This article is reproduced from: Sunshine Tianming Yadu Academy
Ten miles of long streets to send you off! Say goodbye officially!
On September 19th local time, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was officially held.
About 4.1 billion people around the world watched the state funeral on TV. More than 2,000 guests were invited and more than 1 million people flocked to the streets of London to celebrate their final farewell.
Elizabeth II got married here, was crowned here, and said goodbye to the world here.
People who didn't watch the live broadcast
We have sorted out 13 details in the funeral
Found many stories behind
What is on the coffin
Early in the morning, 142 Royal Navy sailors pulled the cannon cart to transport the queen's coffin to the church;
Here, the death bell of London Big Ben rings once a minute, has a total of 96 , representing every year of the queen's life.
What is on the queen's coffin? Please see the picture below:
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It is reported that the coffin weighs 226 kg and is made of oak with lead lining.
Crown diamond is worth US$667 million , it is said to come from India, and it is also said to come from Pakistan , Bangladesh. Now some people in India are calling for the royal family to return the diamond.
Who are the 8 people carrying the coffin?
8 people carrying the coffin are soldiers of the Queen's Company of the British Army Grenadier Guards. The Queen's Company has a close relationship with the Queen. The Queen serves as the company commander and personally inspects the company every ten years.
At least of these 8 people have served in Iraq and were recalled to the UK several hours after the death of the queen.
Charlotte reminds George to bow
Princess Kate wears queen's draped earrings and pearl necklace, and attends the state funeral with 9-year-old Princess George and 7-year-old Princess Charlotte .
Charlotte looks like the queen , which makes people look dazed;
Charlotte wears an horseshoe-shaped brooch on her black dress, which is the diamond brooch given to her by the queen who loves horses.
At this time, the young child cried bitterly, and the world lost a queen, but she lost her great-grandmother.
When the coffin passed by them, Charlotte also reminded his brother George, " you need to bow ". George seemed to obey his sister's instructions and lowered his head as the coffin passed by:
William talked to Harry
rare, Kate and Megan are in the same frame again:
Megan in the crowd, also cried and looked like makeup.
In the past 10 days, William and Harry have had little interaction with in royal activities .
But yesterday the two sides were talking to each other, and lip had already deciphered these words.
Harry asked William: " do we want to pass first? "
William nodded and told his wife Kate, " let them pass first", Kate responded, "Okay".
Megan walked past William and Kate, seemingly avoiding eye contact, and Harry quickly followed behind.
Biden was sprayed
originally stipulated that heads of state attending state funerals must collectively take to take to attend the funeral, including Japanese Emperor , Belgium , Spain, Sweden and Netherlands and other kings and queens, without exception, all took buses.
But US President Biden has obtained "privileges" and travels to the church in a luxury armored sedan called "the beast".
As a result, it was blocked on the road for a while, and someone rushed over to take pictures and was stopped.
When I entered Westminster to attend the state funeral, Biden's face was full of smiles caused controversy among netizens again.
Ardern held a Chinese designer bag
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her fiancé attended the state funeral:
Ardern wore a custom dress designed by New Zealand fashion designer Juliette Hogan , high heels and light-mouthed shoes, and a small cloak :
Her hair was combed into a smooth bun and wore a black top hat designed by New Zealand designer Monika Neuhauser.
wallet chose Yu Mei, a brand of Chinese designer Jessie Wong.
The whole audience was silent for 2 minutes
The entire state funeral was about 1 hour: The senior pastor David Hoyle, the Westminster Abbey of , presided over the funeral, British Prime Minister , chanting the Scriptures of " Bible ", Archbishop Justin Welby, praying for the queen.
11:55, the military music "The Last Post" was played. At this moment, was silent for the queen for two minutes .
A mysterious white paper
When the state funeral was held, someone saw a mysterious white paper falling next to the queen's coffin, which aroused people's interest.
Netizens had a heated discussion. Some people said it was a personal note of King Charles , or a photo of a royal child drawing with crayons? Even shopping list?
On Twitter , a new topic #Papergate was born and thousands of people began to guess what it might be.
In fact, this A5-sized paper was accidentally dropped by a bishop while flipping the file.
The queen's dog and horse also came to see her off
After the state funeral, a spectacular parade escorted the queen's coffin to Wellington Arch located in the south of Hyde Park, , which is one of the most magnificent landmarks in London:
At the afternoon, the coffin left London for Windsor.
With the street where the hearse passed, thousands of people were waiting in the ten-mile streets, watching the Queen's last journey "going home" from London.
The Queen's Corgi and Pony may not know that their owner has left. They also came to see him off:
0 Spider on the coffin
sharp-eyed royal fans found an unexpected guest on the queen's coffin.
The Queen's coffin is decorated with a colorful garland that includes flowers chosen by her son King Charles. Charles left his mother a handwritten note “In memory of love and loyalty, Charles R,”.
However, social media users quickly noticed a spider crawling over the king's note.
1 The queen's own hearse
Queen was a qualified truck driver and mechanic . She learned how to replace wheels, disassemble and reinstall engines in the army.
Before her death, she participated in the discussion on the design of Jaguar XJ hearse.
It is designed by the British royal family and Jaguar Land Rover and supervised by the Queen.
The car features wide windows on the sides and rear, and a transparent glass roof. There are three bright spotlights beside the roof of the car, illuminating the coffin inside.
It is painted with a special royal dark purple color, the same color as the royal and state official cars used by royal members when performing their official duties.
The Queen's Royal Cypher "EIIR" was printed on the hearse, specially designed to allow the public to clearly see the coffin when the hearse passes through London and Windsor.
2 The Queen's Last Home
Windsor Castle has always been the Queen's favorite home during her lifetime.
The coffin was carried into the St. George's Church of the castle.
St. George's Church is a church that the royal family often chooses for weddings, baptisms and funerals.
This is the place where Harry and Meghan got married, and the funeral of the late Queen's husband, Prince Philip .
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Finally, the queen rested in peace in the royal vault of St. George's Church (Royal Vault), and was buried here with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, parents, King George VI, and the Queen Mother, and her sister, Princess Margaret.
3 The Queen finally rested
In the church of St. George, the crown jewelry on the coffin was taken out to show that the queen's rule was over and the Queen could finally rest.
overwhelmed Charles III then turned and left, saying goodbye to his mother, her power and title transferred to him.
At this point, an era finally came to an end.
"May the angels fly and sing you to rest in peace"
New Zealand will be silent for 1 minute
New Zealand government announced that it will hold a national memorial service to commemorate the queen on /26 (next Monday).
New Zealand will hold a one-hour national memorial service for the late queen at St Paul Cathedral in Wellington, which will be broadcast live and broadcast live.
Memorial service will begin at 2 pm, with a minute of silence first.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said: "A minute of silence will allow the New Zealanders, no matter where they are, to commemorate the Queen's extraordinary reign for 70 years."
Goodbye, Queen
