Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle

TIL Desk/World/London/ Kings and queens, world leaders, tearful mourners lining the streets and gathered around screens bid a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, as Britain’s longest-serving monarch was laid to rest in a historic funeral ceremony conducted to military precision on a scale never seen before.

The UK observed a two-minute silence in a poignant, nationwide tribute at the conclusion of a majestic state funeral ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, attended by thousands and witnessed by millions on screens worldwide.

In the congregation of around 2,000 made up of world leaders, royalty from the UK and overseas and community leaders, India was represented by President Droupadi Murmu and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

The UK’s national anthem, ’God Save the King’, rang out as the coffin was lifted out for the last leg of the journey to the late monarch’s final resting place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, where a committal service concluded the public-facing aspect of the funeral before a private burial ceremony on Monday evening.