The late Queen’s coffin has arrived at the Palace of Westminster where it will lie in state until early Monday morning

Earlier at 2.22pm, a muffled bong eminated from the Elizabeth Tower, as the Queen’s Coffin leaves Buckingham Palace towards Westminster where it will lie in state for the next four days

The coffin was following by the King on foot, joined by his two sons, the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex, as well as the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex.

Anne’s son, Peter Phillips, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, also walked in the procession, as well as the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.

Kate, Princess of Wales was driven with Queen Consort Camilla behind the coffin procession

The coffin was draped in the Royal Standard, with the Imperial State Crown on a velvet cushion with a wreath of flowers atop, and carried on a gun carriage of King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

As the procession began, a muffled drum draped in black was beaten at 75 paces per minute.

The Band of the Scots Guards and the Band of the Grenadier Guards are playing funeral marches throughout the procession, starting with Beethoven’s Funeral March No.1.

A gun salute from the The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery rang out from Hyde Park as the procession took place.

Members of the crowd threw yellow roses into the road as the gun carriage passed them

As The Queen’s Coffin reached Parliament Square, applause broke out among the crowd as the band finishes playing and the coffin enters parliament

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