very young children and a whole variety of ages.
A solitary bell tolled at St Columb's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Londonderry as members of the congregation gathered inside to watch the funeral on a large screen above the altar."I think we saw that last night with the silence across the country," he said.People gathered in St Columb's Cathedral in Derry for the funeral
"It is emotional, a lot of tears [were] shed today. For such a poignant occasion, such an historic moment, to have the funeral shown here is quite a significant thing."Back at St Columb's Cathedral, the book of condolence remained open with an array of flowers placed around the foyer. "We finally got in to Westminster Hall at 6:17 on Thursday morning. It was amazing just to be there. She was everybody's granny.""I printed it out this morning so that I could follow it along. The Queen served us for 70 years so to give her nine hours of my time to see her in State and to sit here as a family and watch her family is the least we could do.""It is sad to see the whole thing. She has done so much for our country.
John Hegarty broke down in tears as he talked about meeting the Queen and shaking her hand as a young boy, saying he was "very lucky"."It's hit me all the harder now that she's gone" - John Hegarty
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