▁West min ster ▁Hall , ▁where ▁a ▁small ▁ceremony ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁Rand all ▁David son , ▁before ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁official ▁m ourn ers ▁– ▁the ▁late ▁King ' s ▁wid ow ▁Queen ▁Alex andra , ▁his ▁son ▁King ▁George ▁V , ▁his ▁daughter ▁The ▁Princess ▁Victoria , ▁his ▁brother ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Con n aught , ▁and ▁his ▁nep hew ▁the ▁German ▁Emperor . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁fun eral ▁party ▁waited ▁outside ▁the ▁Hall , ▁consisting ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁people . ▁Big ▁Ben , ▁the ▁bell ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁clock ▁tower , ▁was ▁r ung ▁ 6 8 ▁times , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁year ▁of ▁Edward ▁VII ' s ▁life . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁at ▁a ▁monarch ' s ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁The ▁whole ▁process ion ▁then ▁proceeded ▁from ▁West min ster ▁Hall , ▁via ▁White hall ▁and ▁the ▁Mall , ▁from ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁Cor ner ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Mar ble ▁Arch , ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁P adding ton ▁Station . ▁From ▁there , ▁a ▁train ▁convey ed ▁the ▁m ourn ers ▁to ▁W inds or . ▁The ▁process ion ▁then ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁W inds or ▁Castle , ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁fun eral ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁The ▁fun eral ▁direct ors ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁House hold ▁appointed ▁to ▁assist ▁during ▁this ▁occasion ▁were ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁of ▁William ▁B ant