<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Northern Ireland and Scotland attended the final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Northern Ireland</div><div><br></div><div>Leaders from Northern Ireland's five main political parties attended the funeral in London.</div><div><br></div><div>Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey has also been at Westminster Abbey, in his role as Stormont Speaker.</div><div><br></div><div>For security reasons, the late Queen's visits to Northern Ireland were less frequent during the violent years of the Troubles.</div><div><br></div><div>But she still visited Northern Ireland 25 times during her reign.</div><div><br></div><div>Scotland</div><div>Scotland joined the funeral to say a final farewell to the Queen.</div><div><br></div><div>After ten days of ceremony, tributes and mourning, the state funeral took place in London.</div><div><br></div><div>Hundreds of members of the Armed Forces in Scotland are playing a part, as they did when the monarch's coffin made the journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh.</div><div><br></div><div>First minister Nicola Sturgeon is among the Scots at Westminster Abbey. She said it is "one of the most momentous occasions in recent history".</div><div><br></div><div>The Queen died on September 8, aged 96 prompting 10 days of mourning. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>