Queens Elizabeth II‘s final procession had thousands of onlookers as her casket made it way down the Long Walk toward Windsor Castle, but perhaps none were as touching as the attendance of her beloved corgis and her favourite pony.
Two of the queen’s favourite pooches, Pembroke Welsh corgis named Muick and Sandy, were led out to witness the procession.
A Royal Guard stands guard at Windsor Castle in Windsor, on Sept. 19, 2022 after the state funeral service of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.
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In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s was filled with spectacle. Before the service, a bell tolled 96 times — once a minute for each year of Elizabeth’s life. Then, 142 Royal Navy sailors used ropes to draw the gun carriage carrying her flag-draped coffin to Westminster Abbey, where pallbearers bore it inside, and about 2,000 people ranging from world leaders to health-care workers gathered to mourn.
