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All across Britain, people gather to watch the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. While crowds flock to Hyde Park and Edinburgh's Holyrood Park, where the procession is streamed on big screens, others watch on respectfully in the country's pubs. IMAGES
TIMELAPSE: People by Lambeth Bridge in London wait in a miles-long queue to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The late monarch is lying in state in London's Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday September 19. IMAGES
Members of the public queue outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh to pay their respects in front of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, which will lie in the cathedral until it is flown to London on Tuesday ahead of the late monarch's state funeral on September 19. Many were up early to queue for wristbands that will allow them to file past the closed coffin, guarded by the Royal Company of Archers, from 5:30 pm (1630 GMT). IMAGES
People lay flowers at Windsor Castle for Queen Elizabeth II as the country mourns the loss of its sovereign. In Scotland, mourners will get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III will preside over a vigil. IMAGES
Thousands gather to place flowers messages and ballons in hommage to the late Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor. IMAGES
Cannon fire rings out at the Tower of London in a ceremonial "death gun salute" in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at her Balmoral estate on Thursday afternoon. Ninety-six shots -- one for every year of her life -- were fired from Hyde Park and the Tower of London in the capital, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland and Cardiff Castle in Wales, as well as the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. IMAGES