Queen's funeral: Five moments that history will remember
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will go down in history as a remarkable event combining centuries-old traditions and ceremonies, personal moments and royal spectacle writ large for the world to see.
The death of Queen Elizabeth marked the end of an era not only for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, but for the many people around the world who watched on television, or who had their own memories of the Queen.
So what are some of those key moments that history will remember about today? Here's our look:
Every aspect of Monday's events had been meticulously planned years if not decades in advance. The military personnel had rehearsed by moonlight to ensure everything went without a hitch.
And what a spectacle it was: from London's famous Big Ben chiming 96 times, once each minute for every year of the Queen's life, to the pall bearers whose composure and stoicism as they carried the coffin on their shoulders was admired by everyone who saw them. The pipe bands and horses, the splendid uniforms, the priceless glittering jewels: this was the tradition of a thousand years on show for the world to see at the biggest single event London has perhaps ever seen.
It went off seemingly smoothly, the most royal and sombre of occasions that had to carry the grief of a whole nation and one family, but also showcase the finest pageantry the country could muster.
With the pageantry and spectacle of a royal funeral comes tradition: the formality of a sovereign being laid to rest, with many aspects steeped in history.
The gun carriage which took the coffin from Westminster Abbey to Hyde Park Corner was used during the funerals of the Queen's father and Queen Victoria - pulled by more than a hundred sailors, in a tradition first
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