State funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth
The Household Cavalry Regiment, The Life Guards (on the right) and The Blues and Royals (left) form part of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's funeral procession, as it makes its way through Windsor Castle, September 19, 2022. The UK Armed Forces have played a part in the procession for Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral and committal service today, in London and Windsor. Marking the end to 10 days of proceedings, service personnel representing a variety of regiments, ships and air stations that held a special relationship with Her Majesty The Queen took part in the funeral processions in London and Windsor. In Windsor, over 1,000 military personnel were involved in ceremonial activity, including 410 taking part in the procession from Albert Road, Windsor, to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Lining the route between the Long Walk and Windsor Castle, over 700 members of Armed Forces personnel from across the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force marked the way for the procession. Made up of 333 members of the British Army, the procession then accompanied Her Majesty’s Coffin into St George’s Chapel. The funeral procession marks the end of ten days of continuous involvement for the Armed Forces following Her Majesty The Queen’s death, undertaking various planning, stewarding, commemorative and ceremonial duties throughout. Arron Hoare/Pool via REUTERS