Last night the world said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.
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On Monday night Australian time, the 96-year old monarch was laid to rest after a ceremony at Westminster Abbey which included dignitaries from across the world.
The service was conducted by the Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, while Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, preached the sermon and led the commendation.
A two-minute silence was observed in the Abbey and throughout the United Kingdom as part of the service.
In Sydney, mourners filled the pews at St Andrew's Cathedral to watch the live screening of the funeral following a solemn choral service and 45 minutes of bells ringing.
People in the church stood as footage showed the Queen's coffin being carried into Westminster Abbey, thousands of kilometres away.
Simon Perdriau, who attended the service, said: "I've been crying for the last 10 days, and I'll cry tonight as well."
In England, hymns and compositions with much-meaning for the monarch featured, including The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended; The Lord's my shepherd, which was sung at the wedding of the late Queen when she married The Duke of Edinburgh in the Abbey in 1947.
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Another, Love divine, all loves excelling, was performed in an arrangement first sung at the wedding of The Prince and Princess of Wales in the Abbey in 2011.
The service also featured two pieces especially composed for the moment. Like as the hart, a setting of Psalm 42 by Master of the King's Music, Judith Weir, and the anthem Who shall separate us?, drawing on words from Romans 8, by Sir James MacMillan.
Corgis, pony play role in Windsor farewell
The Queen's corgis and one of her favourite ponies have played a poignant role in the final farewell to their devoted owner.
The neatly groomed young dogs - Muick and Sandy - one on a red lead and one on a blue one - were brought into the Windsor Castle quadrangle for the arrival of the Queen's coffin ahead of her committal service in St George's Chapel.
Emma the Fell Pony, owned by the Queen for 26 years, was stood on the grass at the side of the Long Walk, on the approach to the castle.
It was a moving sight as the solitary horse stood in a gap between the hundreds of thousands of floral tributes in the care of the Queen's trusted stud groom and manager at Windsor Castle, Terry Pendry.
Pendry, in his bowler hat, black jacket and riding boots, bowed his head as the coffin passed.
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- with Australian Associated Press
Kim Chappell
As regional digital editor I assist newsrooms in story best practice. I've been with ACM since 2006 in a range of roles including senior producer and digital journalist with ACM's national team. Digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division where I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.
