
Update: Queen’s coffin carried into Westminster Abbey for funeral
By: Abara Blessing Oluchi
Mon, 19 Sep 2022 || United Kingdom, LONDON
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrived at Westminster Abbey on Monday for a grand state funeral attended by 2,000 guests, including leaders from around the world.
In a tradition dating back to Queen Victoria’s funeral in 1901, the state gun carriage bearing the coffin was hauled to the abbey by Royal Navy sailors, followed in a solemn procession by King Charles III and other senior royals.
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