An inquest jury has begun hearing details of a police surveillance operation which ended with the shooting of a suspect on the M62 in West Yorkshire 5 years ago.
Members of the Hindu and Muslim communities in Leicester have called for an end to "provocation and violence" in the city - after widespread scenes of unrest.
In 1947, on her 21st birthday Princess Elizabeth famously declared her "whole life whether it be long or short" would be "devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong”.
In this morning's sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury remarked on how so few leaders receive the kind of "outpouring of love" for the Queen which we have seen today.
Scotland has also joined the final farewell to the Queen - first minister Nicola Sturgeon was at this morning's funeral - saying it was a chance to reflect on "just how much her Majesty meant to the people of Scotland".
Of course this was not just an event confined to central London and Windsor - people across the UK have gathered together to watch the day's events from cathedrals to big screens set up in town and city centres.