Queen's funeral - latest updates: Queen's casket lowered into Royal Vault - before she is reunited with Philip

Shorn of the trappings they enjoy in their everyday lives, hundreds of foreign world leaders, kings and queens took buses together to the Queen's funeral today.

While Joe Biden and China's vice president were granted exceptions and allowed to travel in their own cars, they then joined the throngs of other dignitaries packed into Westminster Abbey.

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Sir Elton John has described the "joyous and humbling experiences" of meeting the Queen, as he joined fellow celebrities and other public figures watching her funeral.

The musician said he would fondly remember moments "out of the public eye" and praised the Queen for serving with "grace and dedication".

Famous British faces posted from around the world, after saying a final farewell to the late monarch on Monday.

"Today I'll be joining the rest of the world in remembering Her Majesty The Queen," Sir Elton wrote, sharing a black and white photograph of them.

"My own memories of her are filled with joy and admiration.

"The Queen honoured me with a CBE, a knighthood and the Companion of Honour. I was lucky enough to perform at three of her Jubilees.

"They were always joyous and humbling experiences. But it was the moments out of the public eye that I will most fondly remember her for; dancing together to 'Rock Around the Clock' at Windsor Castle or experiencing her great wit, warmth and humour first hand.

"She served with grace and dedication, and she will be sorely missed."

Stephen Fry praised the "ritual, ceremony and symbol" of the funeral, as he said he had tuned in to the service from a hotel room in New York from 3am local time.

He said on Twitter: "Watching the #queensfuneral from 3am onwards in a New York hotel room somehow brings me closer to it all than if I were back home.

"Words can't compete with such ritual, ceremony and symbol. Think how many jigsaw puzzles will come from this..."

Gordon Ramsay shared a photo of the Queen in a bright pink outfit and wished her farewell.

The celebrity chef said: "Today we join the world as we mourn and commemorate Her Majesty The Queen.

"The very definition of an inspiration, who touched the lives of us all.

"Rest in peace your Majesty, your legacy and love will live on in our hearts forever."

Another tribute came from British Hollywood star Kate Beckinsale, who shared a photo of the Queen waving goodbye, on Instagram.

The 49-year-old, best known for starring in the Underworld film series, wrote: "Fly safe, Ma'am. Goodnight and god bless xxx"

The monarch made a final procession through London, from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch via a set of landmarks that would have been very familiar to her.

They included Parliament Square, the Cenotaph, Horse Guards, The Mall, Buckingham Palace and Constitution Hill.

Among the notable features of today's ceremony was the scarcity of celebrities present.

Among the few who were invited was Sandra Oh who attended as part of the Canadian delegation.

The actor known for her roles in US medical drama Grey's Anatomy and BBC hit series Killing Eve, was pictured inside Westminster Abbey alongside other recipients of the country's national honours.

The 51-year-old joined the delegation as a member of the Order of Canada, alongside musician Gregory Charles and Olympic gold medallist swimmer Mark Tewksbury.

She later shared a selection of pictures from the event and around the capital on Instagram.

"Proud to represent (Canada) w/ my fellow Order of Canada & Valour recipients gregorycharlesofficiel, marktewks, palmerlp26 at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II funeral at Westminster Abbey today," she wrote.

She wore a simple black dress by Mayfair-based label Roksanda and a matching hat from Rachel Trevor Morgan.

Other famous names attending the service included adventurer and chief scout Bear Grylls and as mentioned here earlier (see 19.12 post), actor Sophie Winkleman.

Nigeria's High Commissioner to the UK, Sarafa Tunji Isola was among the many dignitaries at Westminster Abbey for today's funeral.

He said he saw her as "the Queen of the world".

"I've always held the Queen in very high esteem," he told Sky News.

"It was quite amazing, seeing an assemblage of world leaders, coming to honour an individual. This is quite unprecedented but not surprising, because she truly deserved what we saw at Westminster Abbey and other funeral ceremonies."

The Queen's state funeral took place at Westminster Abbey, earlier today with King Charles and members of the Royal Family then leading a procession of her coffin to Windsor.

Here, video shows the Last Post being played before the church and nation fell silent for two minutes.

The Royal Family has released a previously unseen photograph of the Queen after a private burial took place for her.

The family released an image of the monarch on moorland, with the caption often borrowed from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest."

"In loving memory of Her Majesty The Queen.

"1926 - 2022."

A total of 67 people had been arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police's overall operation following the death of the Queen, as of 5pm on Monday, the force has said.

While no breakdown of the alleged crimes that led to the arrests has been released by the Met, a number of people have been arrested in connection with anti-monarchy protests.

He was not among mourners present at the funeral today, but former US President Barack Obama has been sending his condolences to the Royal Family and recounting memories of the monarch's "extraordinary generosity".

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