Shattered King Charles weeps for his mother

King Charles III looked visibly shattered and emotional as he said a final goodbye to his mother, the Queen.   

King Charles III shed a tear as his mother, the Queen, was finally laid to rest after 11 days of mourning. 

It was a personal farewell but one as the world watched on to also bid goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II  after her incredible 70-year reign.

Buckingham Palace confirmed at 9pm UK time (6am Tuesday, AEST) that the Queen had been buried with the Duke of Edinburgh. 

Earlier on Monday, Her Majesty began the short journey from her lying-in-state at Westminster Hall to the Abbey.

Visibly emotional members of the royal family - including Prince William and Harry and King Charles - walked behind the monarch's coffin as it entered the church, with the Princess of Wales and her sister-in-law Meghan putting on a united front.

World leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese alongside New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, were in attendance.

The Queen’s coffin then travelled to Windsor with thousands of people lining the route through the west London suburbs. 

She was moved to the Royal Vault  following a short service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

At 7.30pm (4.30am AEST) a private burial for family members only took place at the chapel. Buckingham Palace called this, final event, a  "deeply personal family occasion".

Originally published as Shattered King Charles weeps for his mother