Queen Elizabeth’s closest relatives face her at her funeral on Monday Pale, they took part in meticulously choreographed marches, yet betrayed the high emotions of the day. Elizabeth’s son King Charles and his three younger brothers and sisters, Anne, Andrew and Edward, marched behind a gun carriage pulled by 142 Royal Navy sailors to carry the Queen’s coffin to Westminster Abbey. //www.reuters.com/world/uk/westminster-abbey-traditional-church-royals-life-death-2022-09-18/ from nearby Westminster Hall.
Behind them are Prince Charles’ sons Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as other senior members of the royal family, whose solemn faces show the emotional impact of the solemn moment. Charles and William traveled together in the royal chariot into the Hall to the cheers and applause of the crowd of mourners https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/comments-crowds-london- queen- elizabeth-2022-09-19/We witnessed the solemn ceremony on the streets of central London.
But from the moment the Queen’s coffin began to be carried by Paul Bearer, everyone was silent and the royal family marched to the sound of bagpipes and bells. and saluted as the coffin was lifted from the gun carriage in front of the monastery.
Andrew and Harry, no longer working for royalty, wore morning suits and did not salute. Both have previously participated in conflicts in the Falklands and Afghanistan. After his 11 days of significant change and activity since his mother died, Charles looked distraught and exhausted. A coffin-bearer carried the coffin through the Great West Door to the monastery for the funeral.
Waiting just inside were his wife Camilla, the Queen, William’s wife Kate and their children George, 9, Charlotte, 7, and Harry’s wife Meghan. A close-up TV shot showed the sadness on their faces.
Wiping away tears William and Kate could be seen walking between their children, touching their shoulders and supporting them. Later in the service, Charlotte was seen swinging her leg around because it did not reach the floor from her chair.
Edward, the youngest of the Queen’s four children, wiped away tears at the start of the service, while the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of the outpouring of love he’s seen since her death on September 8. After the service, the royal family again traced the coffin as it was carried out of the monastery and placed back in the gun mount. Standing on the front steps of the monastery, Charles was gazing at his mother’s coffin.
The royal family then took part in another solemn procession through the boulevards of central London to Hyde Park Corner. There the coffin was to be placed in a hearse and driven towards Windsor Castle https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/windsor-castle-queen-elizabeth-home-now-final-rest-place-2022- 09-18/, The Queen’s final resting place. Camilla, Kate, George, and Charlotte followed the procession by car while Charles, his brothers, and sons marched behind the gun carriage.
The presence of William and Harry walking side-by-side behind their grandmother’s coffin is reminiscent of the day 25 years ago when they were young boys attending a procession that resembled the funeral of their mother Diana https://www.reuters.com /world/uk/william-harry-walk-together-behind-loved-ones-coffin-again-2022-09-14/, Princess of Wales. Since Harry and Meghan left royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020, the brothers’ relationship has been strained.
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