The England Test cricket team became the first national sporting side to sing 'God Save the King' amid emotional scenes at The Oval.
The third day of England's Test against South Africa - after no play on the first day because of rain, and no play on the second because of Queen Elizabeth's death - begun with a rendition of 'God Save the King'.
A beautiful few moments as cricket pays its respects to Her Majesty The Queen. pic.twitter.com/3QnZiFEOKq
The national anthem was sung at 10.57am, by English soprano Laura Wright, after the teams had entered through a guard of honour in memory of her majesty. There was also a minute's silence, which was impeccably observed, at The Oval in the Queen's honour.
Before play England captain Ben Stokes said that the side were motivated by playing in the Queen's honour. There had been uncertainty over whether the Test would be played at all.
"It's obviously been a sad couple of days not only for us but the whole nation and the world as well," Stokes said. "It's great to be stood here knowing that we're going to be playing this game, not just for us but in memory of the Queen so it's a very special occasion for us.
"We were still waiting for confirmation of what was going to happen this week so the lads were just sitting around waiting for that yesterday. Once we heard the news it was good to hear from our point of view. There wasn't much going on for us yesterday to be honest."
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