The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Britain's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor on Monday evening, following her final procession through London.

Thousands gathered around the streets near Westminster Abbey and along the 25-mile route from central London to Windsor, hoping to catch a glimpse of the sovereign's flag-draped coffin as it traveled by hearse to her final resting place.

Royal family members and dignitaries gathered at Westminster Abbey for a somber service. Presidents, prime ministers, princes and princesses, and other public figures sat side-by-side to pay their last respects — a testament to her far-reaching appeal and deft diplomacy.

More than 200 foreign dignitaries were invited to her state funeral, including US President Joe Biden and Commonwealth leaders like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The service took place in the same abbey nave where, 69 years ago, the Queen was crowned and where, 75 years ago, she was married to her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year. 

Here are the memorable moments from the state funeral:

The body of Queen Elizabeth II has been buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor on Monday evening local time, according to the official website of the royal family. 

The Queen was buried together with her late husband, Prince Philip, after a private burial service attended by King Charles III and other members of the royal family.  

Prince Philip’s coffin was relocated today from the Royal Vault of St George's Chapel in Windsor, so that the Queen can be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband of 73 years. 

The burial service was conducted by the Dean of Windsor.

Rachel Fowler and her family have always felt a connection to Queen Elizabeth II and her ties to Windsor, she told CNN.

The Fowler family paid tribute to the Queen Monday as her hearse passed by on the Long Walk. Earlier in the day, the Queen’s coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor following a committal service. A private burial service will be held for the family later Monday.

"It was quite an amazing moment but at the same time it was sad. My family are quite connected to the Queen, like we went to The Royal School, which is located in the Great Park. Some of my family have actually seen the royal family," said Rachel's son, Matthew.

Rachel's daughter Grace told CNN that she had sung for the Queen, remembering it as "a magical moment."

"It was really nice to just kind of in a way say thank you for all that she's done," she said.

Former Gurkhas, Nepali fighters in the British Army, paid their respects to the late Queen with a special Buddhist prayer ceremony at a monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.

“It is hard to think about it. She has left us now. But, I do not feel like she is gone,” Kajiman Limbu, a retired British Army major and recipient of the Member of the Royal Victorian Order, told AFP in a video interview.

Limbu went on to recall his memories of the Queen whilst serving in the British military.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, thanked the “hundreds of thousands” of mourners who traveled to London to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. 

Khan also gave his “sincerest thanks” on Monday to the staff in law enforcements, emergency service, transportation, and others who “worked tirelessly to make this possible in our city."

King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, have filed out of the chapel after the committal service.

They stopped to thank the Dean and others involved in the service, before being driven away.

The pair were followed by other members of the family.

The British national anthem is being sung as an emotional King Charles III watches the committal service for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, draw to a close.

As the committal service in Windsor draws to a close, the Queen's coffin has been lowered into the Royal Vault, set below the chapel, where many royal family members have been laid to rest.  

At the same time, the Dean of Windsor read a psalm and the Commendation, after which the Garter King of Arms – the senior official responsible for the heraldry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland – pronounced the styles and titles of the Queen.  

The event at St. George’s marks the end of public ceremonial arrangements for the late monarch. A private burial service will be held for the family later Monday evening.  

And in fact, the Queen is to be relocated to the King George VI Memorial Chapel, located elsewhere within St. George's, where she will be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband of 73 years, Prince Philip.  

The memorial chapel is where the Queen's father and mother were interred and where a casket containing the ashes of the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, remains. 

The moment no one was ready for has arrived. The Queen’s coffin has been lowered from public view into the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s Chapel, which also houses the coffin of her late husband.

The haunting sound of bagpipes echoes around the space as the late monarch’s piper plays a lament -- one last performance playing her out. He is playing from the doorway between the chapel and the Dean’s Cloister. While doing so, he will start to walk slowly towards the Deanery so that the music within the chapel gradually fades. It’s a moment full of symbolism as it reflects a similar ending to Prince Philip’s funeral last year.   

The piper's role in the royal household usually required him to rouse the Queen each morning, playing for 15 minutes under her window and on state occasions. The position dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria who became enamored with bagpipe music when she and husband Prince Albert visited the Highlands for the first time. 

Earlier today, the Queen's piper brought the funeral service in London to a close with a lament.