Elizabeth II is the country’s grandmother

While the two million people at the center are silent London The city itself seems to breathe. The plastic surrounding thousands of flower clusters rustles in the wind. Above us the helicopter hums dully, but it’s quiet.

The organic mass that had been moving seconds before in Hyde Park suddenly froze.

Queen Elizabeth’s two minutes of silence leaves Britons with their eyes fixed in the distance or on the ground. cried a man wrapped in a Union Jack. A gray-haired woman in a picnic blanket raises her glasses to large television screens at a quiet snack.

So London takes a deep breath and Hyde Park erupts in applause. Millions admire the Queen, who spent 70 years on the throne and dedicated her entire life to Britain and the Commonwealth. One who embodies true faith and has been the grandmother of the country for as long as one can remember.

The greatest king In modern times the funeral has ended. People around me sing God Save the Queen for the last time, God Save the King from now on. The flag bearer sings with such passion that his voice breaks.

King Charles was in tears at Westminster Abbey. The Queen’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren gathered in the church – and for once they were given room without conflict. They are all united in grief.

They managed to provide both warmth and dignity to a very official royal funeral.

The queen had a hand in the game. He was involved in planning his funeral, choosing music and hymns, and had many other arrangement-related requests.

The coffin carried a wreath of flowers taken from Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House. The Queen’s favorites are rosemary, myrtle, English oak, geranium, roses, hydrangea, dahlias and field vetch.

A whole world follows As King Charles walks from Westminster Abbey behind his mother’s coffin to her final resting place. Now he will be the main symbol and unifying force of the country.

Cheers shake the air in Hyde Park. Big Ben strikes every minute. The king steps steadily behind the coffin.

An era has ended and a new era has begun in the British royal family.

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