LONDON — Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, the country's longest-serving monarch, during a historic funeral watched by millions across the globe, that spoke to her deep Christian faith and a life of service to the British people.
The state funeral and solemn military procession Monday closed the chapter on the second Elizabethan age, a reign that lasted 70 years and saw an era of radical change for Britain as its empire was dismantled and its global standing shrunk. The queen, however, remained a hugely popular head of state who gave people both in Britain and abroad a valued sense of continuity and proved a powerful symbol of the country's identity.
