Britain and the world stopped Monday to remember Queen Elizabeth in a state funeral at London's Westminster Abbey, while about a million people lined the city's streets to say goodbye to her.

The Queen died Sept. 8 at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, ending her 70-year reign.

Events began today with the closing of the doors at Westminster Hall, where hundreds of thousands of people filed past the Queen's coffin during four days of lying in state. 

From Westminster Hall, the coffin was carried on a gun carriage to Westminster Abbey, the scene of the Queen's 1947 marriage and her coronation in 1953. King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry, along with other members of the Royal Family, walked behind the gun carriage

About 2,000 guests filled the abbey for the state funeral service. They included heads of state, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, members of royal families from outside the U.K., and many others, including health-care workers and volunteers.

Anglican priest David Hoyle, the dean of Westminster, conducted the service. Toward the end of the service, two minutes of silence were observed in the abbey and throughout the United Kingdom. The singing of God Save the King and a lament played by a bagpiper concluded the service. 

From the abbey, a procession led by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was to take the Queen's coffin to Wellington Arch, where it will be transferred to a hearse and taken to Windsor Castle.

At the castle, there will be a committal service at St George's Chapel, with about 800 guests scheduled to attend. Following that, the Queen will be buried during a private family service at the chapel. She will be buried alongside her husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.