The Queen will be reunited with her beloved Prince Phillip today.
Her Majesty's casket will be lowered into the royal burial tomb during her funeral later today (September 19), where she will rest alongside her husband's coffin. 💔
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Her Majesty is set to make the same passage through the quire of St George's Chapel in #Windsor Castle as the Duke of Edinburgh, 17 months after he passed away.
The Queen was married to Prince Philip for 73 years, meeting him when she was just 13-years-old and he was an officer in the Royal Navy.
She described him as “my strength and stay”, as he supported her throughout her reign. ❤️
The Queen's oak coffin is set to be committed to the ground today, with the tiled floor due to be removed to lower her casket into the tomb.
Following the state funeral, there will be a private ceremony at 7.30pm for senior royals, when the couple will be laid to rest in the King George VI memorial chapel that adjoins the main building.
Madeleine McCann's parents' lose 13-year-old legal battle over claims they were involved
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The parents of still-missing Madeleine McCann have been dealt a huge blow in the legal battle over comments surrounding claims of their involvement in their daughter’s disappearance.
Former BBC Radio 2 editor Phil Jones revealed that #TheQueen told him her favourite TV show.
Phil said: "I alighted on ‘What’s your favourite programme?’ Straight away she said: ‘The Kumars at No.42,’ and recited one-liners."
Around 750,000 people were estimated to have witnessed the her Imperial State Crown sit atop the Queen's coffin while she was lying in state at Westminster Hall.
But, less known to many, there was a different crown on her 1953 coronation.
That crown, named St Edward's Crown, is regarded as the centrepiece of the Tower's Crown Jewels.
It is more than 350 years old and is regarded as the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels, boasts 444 gemstones, was made from 22-carat gold and features in the logo for the Royal Mail.
God Save the King's rarely used second verse Brits didn't know existed.
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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III was appointed the new Head of State for the UK.
With it came the change of the country’s national anthem, as God Save the Queen was been changed to God Save the King to reflect the new monarch. dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-ne…
The song has two verses, and the full anthem was sung during the Queen’s state funeral today with the Royal Family leading proceedings.
The Queen’s coffin was carried from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey on a gun carriage towed by ropes and 98 sailors.
It is a tradition dating back more than 100 years, we take a look at why it's pulled with ropes and not horses. 🐴
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Every sovereign’s funeral since 1901 has seen the monarch’s remains pulled through the streets by members of their Royal Navy and the funeral for #QueenElizabethII today was no different.