Lady Louise Windsor joined her parents Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex and brother James, Viscount Severn on a procession from Buckingham Palace through central London to Westminster Hall behind the Queen's coffin
September 14, 2022 - 15:47 BST Kate Thomas Lady Louise Windsor looked elegant in a black coat as she joined her fellow royals for the Queen's coffin procession through central London on Wednesday, which ended at Westminster Hall where the late monarch will lie in state.
The procession left the palace at 2.22pm and is expected to arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm. A service lasting around 20 minutes, which will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury accompanied by the Dean of Westminster, is set to follow.Mourners joined the queue hours in advance to attend the Queen’s lying in state which begins at 5pm, continuing until 6.30am on Monday September 19, the day of the Queen’s funeral.
The procession on Wednesday follows emotional scenes on Tuesday evening when the late Queen was brought back to London by plane and taken to Buckingham Palace for the final time. As the State Hearse carrying the coffin began its journey from Northolt in north west London, people stood silently by the road with some recording the historic moment on their phones.The Queen's grandchildren were among members of the royal family paying their respects to the late monarch by witnessing her coffin's arrival at the palace.The late Queen passed away peacefully at her home in Balmoral aged 96 - making her the longest serving monarch in British history.
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