In pictures: Queen Juliana's funeral

1 of 9 Queen Juliana's body was carried out of the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, where she had been lying in state.

2 of 9 The 94-year-old ex-monarch's coffin was placed in the royal hearse outside.

3 of 9 Queen Juliana's grandsons paid their respects.

4 of 9 Thousands lined the streets of The Hague as the cortege passed on its way to the funeral service in the town of Delft.

5 of 9 Several generations of Dutch people sought a glimpse of the procession.

6 of 9 Queen Beatrix and her three sisters - all dressed in white - joined the procession for the final few hundred metres to Delft's New Church.

7 of 9 Foreign dignitaries and ordinary people looked on as the coffin arrived at the church.

8 of 9 Queen Beatrix (left) and her sister Princess Irene (right) attended to their father Prince Bernhard during the funeral service.

9 of 9 Members of the royal family lit candles in memory of the queen mother, before she was buried in the vault next to her parents, Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik.