have reigned with your love is. it is not my desire to live and reign longer than my life and reign shall be for your good. and though you have had, and may have, many are wiser and mightier rulers sitting in this seat, yet you never had, nor shall have, any that will love you better. . ., , ~ shall have, any that will love you better. . ., , . , better. beautifulwords. we must also remember, better. beautifulwords. we must also remember, i better. beautifulwords. we must also remember, i think, - better. beautifulwords. we must also remember, i think, we - better. beautifulwords. we must| also remember, i think, we talked about this earlier, that what we have just seen has never been seen before. we have been literally witnessing history as it has never been witnessed before, and that is quite a moment for historians to see. it certainly is. this service has never been see. it certainly is. this service has never been seen see. it certainly is. this service has n
the coffin was carried into westminster abbey for a service attended by 2,000 guests, including 500 foreign leaders, royals and dignitaries. all the generations together the queen s grand and great grandchildren in solemn procession. all who followed the queen s example and inspiration of trust and faith in god can with her say, we will meet again. the funeral march echoed around central london as the coffin was accompanied on its finaljourney by members of the armed forces from the uk and commonwealth. around the country, people gathered in towns and cities to watch the funeral and pay their own respects. a few of us were singing hymns along and the national anthem, just immensely proud to be british. it s great how we all come together as a nation. she ll never be forgotten, will she ever, ever? - then on to windsor and down the long walk, crowds gathered to watch the grenadier guards accompany the late queen to her last resting place. and the last glimpse of the q
of canterbury, justin welby, said the queen had touched a multitude of lives during her 70 year reign. we start tonight with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, on the state funeral, held today, for queen elizabeth. 0na clear on a clear morning in september, the world focused its attention on london for the grandest and most solemn of events. for a revered monarch who had reigned longer than any other, all the owners of a state funeral. within westminister abbey where great moments of history have been staged for more than 1000 years, the leaders of many nations came together to pay their tributes. emmanuel macron from france, joe biden from the united states. justin trudeau from canada and scores of
and the queen looked as though she thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. we will, surely, be ever grateful to have had that final opportunity to celebrate with her majesty her remarkable and long reign. if, as she once said, grief is the price we pay for love then the weight of our collective sorrow is testament to the depth of affection in which she is held. she made history. she was history. queen elizabeth ii is gone. but she will surely never be forgotten.
you are mesmerised. now 18, it is a time the family will always remember. she has shown leadership and that sense of duty and commitment. as far as we feel, she hasn t put a foot wrong in leading this country. and been an inspiration for notjust our generation, but many others. andy met the queen in 2017. he has been recognised by stjohn ambulance, organises hull pride. his has been a life of volunteering. what did the queen mean to you? i think the best of us. i think somebody who demonstrates that dedication of service and life s commitment to her work. it is just incredible to think that person has gone. people sharing this moment, touched by the life and reign of queen elizabeth ii. it was just really sad. now, i m still sad, but i think