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A National Service of Thanksgiving kicks off a weekend of pageantry as Britain's Royal Family celebrates their oldest monarch with an 'official' birthday celebration that dates back centuries. Gavino Garay has the story.
Britain celebrated the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday with tributes to a popular monarch who has steered it through the decline of empire and a wave of scandals to the Internet age. IMAGES of a military gun salute in London's Hyde Park marking the occasion.
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
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
US President Joe Biden arrives at London's Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The longest-serving monarch in British history died aged 96 at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on September 8 after a year of declining health. IMAGES
We chat to Keira Knightley about Benedict Cumberbatch and her love of Downton Abbey
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