By Kate Darlington
at Westminster for CBBC Newsround Online
As the hands on Big Ben drew closer to 11.30am the crowds around Westminster Abbey fell silent.
Some children carried bouquets; others sat on their parents' shoulders.
Many families had been waiting quietly at the barriers for more than an hour, hoping to get a view of the procession and marching bands.
Peter, 11, from Orpington, climbed a lamppost to watch the ceremony.
He said: "I wanted to see the Queen Mother's carriage go past to see how it looks. I especially want to see the Kohi-Noor diamond in the crown and the coffin".
The funeral
The funeral service lasted just under an hour.
It included a special poem chosen by the Queen Mother for the day, and some of her favourite hymns.
The whole service was played out on speakers to the crowds outside.
Many thousands of people gathered in Whitehall close to Number 10 Downing Street.
Adannae, 11, from London was one of them. She said:
"Schools should have got the day off because it's a special day for the Queen too, so they should get a day off to at least pay a little bit of respect to her."
A final farewell
After the service the Queen Mother's coffin was placed in a special car for her final journey to Windsor.
The car drove slowly past her home on the Mall and Buckingham Palace.
Prince Charles sat quietly in the car immediately behind the vehicle carrying the coffin.
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