IN PHOTOS: U.K., world bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II in state funeral
Global News
A look at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Monday that drew leaders from around the world and made its way from Westminster Hall to Windsor Castle.
The U.K. and the world said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday in a state funeral service that drew leaders from around the globe.
The service began in Westminster Hall, where the queen had been lying in state since Wednesday, giving the public a chance to pay their respects in person.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby gave the sermon on Monday.
“Few leaders receive the outpouring of love we have seen,” he said.
Two minutes of silence were observed across the United Kingdom, after which attendees sang the national anthem, God Save the King.
The queen’s family, including King Charles III, attended the service, as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne, the kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch.
Following the service, the queen’s coffin was led out of the 900-year-old cathedral in a military procession that included 142 Royal Navy sailors, bagpipe players and members of Canada’s RCMP.
The queen’s coffin was draped with the Royal Standard flag as the Imperial State Crown with nearly 3,000 diamonds sat on top, as well as the sovereign’s orb and scepter. The coffin was placed in a hearse with wide windows so it could be visible to the thousands of mourners that lined the route to Windsor Castle, where the queen will be laid to rest next to her late husband, Prince Philip.
Prince William expressed his shock and sadness Saturday at the news of the death of his former nanny’s stepson in the New Year's truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people.
South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for the impeached president.
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.
The blowback comes after Ottawa sanctioned eight Chinese officials it accuses of "grave human rights violations" against ethnic and religious minorities.
A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon’s detention after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul.
An armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said.
Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month conflict ground on into the new year.
Revellers across Germany traditionally ring in the new year setting off fireworks, but the latest celebrations were marred by the use of fireworks against emergency officials.
Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year.
Auckland became the first major city to celebrate, as thousands thronged downtown or climbed the city’s ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point.