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In Pictures: Charles leads royal family in procession behind Queen’s coffin

The King and the royal family walked behind her coffin in solemn procession to the lying in state.

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The Queen has left Buckingham Palace for the final time.

The King and the royal family walked behind her coffin in solemn procession to the lying in state.

The ceremonial procession
The ceremonial procession went from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall (Vadim Ghirda/PA)
The coffin of the Queen
The coffin of the Queen (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The coffin was pulled on a gun carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

The coffin of the Queen draped in the Royal Standard
The coffin of the Queen draped in the Royal Standard (Sgt Lee Goddard/MOD/PA)
The coffin is carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery
The coffin is carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery (James Manning/PA)
The coffin of the Queen, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown placed on top, is carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage
The coffin of the Queen, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown placed on top, is carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage (Ian West/PA)
The Queen's children join the procession
The Queen’s children join the procession (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Thousands of mourners flocked to see the moving sight of the Queen departing the palace.

Yeomen Warders arrive ahead of the procession of the coffin
Yeomen Warders arrive ahead of the procession of the coffin (Richard Heathcote/PA)
Military personnel cleaning a gun carriage
Military personnel cleaning a gun carriage as they made their final preparations at Wellington Barracks ahead of the ceremonial procession (Ben Birchall/PA)
People join the queue to view the Queen lying in state
People join the queue to view the Queen lying in state (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Queue to see the Queen
The Queen is lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Some people in the queue brought chairs
Some people in the queue brought chairs (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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