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Added on the 07/04/2022 12:37:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will become the country's longest-reigning monarch on September 9, surpassing her great-great-grandmother's record of 63 years and seven months. Jillian Kitchener reports.
The bells of Britain's Westminister Abbey bells ring out on the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death and the accession of her son King Charles III as monarch. IMAGES
Queen Elizabeth's cortege arrives at her final resting place in Windsor Castle. Slowly travelling the town's Long Walk, which is packed full with mourners, the late queen's flag-draped coffin makes its final journey to the tune of pipes and drums. Inside the castle, her crown, orb and sceptre will be removed and placed on the altar at a committal service. IMAGES
A hearse carries Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin up The Long Walk in Windsor, towards her resting place at Windsor Castle, west of London. The queen -- the longest-serving monarch in British history -- died at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on September 8 after a year of declining health. IMAGES
The cortege carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives in Windsor, where a committal service for the late monarch will be held at St George's chapel. IMAGES
Soldiers load Queen Elizabeth II's coffin into a hearse at Wellington Arch in London, after a service for the late monarch at Westminster Abbey. Members of the royal family watch as the hearse drives off to Windsor accompanied by the sound of God Save the Queen. IMAGES
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