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Added on the 19/09/2022 17:43:51 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Cannons are fired by Scots Guards in Hyde Park for Queen Elizabeth II's 96th birthday. It's the Queen's 'real' birthday compared to her official one that takes place on the second Saturday of June. IMAGES
TIMELAPSE: People by Lambeth Bridge in London wait in a miles-long queue to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The late monarch is lying in state in London's Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday September 19. IMAGES
People queue in London near Blackfriars and Westminster bridge in order to pay their respects in front of the Queen's coffin in the centre of London. The queue was four kilometres long (2,4 miles) on Wednesday night. IMAGES
At a screening site in Hyde Park, crowds watch Queen Elizabeth II leave Buckingham Palace for the final time as her coffin begins its journey to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in state. IMAGES
A gun salute in Hyde Park fires shots at one-minute intervals as the king leads the procession behind a horse-drawn gun carriage carrying the queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to parliament's Westminster Hall, joined by senior members of the royal family. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.