The sound of the bagpipes accompanies Elizabeth’s coffin covered with the various symbols of royalty, a music so dear to the queen, who died in her precious castle of Balmoral in Scotland. Arranged on a gun carriage, the coffin is escorted by military figures, the queen having been the head of the armies, and sailors of the Royal Navy, as well as guards. Right behind are her children Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward, as well as Prince William and his brother Prince Harry.
This procession to Westminster Abbey continues for entry into the religious building, passing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A protocol as strict as poignant unfolds before the eyes of the whole world, the images would be seen by 4 billion viewers across the planet. Big Ben sounded his guns while eight men of the 1st Grenadier Battalion.
Her children give a military salute to their mother’s sumptuous coffin, heading with the rest of the procession into the abbey to the voice of religious choirs. This walk in the building is done this time in the presence of the wives of the two princes and the children of Kate and William: George, who will succeed his father, and Charlotte. Little Louis, too young, is not present.