Independent TV
Showing now | News
01:01
First guests arrive in Westminster Abbey ahead of Queen’s state funeral
Mourners are arriving for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at Westminster Abbey today, 19 September.
Members of the royal family and world leaders will be among 2,000 people expected to attend the historic ceremony, which is set to draw millions of TV viewers across the globe.
Public viewing areas set up in London for the funeral procession were full just after 9am.
The service follows the Queen’s four-day lying in state period at Westminster Hall, which ended at 6.30am on Monday, after thousands of people queued to see Her Majesty's coffin.
Sign up to our newsletters.
Up next
01:51
Gérard Mestrallet on the challenges of bringing infrastructure to the region of AlUla
02:07
Sir George Iacobescu, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group on the investment into the historic region of AlUla
02:00
Oliver Ripley of sustainable hotel group Habitas talks about how AlUla challenged his preconceptions of Saudi Arabia
02:09