As mourners queued in a single day to pay their respects to the Queen, hundreds of navy personnel in ceremonial uniform took half in a full rehearsal for the procession of her coffin from Westminster Corridor to Wellington Arch.
The sound of bagpipes started at 2.45am, signalling the beginning of the procession (Danny Lawson/PA) The State Gun Carriage was towed by nearly 100 naval personnel and bore a black coffin in the course of the early morning rehearsal (Gareth Fuller/PA) A number of members of the Family Cavalry on horseback took half within the rehearsals (Danny Lawson/PA) Drums and trumpets accompanied the procession and could possibly be heard from streets away, as the remainder of town remained largely silent (Gareth Fuller/PA) The Scots Guards marched away from New Palace Yard and on to the abbey, and have been adopted by the sailors pulling the gun carriage utilizing white ropes, and several other members of the Family Cavalry on horseback.
The procession travelled from Westminster Corridor on to Westminster Abbey (Danny Lawson/PA) The rehearsal befell earlier than dawn on Thursday morning (Gareth Fuller/PA) 4 troopers stood both facet of the coffin because it was taken into Westminster Abbey, the place indoor procedures have been additionally rehearsed (Gareth Fuller/PA) The state funeral will happen in Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday, earlier than the procession makes its solution to Wellington Arch after which on to Windsor Citadel.
Lots of London’s streets had been sealed off for the operation (Danny Lawson/PA) The procession continued to play within the half-light, and Beethoven’s Funeral March and the hymn Jerusalem could possibly be heard earlier than the solar got here up (Gareth Fuller/PA)
