Twitter provides an insider’s view as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest

Thousands of Londoners mournfully watched today as the royal hearse carried the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II to St. George’s chapel for her committal service.

While not everyone is mourning the monarch who oversaw a brutal system of racist imperialism, Twitter users are nonetheless providing unique insights into the ceremony and controversy surrounding Her Majesty’s passing.

World dignitaries paid their respects, but some Twitter users mentioned another important current event: Hurricane Fiona slammed Puerto Rico last night with 100-mile-per-hour winds, causing widespread flooding and cutting power to the island nation’s 3.2 million American citizens.

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The queen will eventually be buried in Windsor alongside her deceased husband, Prince Phillip, who died in 2021.

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Members of the public throw flowers as hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin leaves London https://t.co/L1Pw9ZofU8 pic.twitter.com/1umXqmw1C0

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 19, 2022

As Big Ben tolled, Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin made its final journey through London.

From Westminster Abbey, along Horse Guards, down the Mall to Wellington Arch, the Procession included detachments from British and Commonwealth Armed Forces. pic.twitter.com/JYb4BZFeGZ

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

The Cavalry Last Post is sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry before the Nation fell silent in Remembrance of Her Majesty The Queen. pic.twitter.com/ap5ccCiQW2

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

‘Rarely has such a promise been so well kept’

The Archbishop of Canterbury today gave the Sermon at Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral: pic.twitter.com/EyIgSCjtVd

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022

These eight lads carrying the Queen's coffin.

The crème de la crème, the Premier League of pall bearers.

They carried the Queen into Westminster Hall five days ago. Into Westminster Abbey this morning. Back out now.

Nerves (and spines and shoulders) of steel. pic.twitter.com/ZkjugZpL6E

— Kaya Burgess (@kayaburgess) September 19, 2022

Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, two of the children of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, marched behind their great-grandmother’s coffin.

Watch Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service live. https://t.co/mECCcUjNAE pic.twitter.com/6R5Hb0nhz0

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 19, 2022

Folks, I respect the Queen as much as the next person. I offer my condolences to the Brits and all who loved her. But can I please get some news and footage of the effects of Fiona in Puerto Rico? For those who need reminding, they are American citizens in distress.