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Daily Mirror
Laura Sharman

Heart-wrenchingly touching moment the Queen passes Buckingham Palace for last time ever

The Queen has passed Buckingham Palace for the final time as she makes her way to her final resting place in Windsor beside her "strength and stay" Prince Philip.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was taken around the Victoria Memorial and passed Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon.

The Palace was formally used as the late monarch's office where she held weekly meetings with the Prime Minister and welcomed foreign visitors.

Thousands of mourners lined The Mall as the casket was carried by gun carriage towards the Palace in a ceremonial procession.

Her Majesty was carried passed the gates of Buckingham Palace where she appeared on the royal balcony just three months earlier to welcome the crowds for her Platinum Jubilee.

Chefs, butlers and police officers were among staff members stood in front of the Queen's main residence as the procession passed on its journey to Windsor.

King Charles III walked behind the gun carriage along with his sons Princes William and Harry, and other members of the Royal Family.

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II passed Buckingham Palace for the final time on Monday (Getty Images)
Buckingham Palace staff standing outside the gates of the Queen's former official residence (via REUTERS)

The father and sons appeared united in grief in a solemn procession from Westminster Abbey for the state funeral.

Fans turned up in their thousands and lined the streets of central London where the Queen's coffin was transferred into a car as she headed to Windsor to her final resting place.

People threw flowers and many were moved to tears during the procession, which was also shown on big screens and narrated on radios, while the service from Westminster was broadcast to the masses.

Staff members standing outside the Palace gates in tribute to the Queen (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Her Majesty's coffin was dressed with the Imperial State Crown resting on top (Getty Images)

The funeral was played through tannoys on The Mall and in front of Buckingham Palace, producing an echo effect that seemed to add gravitas to the service.

Mourners wept for the late monarch among the crowds on Constitution Hill as the funeral came to an end at the Abbey.

Others began putting away iPads and iPhones which they had used to stream the service and held up allowing those further back to watch, before the passing of the cortege.

The Queen will arrive at Windsor Castle by hearse this afternoon, where she will be laid to rest alongside Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the chapel of her father King George VI.

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