London: Queen’s coffin enters Westminster Abbey
The Queen's coffin has arrived at Westminster Abbey and is being carried inside by the bearer party of Grenadier Guards.
London, The Gulf Observer: The Queen’s coffin has arrived at Westminster Abbey and is being carried inside by the bearer party of Grenadier Guards.
The short procession from Westminster Hall, to the sound of bagpipes and with Big Ben tolling, took around eight minutes.
As the coffin entered, the Choir of Westminster Abbey sang lines, known as The Sentences, from Revelation 14:1.
It was set to music written by William Croft, used at every state funeral since the early 18th century.
Everyone inside Westminster Abbey – thought to be around 2,000 people – stood up to witness the extraordinary moment.
