Queen Elizabeth updates: State funeral ends 11 days of ceremonies
Queen Elizabeth was buried with her husband, Prince Philip.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II "died peacefully" on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Balmoral Castle, the British royal family's estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. She was 96.
Elizabeth was Britain's longest-reigning monarch. She ascended to the throne in 1952 and, in June, celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as queen.
Latest headlines:
- Coffin descends into royal vault
- Committal service begins at St. George’s Chapel
- Coffin arrives at St. George's Chapel for committal service
- Coffin departs London for final time
- Procession underway from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch
- Prince George, Princess Charlotte walk behind coffin with parents
King Charles III, Prince William make surprise visit to Westminster
King Charles III and Prince William made a surprise visit to Westminster Hall, meeting with mourners who stood in line to view the queen's coffin.
Mourners took photographs of Charles and William, pressing up against metal barriers to speak to them and shake hands.
King Charles III schedules more meetings at Buckingham Palace on Saturday
The newly-crowned monarch will undertake several audiences at Buckingham Palace today.
At 5:45 a.m. ET, the King received the First Sea Lord, Chief of the Air Staff, Chief of the General Staff, Chief of the Defence Staff, Vice Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of United Kingdom Strategic Command. They met in the 1844 Room of Buckingham Palace.
Then at 8 a.m. ET, King Charles III will meet with the Governors General of the Realms for a reception and lunch.
Following the meal, the King is scheduled to receive the Prime Ministers of the Realms at 10:45 a.m., which will also take place in the 1844 Room.
Man who fought Windsor Castle fire waits in line to pay respects
Peter Stratford, one of the firefighters who battled the blaze at Windsor Castle in 1992, joined the queue to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
Stratford, from Surrey, said he met the queen five years later when he was invited to a reception at Windsor Castle to celebrate its restoration.
"She was so lovely," Stratford told ABC News on Friday as he waited in line.
"I'm 70 years of age," he said. "Seventy years she's been my queen. It's very touching."
-ABC News' Faith Abubey
King Charles, Princess Anne, Princes Andrew and Edward hold vigil at queen’s coffin
Queen Elizabeth’s children -- King Charles, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward -- have arrived at Westminster Hall to hold vigil in front of their mother’s coffin.
Members of the public remained in line and silently filed past the queen's children as other members of the royal family -- including Camilla, the Queen Consort, and grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth -- watched.
Andrew, who served in the Royal Navy and flew in the Falklands War, was permitted to wear his military uniform for the vigil even though he was stripped of his honorary military roles following his alleged involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal.
Queen Elizabeth’s eight grandchildren will hold vigil at her coffin on Saturday, including the heir to the throne, William, the Prince of Wales, and his brother, Harry, the Duke of Sussex. King Charles requested that William and Harry both wear military uniforms at the vigil, which will mark the first event since the queen’s death that Harry is seen in uniform. (Harry has a decadelong career in the military, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan, but he's no longer a working royal).