Pictured below: The State Gun Carriage, which was pulled by 142 Naval Ratings carrying the coffin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II moves along the Procession route, up Constitution Hill. 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. Around 4,000 regular and reserve soldiers, sailors, marines and aviators, as well as musicians from Armed Forces bands, took part in the proceedings today. This included over 3,000 military personnel in central London, with 1,650 personnel forming part of the procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey and procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. 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. All images MOD Crown Copyright 2022. Image: Cpl Rebecca Brown RLC.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s funeral procession makes its way down the Long Walk towards Windsor Castle.
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.
