Margaret Thatcher Funeral -Wednesday April 17,2013

Some 2,300 people, from 170 countries, are attending the funeral.

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh attend the funeral service of Baroness Thatcher, at St Paul's Cathedral on April 17, 2013 in London

Former Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair attend the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral on April 17, 2013 in London

 George Osborne sheds a tear at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher sitting behind David Cameron and his wife Samantha.

The Queen is amongst them.It will be the first time the Queen has attended the funeral of a British prime minister since that of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965

On Tuesday April 16,2013 - the day before the funeral - Baroness Thatcher's coffin was moved to the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster ahead of a short service for about 100 people led by the Dean of Westminster.

On the day of funeral , the coffin travelled by hearse from the Palace of Westminster at 10:00 BST to the Church of St Clement Danes - the Central Church of the Royal Air Force - on the Strand.
The coffin was then transferred to a gun carriage drawn by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and taken in procession from St Clement Danes to St Paul's Cathedral just after 10:30 BST.

The route is lined by military personnel from all three services.The processional route from St Clement Danes Church, along Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill, is lined by more than 700 armed services personnel

As part of the procession , there will be 10 bearers - all members of the armed services - who will walk alongside the coffin

Baroness Thatcher's funeral bearer party

As part of the procession , there will be 10 bearers - all members of the armed services - who will walk alongside the coffin.

The coffin bearing the body of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral, central London during her funeral service

Amanda Thatcher, granddaughter of Baroness Thatcher gives a reading during the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral on April 17, 2013 in London, England

 Prime Minister David Cameron gives a reading by the coffin during the funeral service of Baroness Thatcher, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London

Carol Thatcher, Marco Grass, Sarah Thatcher, Mark Thatcher, Michael Thatcher and Amanda Thatcher look on from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral as the coffin is placed in the hearse after the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral on April 17, 2013 in London, England.

The bearer party made up of personnel from the three branches of the military, transfer the coffin of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher onto a gun carriage to be drawn by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery during her ceremonial funeral, at the Church of St Clement Danes on April 17, 2013 in London, England.

 The funeral procession of former British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, travels to her funeral service at St Paul's Cathedral, in London, April 17, 2013

Members of the Armed Services prepare to carry the coffin up the steps during the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral on April 17, 2013 in London, England.

 The gun carriage carrying the coffin drawn by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrives at St Paul's Cathedral during the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher on April 17, 2013 in London, England