Queen Elizabeth’s love for her husband of 73 years,Prince Philip, was honored as the world joined together to pay respects to the late monarch Monday.

A state funeral for the Queen commenced at 11 a.m. local time in London’sWestminster Abbey. The history-making monarch’s lying-in-state came to a close earlier in the morning, with the last members of the public ushered out of Westminster Hall around 6:30 a.m.

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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top is carried by the Bearer Party as it departs Westminster Abbey during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.

Rosemary was included for remembrance as well as myrtle, the symbol of a happy marriage, cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the Queen’swedding bouquetin 1947.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their wedding day.Hulton Archive/Getty

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English oak, which symbolizes the strength of love, was there along with scented pelargoniums: garden roses, autumnal hydrangea, sedum, dahlias and scabious in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy with touches of white to match the Royal Standard.

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Reflecting Charles’s commitment to the environment, the wreath was made in a sustainable way, in a nest of English moss and oak branches and without the use of floral foam.

More than 2,000 people, including world leaders and foreign royals, watched as the coffin was carried up the same aisle the late monarch walked to marry Philip nearly 76 years before.

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During the somber march, the King’s Troop fired guns in Hyde Park and Big Ben tolled.

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The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, in the Ceremonial Procession during her State Funeral at Westminster Abbey, London. Picture date: Monday September 19, 2022. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

At Wellington Arch (the original entrance to Buckingham Palace), the coffin was expected to move into the State Hearse. The car will drive an hour west to Windsor Castle, where the Queen will be buried atSt. George’s Chapel.

When the hearse takes off, bound for Her Majesty’s final resting place, the parade gave a royal salute, and “God Save the King” will play again.

source: people.com