Monday 19 September 2022 09:44 PM Mourners from around the globe watch on as Her Majesty's funeral takes place trends now
More than four billion people were expected to tune in to watch the Queen's funeral today, with mourners across the globe watching on smartphones, on big screens, at pubs and in churches.
People from around the Commonwealth and the world lit candles, waved flags and lay flowers as they watched the longest reigning British monarch being laid to rest.
Many of those who spoke at the late Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service at Westminster Abbey this morning acknowledged that this would be a momentous day not just for Britons.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, told mourners: 'The grief of this day, felt not only by the late Queen's family but all round the nation, Commonwealth and world, arises from her abundant life and loving service, now gone from us.
'She was joyful, present to so many, touching a multitude of lives.'
In some of the 14 other countries where the Queen was the head of state, memorial services and parades were held to commemorate her 70 years of service.
In Kolkata, India, women threw flower petals on to a picture of the late Queen Elizabeth II in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall
Buddhist monks held a prayer session to mark the funeral of Britain's longest serving monarch in Kathmandu, Nepal
Members of the armed forces in Antigua and Barbuda took part in a parade for the late Queen, who remained head of state to the tiny nation after its independence in 1981, in the capital St John's
The funeral was broadcast on big screens and in pubs and churches around the world. Pictured: a screening at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney
Locals and British expatriates gathered to watch the service on a big screen at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa
Members of the armed forces in Antigua and Barbuda took part in a parade for the late Queen, who remained head of state to the tiny nation after its independence in 1981, in the capital St John's.
Beforehand, dignitaries, politicians and the military had attended a memorial service in the Cathedral of St John the Divine.
In Ottawa, Canada dignitaries gathered at Christ Church Cathedral for a solemn send-off to Queen Elizabeth, with former prime minister Brian Mulroney speaking of her 'very deep love for Canada - its diversity, its geography and its history'.
In the Commonwealth country of Malta, where the then Princess Elizabeth lived briefly with her husband before she became Queen, a 21-gun salute was fired in the capital Valletta.
People also gathered to watch the service at The Phoenicia hotel, where Elizabeth and Philip regularly
