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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II begins
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, passed away at Balmoral aged 96 on the 8th of September, after reigning for a period of 70 yearsAfter days of lying in state, the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II has begun its final journey as a part of the grand state funeral.President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who travelled to Westminster to attend the funeral, paid his respects on Sunday (18).Since it opened last Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people have gone to pay their respects to the late monarch – with many standing for more than 10 hours in a queue that stretched across central London.Today, the Lying-in-State will end and the Coffin will be taken in Procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place.Following the State Funeral, the Coffin will travel in Procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch, the Coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel in Procession to St.