Foreign leaders catch the bus from Chelsea checkpoint

Large swathes of Chelsea were locked down on Monday morning as world leaders swapped diplomatic cars for buses on their way to the Queen's funeral. With a few exceptions, heads of state, prime ministers and ambassadors from across the world travelled to the Royal Hospital Chelsea amid tight security. They then boarded coaches transporting them two miles to the service at Westminster Abbey which began at 11am. Police closed down access to the roads surrounding the hospital, home of the Chelsea Pensioners, some of whom were seen walking in groups towards Westminster. Uniformed officers turned away and redirected bemused cyclists,…