Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband later today following a day full of historic and personal significance.

World leaders including President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, have started to arrive to join hundreds of others already waiting for the start of the Queen's funeral.

The Queen will be buried in St George's Chapel alongside her husband Prince Philip, at her beloved Windsor Castle.

A previously unseen portrait of the Queen seen beaming from ear to ear was been released by Buckingham Palace on the eve of her funeral.

The order of service for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey has been released by Buckingham Palace.

Mourners travelling to the Queen's funeral could miss the event due to blocked rail lines between Reading and London Paddington.

The last member of the public to see the Queen lying in state has said it was an "honour" - and went through the queue twice overnight to view her coffin.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend the Queen's state funeral, according to the order of service.

Tens of thousands of people are gathering at sites across London and Windsor to say their final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-serving monarch.

The King has issued a message of thanks to the nation as it prepares to say a "last farewell" to Queen Elizabeth.