burial in the royal vault alongside her husband prince philip in windsor this evening. as we are watching traditions that go back centuries and updated by the queen s agreement grandmother, queen victoria in 1901. the queen s casket will arrive at windsor castle, with the procession ending outside st. george s chapel. she will be the first female sovereign there. we will be bringing you the committal service for which some of the music was composed by the former chapel organist who is believed to have taught young princess elizabeth to play the piano. hundreds of world leaders, including president biden and more than 2,000 dignitaries joined the royal family for the queen s state funeral at westminster abbey. the 13th century seat of the church of england and where 25-year-old elizabeth was core nated 75 years ago. the queen said her funeral should not be long and boring. it was just about one-hour long, managing to be both personal and a world-class good-bye, including a
affection, guidance, understanding, and example. queen elizabeth s was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept. and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of lifelong service i renew to all today. alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state, in the commonwealth, and across the world, a deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother, as queen, served the people of so many nations. in 1947, on her 21st birthday, she pledged in a broadcast through capetown to the commonwealth to devote her life, whether it be short or long, to the service of her peoples. that was more than a promise. it was a profound personal commitment, which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion, sovereign, never wavered through times of change and progress, through times of joy and celebratio
coffin at st. giles cathedral. if you ll be five times that of winston churchill that s extraordinary a, and b, how do you have the guts to cut off the line at a certain time? there are those who still want to file past. dana: yeah. bill: there we get a shot of westminster, a beautiful day in london, big ben. there you go. duncan, we re reaching the moment in 10 minutes or so we ll reach westminster hall and duncan has been a great guest of ours all week. he has really helped us along way and helped dana and me learn a lot about the traditions and customs of the british people, would you not agree? dana: wonderful. all of our guests have been terrific. duncan, they are making the final passage to westminster. yes. in fact, literally where i m sitting on the balcony of your fox news headquarters here in london now as it is, we ve seen the coffin just go past. so thank you for this opportunity. that s an incredible sight even though it s a long way off you almost feel t
let us pray. god of all grace we thank you that you sent your son jesus christ to break the power of death and to bring life and immortality to light through the gospel. he shared our life, took upon himself our death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all who trust in him. look not on us but look on us as found in him and bring us safely through judgment to the joy and peace of your presence. most gracious god, with all our hearts we thank you for the long life, the shining example, the steadfast commitment to duty, the strong faith and the good humor of our wise and great queen. we thank you for the deep love she has inspired from all her subjects for the myriad ways in which she met and welcomed people from all walks of life for the diplomacy with which she resolved conflict and for the stability she brought to her realms and to the commonwealth. for the life and example of our queen. we give you thanks. for the king and the role he now assumes
done as earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from heaven for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever and ever, amen.