Buckingham Palace has released a previously unseen photo of Queen Elizabeth II as a touching tribute following her incredible state funeral. Monday's events saw millions - potentially billions - of people from around the world tune in to watch the Queen's coffin taken on an incredible journey from Westminster Hall to its final resting place of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of London in order to say goodbye to the nation's longest-reigning monarch, with the Queen being honored with a touching service at Westminster Abbey in the morning, before a truly spectacular procession made its way through to Wellington Arch. From there, her coffin was transferred into a hearse, before embarking on a two-hour journey to Windsor Castle. There, a committal service took place, and viewers watched the poignant moment the Queen's coffin was lowered into the royal vault as her piper played her one final lament. <img class="size-large wp-image-1263169705" src="https://img.vt.co/2022/09/queenpallbearers-1024x534.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="534" />[[imagecaption|| Jeff Gilbert / Alamy]] What viewers did not see was the private service that took place in Windsor Castle in the evening, with members of the Royal Family coming together to remember Queen Elizabeth II. During this time, Her Majesty's <a href="https://vt.co/news/uk/the-queens-pallbearers-carried-out-one-final-unseen-act-once-the-cameras-had-stopped-rolling">incredible pallbearers</a> were also responsible for transporting her coffin into the King George VI Memorial Chapel, where she was laid to rest beside her late husband, the Duke of York, and her father and mother - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. <img class="size-large wp-image-1263169855" src="https://img.vt.co/2022/09/2K1N7K4-1024x610.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="610" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy]] Once the day's events had come to an end, Buckingham Palace honored the Queen - who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 - by sharing a previously unseen picture of Her Majesty enjoying a hike on the moorlands. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1571959776095129601]] The image was captioned: "'May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.' In loving memory of Her Majesty The Queen. 1926 - 2022". The quote featured in the caption comes from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, and was also used by King Charles III during his first national address as the new monarch the day after his mother's passing. In the photo, the Queen can be seen wearing one of her iconic headscarves, a green jacket, and sunglasses, as she uses a walking stick to navigate the moorlands. In response to the post, one royal fan wrote: "Beautiful. A free spirit. My heart will feel broken for some time." A second added: "What a lovely and striking photo - Elizabeth genuinely reveled in UK culture and nature. She threw her whole being into her destined role. "The end of an era." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/JewelDole/status/1571969449464569859]] One Twitter user also paid tribute to the Queen's staff, writing: "As so many others, I am sobbing. "I hope you, her staff, know we, too, truly loved Her Majesty, and miss her, and it hurts. I wish all Her Majesty’s staff comfort in this hour of personal trial. May we all endeavor to conduct ourselves as she taught us, by example, to do." The late queen will be remembered with a marble slab inside of the King George VI Memorial Chapel, engraved with "ELIZABETH II 1926-2022", per <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60617519" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC News</a>. <h6>Featured image credit: PA Images / Alamy</h6>

Palace releases touching unseen photo of Queen Elizabeth II following her private burial

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