Ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday, Her Majesty’s eight grandchildren stood vigil around her coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.
’s eight grandchildren stood vigil around her coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall. Princes William and Harry were joined by Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, and Lady Louise and Viscount Severn. It is the first time in history that the grandchildren of a monarch have taken part in the ceremony, and at King Charles’s request, Prince Harry wore military uniform.
, which will take place on 19 September, after thousands of people have filed past her coffin to pay their respects to a woman who served as Queen for longer than any British monarch before her.left Buckingham Palace for the final time, as her coffin was moved to Westminster Hall for the lying in state.
The Queen’s coffin arrived at Buckingham Palace for the last time on the evening of 13 September, after being flown on an RAF C-17 aircraft from Edinburgh to London. The procession marked the last part of a four-day journey that saw Her Majesty’s coffin moved from her beloved Scottish retreat Balmoral, where she“I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life,” the Princess Royal said in a statement.
On 11 September, Her Majesty’s coffin was conveyed by road from Aberdeenshire to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it rested in the Throne Room overnight. Mourners lined the streets for the chance to pay their respects, as the Queen’s last journey got underway. The hearse drove through the gates of the Scottish estate shortly after 10am, giving the public its first sighting of the monarch’s coffin.
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