The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

By Rob Picheta, Ed Upright, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Jessie Yeung and Aditi Sangal, CNN

Updated 2200 GMT (0600 HKT) September 19, 2022
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4:45 p.m. ET, September 19, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II’s body has been buried

From CNN's Sugam Pokharel in London

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, is carried out of Westminster Abbey after her state funeral.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, is carried out of Westminster Abbey after her state funeral. (Danny Lawson/Pool/Reuters)

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.

1:23 p.m. ET, September 19, 2022

The Queen has a "special place" in the heart of Windsor locals, family says

From CNN's Aditi Sangal

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

"I think the Queen has been a great witness to us all throughout her life. She's been steadfast and brought calm ... and stability to the country over many years. And for most of us, we don't know what life's like without having a queen reigning so it was really special to be here today to be able to pay respect," Rachel told CNN. "The Queen in Windsor always has a special place in our hearts for the locals here."

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.

1:02 p.m. ET, September 19, 2022

Gurkha Army veterans in Nepal remember Queen Elizabeth II 

From CNN's Eve Brennan and Sugam Pokharel

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.

“She would shake hands. She would briefly ask how we were. After our duty is over in one year, she would come again to award [the Member of the Victorian Order medal]… After giving that medal, she would again ask, 'how is your family?' … she would express her wishes for our progress in the future," he said.
12:30 p.m. ET, September 19, 2022

London mayor thanks mourners who came to pay respects to the Queen

From CNN’s Allegra Goodwin and Lauren Kent in London

People bow their heads as they observe a two minute moment of silence at the end of Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London on Monday.
People bow their heads as they observe a two minute moment of silence at the end of Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London on Monday. (Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

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."

11:58 a.m. ET, September 19, 2022

The royal family leaves St. George's Chapel

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.

11:54 a.m. ET, September 19, 2022

"God Save the King" sung to draw service to a close

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.

11:53 a.m. ET, September 19, 2022

The Royal Vault isn’t the Queen’s final resting place 

From CNN’s Lauren Said-Moorhouse

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. 

11:52 a.m. ET, September 19, 2022

Queen's piper plays for her one last time, as she is reunited with her husband, Prince Philip

From CNN’s Lauren Said-Moorhouse

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.  

11:48 a.m. ET, September 19, 2022

Queen's coffin lowered into Royal Vault

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is being lowered into the Royal Vault below St. George's Chapel, where many royal family members have been laid to rest.  

King Charles III earlier placed the Queen’s Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on his late mother's coffin.

This is the last moment in which the public will see the monarch's coffin.