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Parliament is set to reconvene to decide on whether the royal matriarch should be given a full state funeral -- usually reserved for reigning monarchs only. The Queen Mother's coffin was transferred from the Royal Lodge in Windsor to the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park on Sunday. The coffin will stay in the small Windsor chapel until Tuesday when it will be taken to the Queen's Chapel at St James' Palace in central London. It will later be taken to Westminster Hall, London, where she will become only the second British royal consort to lie in state. Members of the royal family, including the Queen and Prince Charles, attended an Evening Song service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor, on Sunday. At Britain's royal palaces flags flew at half-mast as mourners gathered through the night to reflect on a life that spanned the 20th century. A large crowd converged at the gates of Buckingham Palace, London, within a couple of hours of the death being formally announced on Saturday. Nikki Archer-Waring, 43, from London, left an impromptu message of condolence at the gates on a scrap of paper she had in her pocket. Similar scenes were played out at Windsor, Clarence House, her official London residence, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands and Sandringham, the Queen's estate in eastern England. Tributes to the Queen Mother and the role she played in British life began pouring in from around the world soon after her death on Saturday. Her grandson Prince Charles said he and his sons, Princes Harry and William, were "completely devastated" by the news. Find 74 Back to the top 2003 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.
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