Large crowds gather in London to pay final respects to Queen

Lying-in-state takes place at Westminster Hall from Wednesday till next Monday

King Charles III, Princes William and Harry, and other senior royals joined a solemn procession to take Queen Elizabeth's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Parliament on Wednesday as artillery guns fired salutes and Big Ben tolled.

Huge crowds gathered in central London to witness the latest in a series of poignant ceremonies as the nation mourns the monarch who died last week aged 96 after seven decades on the throne.

Lying on a gun carriage, covered by the Royal Standard flag and with the Imperial State Crown placed on a cushion on top alongside a wreath of flowers, the coffin bearing the Queen's body undertook a slow, sombre procession from her palace home to Westminster Hall, where it will lie in state until next Monday.

Walking directly behind were King Charles and his siblings, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

In a group following them were the King's sons, William and Harry, a doleful scene reminiscent of when, as boys 25 years ago, they followed the casket of their mother, Princess Diana, when it was taken on a similar procession through central London.