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Meghan Markle has joined the royal family at Westminster Abbey for a final farewell to the Queen.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, arrives at the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19) at Westminster Abbey in London, England.

Kirstie Allsopp told fans that her sister had been on The Mall since 3am ahead of the Queen's funeral today.The presenter went on to tweet that saying a final farewell to the late monarch will be "extraordinary day", adding: "I know some people couldn’t give a monkeys, but so, so many people are mourning the loss of The Queen, and I believe this period of mourning, and State Funeral, mean so much."In response to her tweet, a Twitter user named Empfindlich questioned mourning the loss of somebody they didn't personally know.They commented: "How is it possible to mourn someone you never knew, didn't know you, you only ever saw through the prism of state propaganda and was, in any case, 96 years old?"This is all feeling a little too North Korean for my liking."Kirstie, 51, replied: "The first question I can understand, the second is beyond me, you don’t mourn someone because they are old?!"Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy forced to leave family homeAngela Wood went on to say that it wasn't that people didn't "give a monkeys", but that everyone had different views.Disagreeing, the Channel 4 star said: "I don’t think that’s true.

Mourners started taking their seats at Westminster Abbey three hours before Queen Elizabeth's funeral is set to begin. The King’s Guards trooped through the gates of the historic building then the doors were opened shortly after 8am and guests began filing in and sitting down prior to the start time of 11am with early attendees including UK Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi. They will be among a congregation of around 2000 expected to attend the service alongside the royal family including King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales, who will be joined by their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Mourners across Greater Manchester have stopped to pay their respects for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Silence has fallen over the city of London, save for the mournful sound of bagpipes. For the first time since 1965, the capital is playing host to a State funeral procession, as the nation farewells Queen Elizabeth II. 

King Charles has arrived at the Palace of Westminster for the Queen's state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Charles and William, Prince of Wales arrived in one vehicle, while Harry, Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips emerged from the car behind.The King and members of the royal family arrived at the Palace of Westminster after driving the short distance from Buckingham Palace.

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Queen Elizabeth II, looking back at past royal send-offs gives a sense of the gravity of the situation.Casting the eye back over past ceremonies also throws up strange incidents and mishaps that were taken as bad omens, quite literally.King George V was buried on January 28, 1936, aged 70 and two strange incidents caught the eye that day.READ MORE: Queen funeral branded 'serious threat' as MI5 and Met launch major anti-terror opWhile his coffin was being pulled past the crowds of assembled royal well-wishers, a single pheasant swooped low over it before the worn tires on the gun carriage caused it to jolt - sending a Maltese cross on the top of the crown to break off and go flying into the street.It was retrieved by a sergeant-major who popped it in his pocket and handed it back later. But a sombre atmosphere was compounded by the strange incident.The new King Edward VIII recalled: "It seemed a strange thing to happen, and although not superstitious, I wondered whether it was a bad omen."But just over 35 years earlier, the royal cock-up of all cock-ups happened in front of stunned dignitaries as one of the horses pulling Queen Victoria’s coffin was spooked by something in the crowd - causing her coffin to break loose.

The coffin bearers at the Queen’s funeral are from a unit of which the late monarch was Company Commander. Soldiers from the Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, have been chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle.

The coffin bearers at the Queen’s funeral are from a unit of which the late monarch was Company Commander. Soldiers from the Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, have been chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the complicated process that would come with any attempts to abolish the monarchy are likely a “nonstarter” for Canadians amid pressing national problems like inflation, climate change and the need for continued work on reconciliation.

Hundreds of thousands of people are bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday during the funeral for Britain’s longest-regaining monarch.

Victoria Beckham has remembered Queen Elizabeth as "a powerful source of inspiration" for "so many". The 48-year-old fashion designer has paid a touching tribute to the late monarch - who died aged 96 on September 8 - ahead of her state funeral on Monday morning (19. 09.

Catherine, Princess of Wales is worthy of her new title after proving herself over the years, according to Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.Prince William's wife had been known as the Duchess of Cambridge during the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth but this all changed when the Monarch died.As William's dad, King Charles ascended the throne, Wills and Kate were instantly bumped up in the line of succession meaning their positions within the Mountbatten-Windsor family changed.READ MORE: Prince Philip scolded Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen in brutal no-nonsense swipeThe new King, just days after the death of his mother, announced that William, 40, and Catherine, 40, were to take on the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales.Charles had been known as the Prince of Wales, while the now Queen Camilla opted not to use her title out of respect to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.Speaking about the news, Laurence, who is of Welsh descent exclusively said: "It comes with an enormous amount of baggage."She has consistently proved herself to be so good, the aplomb she's shown being able to just get on and do things."She's not a very showy person, she's not a very chatty person – we very rarely hear her speak formally."Praising the mum-of-three, he continued: "I think that is what is rather lovely, more people hear her speak very informally to them as she goes about a walkabout than we ever do hear her making a speech."She really is exemplary the way she doesn't just deal with it, there's an ability to lift it into a different level."The fact that the children feel so relatable, she's so relatable, I mean, William is as well, I suppose – they all feel so relatable yet they're not."You can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here."To be able

Michael Crawford says Queen Elizabeth has "taken him through" his life. The 80-year-old actor was just 10 years old when Queen Elizabeth - who died at the age of 96 on September 8 following a 70-year reign - acceded to the throne after the death of her father King George and upon hearing the news, he immediately went home from school to start a scrapbook on her, which he has kept to this day. He said: "Well I was a 10-year-old choirboy at the London Choir School in Bexley in Kent and we were called out to the tennis courts to be given an announcement and it was just very plain and simple 'The King is dead, long live the Queen' and the first thing I did was go home and found out who this lady is going to be.

Danny Boyle "persuaded" Queen Elizabeth to take part in the 007 sketch for the Olympics. The late monarch - who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70 year reign - appeared alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig back in 2012 as part of a sketch for the opening of the 2012 Olympics in London which saw her go on a mission with the legendary spy before a stand-in was seen skydiving into the London Stadium, with acclaimed director Danny Boyle having been the one to persuade Her Late Majesty to take part in the first place. Lord Sebastian Coe, who served as London Organising Committee for the Olympics, said: "There isn't a day that goes by without somebody somewhere in the world asking me about this.

London for the Queen's state funeral.Her Majesty who died peacefully aged 96 in her summer home of Balmoral Castle, Scotland on September 8, will today (Monday) be officially laid to rest on Monday.Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said “nothing can compare” to the “hugely complex” task, which a former counter-terrorism police chief has described as “probably the biggest operation that we’re likely to mount in the UK”.READ MORE: Queen funeral at 'serious threat' as MI5 and Met launch major anti-terror opAs millions are expected to line the streets of the capital to catch a glimpse of the historic occasion, another 4.1billion are estimated to be glued to their TV screens as the events of the day unfold.People have been photographed camping on pavements to secure prime positions.

READ MORE: Sharon Osbourne meets queue of people waiting to see Queen's coffin at WestminsterYou can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here.But some mortified stars reportedly broke royal protocols when they came face to face with the Queen or another of the royals.And a certain member of the Spice Girls really tried her luck when she shared a saucy moment with King Charles, before he became our monarch.To mark the Queen's funeral on Monday (September 19), Daily Star have rounded up the biggest royal blunders from your favourite celebrities.When Ed was awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2017, he shook hands with King Charles III.But that wasn't all, because he also grabbed the now-king's arm, a breach of the royal code.The singer told NBC: "Apparently, I did a big faux pas, though."I shook his hand and then grabbed it and you’re not meant to do that."According to the BBC, the biggest no-no is touching His or Her Majesty, and you can only shake their hand if they offer you it.McFly bassist Danny might be good at wowing crowds at his rock shows, but he might want to brush up on his monarch-meeting skills.Singer Tom Fletcher admitted his band behaved like "naughty schoolboys" when they met Her late Majesty at the Royal Variety Performance in 2005.A palace spokesperson had told the band: "You're only allowed to speak when you're spoken to, and you must call her 'Ma'am'."In their book Unsaid Things, drummer Harry wrote: "As the Queen was working her way down the line, one of us suggested that when our turn came we should give her a fist pump and say, 'Yo, Queen!'. That set us off."We started giggling.