Queen Elizabeth’s coffin lowered into vault ahead of private burial

WINDSOR, England --- Queen Elizabeth's coffin was lowered into a vault at Windsor Castle, her final resting place, on Monday after a day of inimitable pageantry that drew world leaders to her funeral and huge crowds to the streets to say farewell to a revered monarch. Hundreds of thousands of well-wishers lined the route her hearse took from London, throwing flowers, cheering, and clapping as it passed from the city to the English countryside that she so loved much. Many more had crammed into the capital to witness the procession and funeral, in a moving tribute to Britain's longest-serving monarch who won global respect during 70 years on the throne. Inside the majestic Wes...

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