Britain is getting ready to bury its longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, after what is anticipated to be one of the largest state funerals in the country’s history.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in London, with leaders from across the globe flying in to pay their respects. Read more: A peek inside the history of Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth lies in state Elizabeth died on Sept.
8 at the age of 96. London’s police force said her state funeral Monday will be the biggest security operation it has ever undertaken.
The state funeral service will begin at 6 a.m. ET (11 am UK time) on Monday and run for an hour. The venue is Westminster Abbey, the same church in London where the queen was crowned 70 years ago.