It's D-Day. Eleven days after the death, at 96, of Queen Elizabeth II, a historic ceremony is being held this Monday in London for her funeral.
Almost never has a monarch reigned for so long - 70 years - spanning the great metamorphoses of our contemporary societies.
His funeral, prepared for three decades, is broadcast around the world.
Here is a selection of images from this day which marks the last farewell to the Queen for the British and the whole world.
Londoners got up in the night to settle along the procession
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The mass booklets laid out in Westminster Abbey before the ceremony
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Large screens were installed in the capital to follow the ceremony
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Since 9 a.m., guests have been settling in the nave of Westminster Abbey
