Queen Elizabeth’s great-grandchildren are paying their respects.
On Friday, several of the late monarch’s12 great-grandchildrenvisited her coffin at Westminster Hall, where it is lying-in-state untilMonday’s funeral.
As the Queen’s four children — King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood around their mother’s coffin, the public quietly filed past, taking in the historic moment. Watching from above were several royal family members, including Queen Camilla, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise, James, Viscount Severn, Sir Timothy Laurence,Princess Eugenieand Jack Brooksbank,Princess Beatriceand Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and the Duke of Kent.
King Charles.YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty
Prince William andKate Middletonand their three children —Prince George, 9,Princess Charlotte, 7, andPrince Louis, 4 — did not join their relatives. Earlier in the day, the newPrince and Princess of Wales met with Commonwealth troopsdeployed for the Queen’s funeral.
Royal family members gather for a vigil at Queen Elizabeth’s coffin in Westminster Hall.Dominic Lipinski/AP/Shutterstock
Over2,000 people from around the worldare set to gather at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday to honor the late monarch, whodied “peacefully” on Sept. 8 at age 96, at her belovedBalmoral Castlein Scotland.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.Dominic Lipinski/AP/Shutterstock
The Queen’sfamily membersare set to process with the coffin three times: as it moves into Westminster Abbey, then more than a mile to Wellington Arch and finally to Windsor Castle, where she will be laid to rest following a committal service for family members as well as staff.
An announcement hasn’t been made regarding which of the Queen’s great-grandchildren will attend her state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey and committal service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
King Charles.HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty
Many of the Queen’s great-grandchildrenattended events in Juneto celebrate the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee. The little royals were spotted sharing snacks, reading the program and excitedly watching the Platinum Jubilee Pageant parade.
“There were a lot of sweets out back though, sothere was a real sugar high,” Mike Tindall later joked on his podcast.
source: people.com
