State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Sep 19, 2022

State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Britain bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II today, as her state funeral takes place in London"s historic Westminster Abbey. Crowds are lining the streets to pay their final respects to the queen, who died peacefully at her Scottish residence, Balmoral, at age 96 on September 8, after more than 70 years on the throne. The royal family, world leaders, and senior UK politicians are attending the funeral, which is being broadcast across the world. After the service, the queen will be laid to rest in St. George"s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, alongside Prince Philip, her beloved husband of 73 years, whom she described as her "strength and stay."

© Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

palette

Today in History

Sep 19, 2018Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
Sep 19, 2019Fall for birding
Sep 19, 2020Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
Sep 19, 2021Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
Sep 19, 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
Sep 19, 2024International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Sep 19, 2025Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, US-Canada border

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 11, 2020Think deep thoughts
Aug 14, 2021When Death Valley blew its top
Jan 30, 2023Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
Oct 1, 2025Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California
Mar 4, 2019The eloquence of elephants
Jul 14, 2021A different view of sharks
Oct 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Mar 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Jul 13, 2018The puffin-rabbit connection
May 12, 2019The parenting of a piping plover
May 16, 2025Endangered Species Day
May 4, 2019Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
Mar 23, 2025World Meteorological Day
Jan 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
Sep 30, 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
Jul 25, 2022National Merry-Go-Round Day
Nov 26, 2019Staring down winter
Jan 28, 2020US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
Aug 15, 2025Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
Apr 25, 2024World Penguin Day
Nov 23, 2021Fibonacci Day
Jul 25, 2021Illuminated Uluru
Jan 16, 2021Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
Apr 11, 2019Spring blooms in the Netherlands
Mar 3, 2021Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
Apr 9, 2020Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
Oct 25, 2018A silent witness to history
Jan 26, 2019Visiting a Maratha fortress
Aug 4, 2020Into the woods