A cup of tea as John bids farewell to the "greatest Queen you could ask for"... The view from a Gorton care home as staff and residents watch Her Majesty's funeral

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Taking a sip of his tea, John Henshaw watches on as Her Majesty's coffin is carried through Westminster Abbey. "She was the greatest Queen you could have ever had," he says.

John, wearing a black ribbon, joined fellow residents and staff at The Dell Care Home in Gorton to watch the funeral of Elizabeth II this morning (Monday).

Union Jack flags were waved and cuppas supped as the home fell silent. READ MORE:The Queen's funeral LIVE as nation comes to a standstill for state funeral of Elizabeth II and procession begins Greater Manchester - and the country - paused as the Queen took her final journey; marking a moment in history.

There was a feeling of sadness as elderly residents stopped to reflect and remember a monarch they lived alongside for decades.