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09/04/2002
NI public pays their respects to Queen Mother
Many people throughout Northern Ireland have observed a two-minute silence in honour of the Queen Mother as her funeral took place at Westminster Abbey in London.
Representing the Northern Ireland public at the funeral were First and Deputy First Ministers David Trimble and Mark Durkan, who were among several politicians from the province at the ceremony. Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid and the Assembly Speaker Lord Alderdice were also present.
Eight Irish Guards, including soldiers from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, were the Queen Mother's pallbearers, flanking the coffin as it was carried on a Royal Artillery gun carriage to Westminster Abbey.
Nine members of the Royal Family walked solemnly behind her coffin as it made its way to Westminster Abbey were a 2,000-strong congregation included the Queen, Prime Minister Tony Blair, America's first lady Laura Bush and several Commonwealth leaders.
The Queen Mother's coffin, which was accompanied by the Prince of Wales, was taken by car to Windsor Castle, for the Royal Family's private interment in a chapel alongside her husband and the ashes of her daughter Princess Margaret.
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Representing the Northern Ireland public at the funeral were First and Deputy First Ministers David Trimble and Mark Durkan, who were among several politicians from the province at the ceremony. Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid and the Assembly Speaker Lord Alderdice were also present.
Eight Irish Guards, including soldiers from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, were the Queen Mother's pallbearers, flanking the coffin as it was carried on a Royal Artillery gun carriage to Westminster Abbey.
Nine members of the Royal Family walked solemnly behind her coffin as it made its way to Westminster Abbey were a 2,000-strong congregation included the Queen, Prime Minister Tony Blair, America's first lady Laura Bush and several Commonwealth leaders.
The Queen Mother's coffin, which was accompanied by the Prince of Wales, was taken by car to Windsor Castle, for the Royal Family's private interment in a chapel alongside her husband and the ashes of her daughter Princess Margaret.
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