CROWDS have turned out in Windsor to bid a final farewell to Her late Majesty the Queen today.

A state funeral service is underway at Westminster Abbey in London.

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The Last Post will sound shortly before midday as the funeral is brought to an end at midday with the national anthem and King Charles will lead his family in procession to Wellington Arch.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will then be transferred to a funeral hearse and driven from London to Windsor where a crowd of mourners await.

The funeral cortege is due to arrive at Windsor Castle through the Shaw Farm Gate shortly after 3pm.

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The procession will travel up the Long Walk and a committal service will be held at St George's Chapel.

Pictures from the Castle show a huge number of people have turned out to pay their final respects.

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