In the chapel where she worshipped
Windsor: Huge crowds show their
idly changing and frequently troubled world, her calm and dignified presence has given us confidence to face the future, as she did, with courage and with hope.
“As, with grateful hearts, we reflect on these and all the many other ways in which her long life has been a blessing to us, we pray that God will give us grace to honour her memory by following her example, and that, with our sister Elizabeth, at the last, we shall know the joys of life eternal.”
During the service, the Crown Jeweller removed the Instruments of State from Her Majesty’s coffin, before the orb, sceptre and crown were placed at the alter by the Dean of Windsor.
The King was then handed the Queen’s Company Camp Colour, before placing it on Her Majesty’s coffin.
The Lord Chamberlain, the head of the Queen’s Household, then broke his Wand of Office and placed it upon the coffin, marking the end of his service to the monarch.
The coffin then descended into the Royal Vault as the Dean read Psalm 103, ending with the traditional words ‘Go forth upon thy journey from this world, O Christian soul’.
At the closing of the service, the Archbishop of Canterbury pronounced the blessing before the congregation sang ‘God Save the King’.
In the poignant final moments, a lone piper slowly left the chapel playing a lament.
A private burial took place in the King George VI Memorial Chapel later in the evening, conducted by the Dean.
The Queen has been buried alongside her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, her parents and sister.
Thousands lined the streets, roads fell silent and the nation stopped on a day of solemnity and spectacle on Monday.
Billions around the world watched Her Majesty’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey before attention turned to Windsor as the Queen made her final journey home.
After lying in state at Westminster Hall for four days, the Queen’s coffin was transported on the State Gun Carriage to the Abbey for the state funeral, which began at 11am.
In his sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
Justin Welby, said ‘few leaders receive the outpouring of love that we have seen’.
He added: “People of loving service are rare in any walk of life.
“Leaders of loving service are still rarer.
“But in all cases those who serve will be loved and remembered when those who cling to power and privileges are long forgotten.
“The grief of this day – felt not only by the late Queen’s family but all round the nation, Commonwealth and the world – arises from her abundant life and loving service, now gone from us.
“She was joyful, present to so many, touching a multitude of lives.”
Following the service, attended by former Prime Ministers, the Royal Family and heads of state from around the world, the Last Post was sounded, followed by a two-minute silence and the national anthem.
The procession to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park