Queen Elizabeth II coffin leaves Buckingham Palace for Westminster Hall

By Misty Severi

Published September 14, 2022 3:51pm ET

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Queen Elizabeth II coffin leaves Buckingham Palace for Westminster Hall — Members of the armed forces move the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in London on Sept. 14, 2022. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Sept. 19. | (Rebecca Brown/Ministry of Defense via AP)

The United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch departed Buckingham Palace for the final time Wednesday as the coffin that carried Queen Elizabeth II began its procession through London.

Britain Royals — The Imperial State Crown is seen on the coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II into Westminster Hall for the Lying in State at the Palace of Westminster in London, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022.

Royal family members followed the coffin as it journeyed to Westminster Hall, where it will reside until the queen’s funeral on Monday. The queen will then be transported to her final resting place at Windsor Castle.

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