FOG BLOG QUEEN ELIZABETH II FUNERAL LOG: QUEEN LAID TO REST AT WINDSOR CASTLE , FAMILY, DIGNITARIES!

Queen Elizabeth laid to rest, remembered for 'life of unstinting service' Hours-long procession witnessed by thousands in London between state funeral and committal service The United Kingdom and the world said a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds in the streets of London and at Windsor Castle — to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.

Some six hours after the state funeral, the Queen's coffin was lowered into a vault through an opening in the floor at Windsor Castle's chapel, ahead of a private burial service for members of the Royal Family.

Elizabeth's funeral procession arrived at the west gate of the medieval abbey shortly before the service at 11 a.m. local time — and the trappings of state and monarchy abounded: The coffin was draped with the Royal Standard and atop it sat the Imperial State Crown, sparkling with almost 3,000 diamonds, and the sovereign's orb and sceptre.

Before the service, a bell tolled 96 times — once a minute for each year of Elizabeth's life. Then, 142 Royal Navy sailors used ropes to draw the gun carriage carrying her coffin to Westminster Abbey, where pallbearers bore it inside. But the personal was also present: The coffin was followed into the church by generations of Elizabeth's descendants, including King Charles III, heir to the throne Prince William and nine-year-old George, who is second in line. On a wreath atop the coffin, a handwritten note read, "In loving and devoted memory," and was signed Charles R — for Rex, or king.

David Hoyle, the dean of Westminster, began the service offering prayers for her family and recognizing "her unswerving commitment to a high calling over so many years."

"Here, where Queen Elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in sure confidence to commit her to the mercy of God our maker and redeemer," Hoyle told the mourners.