Queen Elizabeth II eulogized as faithful servant leader in funeral viewed by billions worldwide

Archbishop Welby said the Queen modeled the servant leadership expressed in the life of Jesus, who was her Savior.

“People of loving service are rare in any walk of life,” he said. “Leaders of loving service are still rarer. But in all cases, those who serve will be loved and remembered when those who cling to power and privileges are long forgotten.”

The Westminster Abbey funeral drew a packed crowd of 2,000 global heads of state, including U.S. President Biden, as well as family and select friends.

As many as 2 million poured into the streets of London to catch a glimpse of the late queen’s casket as it made its final journey to Windsor Castle, where it will be placed next to the remains of Prince Philip, who preceded her in death 17 months earlier.

A global television audience of 4 billion people viewed the proceedings, making this the largest single event ever broadcast.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Baroness Scotland of Asthall, secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations, read Scripture passages. Prayers were offered by clergy representing the major Protestant faiths of Britain — Presbyterian, Pentecostal, and the Free Churches — as well as Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster.