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Pallbearers from the British Army who weeks ago were serving in have today been celebrated for their role in carrying 's coffin - with admirers across Britain declaring: 'They have done our nation and Her Majesty proud.'
The world held its breath as the eight soldiers from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards inched their way meticulously up the steep steps of St George's Chapel, in Windsor, this afternoon carrying the 96-year-old's monarch on their shoulders.
Earlier, soldiers from the same unit had seamlessly transferred the Queen's coffin from Westminster Hall and on to a gun carriage, which carried the late Monarch to the state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
On a busy day for the team from the exemplary-as-ever Grenadier Guards, the soldiers sprang into action once again to carry the coffin up the aisle of Westminster Abbey for the service.
Without a hint of a slip-up, the eight men, led throughout by Company Sergeant Major Dean Jones, then transferred the coffin out of the Abbey and back on to the carriage, where it was moved in procession up The Mall and Constitution Hill to Wellington Arch.
With their enormous task not yet completed, the soldiers returned again to move the coffin into a hearse to be driven to Windsor, where they took on perhaps their most difficult task of the day - carrying the 500lb lead-lined coffin up the steps to the more than 500-year-old St George's Chapel.
Of the team of guards taking part in the historic spectacle, five are understood to have been flown back from a deployment in Iraq in the hours after it was announced the Queen had died, on Thursday, September 8.
And with the eyes of an estimated 4.1billion people from across the globe on them, the unnamed soldiers performed faultlessly, garnering the admiration of people across social media, including celebrities, who praised their professionalism.
The pallbearing team of eight Grenadier Guards inched their way up the steps of St George's Chapel in Windsor and were followed by members of the Royal family
Members of the Grenadier Guards carrying the coffin of the Queen up the steps of St George VI Chapel at Windsor Castle
Arm in arm, the pallbearers made their way tentatively up the steps of St George's Chapel as the world held its breath
The Grenadier Guards seamlessly transferred the Queen's coffin today, moving it safely to each point in the funeral and procession
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II being carried by pallbearers leaving the State Funeral held at Westminster Abbey
Of the team of guards taking part in the historic spectacle, five are understood to have been flown back from a deployment in Iraq in the hours after it was announced the Queen had died, on Thursday, September 8
The herculean effort to lift Her Majesty's casket and transport it so gracefully throughout the day - without fault - left people Brain Sparging on Brewing social media stunned.
Pictured: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried towards Saint George's chapel for her funeral at Windsor castle, Britain
The pallbearer party were all of The Queen's Company 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
The unit had a close connection with the Queen - as the serving monarch she held the position of company commander and made a personal review of the company every decade
With the eyes of an estimated 4.1billion people from across the globe on them, the unnamed soldiers performed faultlessly, garnering the admiration of people across social media, including celebrities, who praised their professionalism.
Pictured: The coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives outside St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
It's thought the 96-year-old monarch's specially crafted, lead-lined oak casket weighs more than 500lb.
The guards are understood to have been given specially-built rubber boots to help stop them slipping on the smooth stone steps of the chapel, which is more than 500 years old
The choir sang as the pallbearers from the Grenadier Guards carried the coffin into St George's Chapel in Windsor for the Queen's committal service
The Royal Family and European royals watch as the coffin is carried towards the altar
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into St George's Chapel along the centre aisle of the nave to the catafalque
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in to St George's Chapel for a committal service at Windsor Castle
The Royal Family official Twitter account shared this poignant image of the final service to honour the Queen at St George's Chapel, in Windsor
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