At 9.08am, the Cortege emerged from Diana's London home, Kensington Palace, to begin its near two hour journey to Westminster Abbey where the service was due to begin at 11. When it turned onto the public road, some people in the crowd threw flowers. Others cried.
The procession continues along Kensingston Road, passing a bus stop. This stretch of road is normally very busy. It then proceeds along Hyde Park Gate and then into the Park itself to proceed along the entire stretch of South Carriage Drive to Hyde Park Corner. This stretch of road is usually very quiet and is lovely to walk along in the summer.
Congregation begins to arrive at Westminster Abbey as the procession continues. Among those seen arriving is former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Diana's Brother, Charles Spencer, is seen being driven down the Mall.
The procession clears hyde Park and goes through the Wellington Arch toward Buckingham Palace. Chris De Burgh arrives at the Abbey.
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The carriage passes the Palace with the Queen waiting. She bows as Diana, her former daughter-in-law's, coffin passes.
A member of the public starts playing a Scottish lament on a set of bagpipes and charity workers who will later walk behind the procession start to gather.
The cortege reaches Horseguards and the Queen Leaves Buckingham Palace, allowing the Union Jack to be lowered to half mast. The controversy surrounding the flag was made much of in the recent movie 'The Queen'.
The gun carriage passes through Horseguards arch.
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About 11pm, Channel 4 began a TV obituary of Diana. Here is the first part of it. It was a remarkable piece of programme making, less than 24 hours after her death. It's also notable for running for almost an hour with no commercials.
With the hearsesafely onto the motorway, the BBC begin interviewing people from around the country who watched the service. Here, a young Fiona Bruce interviews people who saw it on thebig TVs in Hyde Park. Later, we switch back to hearse's journey up the M1