Queen Elizabeth II funeral: King Charles III leads procession into Westminster Abbey followed by royal family

King Charles III followed the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, his mother, into Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, followed by other members of the royal family for her state funeral.

King Charles III, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew follow a gun carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, Pool) ( ) Prince Harry and Prince William follow a gun carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022. The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, Pool) ( ) Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (R), Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales (2nd R), Britain's Prince George of Wales (2nd L) and Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales (C) travel down The Mall in London on Sept. 19, 2022, ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. - Leaders from around the world will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The country's longest-serving monarch, who died aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, will be honoured with a state funeral on Monday morning at Westminster Abbey. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) ( )  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrives at Westminster Abbey for The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 19, 2022, in London. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London April 21, 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Feb. 6, 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland Sept. 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( ) Catherine, Princess of Wales arrives at Westminster Abbey for The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 19, 2022, in London. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London April 21, 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Feb. 6, 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland Sept. 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( )

His children William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, who walked close together, also followed their grandmother's coffin along with their cousin Peter Phillips, Anne's son. 

The family looked solemn as they prepared to say their last goodbyes to Her Majesty in front of some 2,000 guests, including hundreds of heads of state, and the rest of the world celebrating her 70-year reign.