Bank Holiday date for Queen Elizabeth's funeral confirmed

Meghan Markle was on hand to offer support to her husband, Prince Harry, following Queen Elizabeth II’s service at Westminster Hall on Wednesday. Following the emotional ceremony, which began with a processional of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, the royal family exited the church ahead of the royal’s official lying in state.  After the 20-minute ceremony, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they walked behind Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Piers Morgan, 57, admitted he isn't Prince Harry's biggest fan and has regularly criticsed his behaviour in recent years, but today defended his right to wear military uniform at the Queen's ceremonial occasions.  In doing so, however, he couldn't resist branding the 37-year-old royal a "selfish brat".In his latest column, the presenter began by telling reders that he believed his behaviour since quitting Britain and royal duty had been "appallingly selfish, greedy, and damaging to the monarchy", but said he'd never begrudge him for his service in the military.Harry has served ten years in the army and has toured Afghanistan twice.Despite this, the prince will not be allowed to wear his uniform, due to him no longer being a working royal.It's been said however that The Duke of York reportedly got given the green light to wear his uniform, despite also not working, “as a special mark of respect".Piers Morgan delivers dig to Meghan Markle as kids gain royal titlesSharing his thoughts, Piers wrote in The Sun: "There are times when such protocol and rules need to be torn up, and common sense applied, and this is one of them."Especially when Harry’s disgraced uncle Prince Andrew will apparently be permitted to wear HIS uniform at Her Majesty’s lying-in-state vigil which starts today."There won’t surely be a single person in Britain outside of Andrew himself who thinks it’s OK for him to be treated better than Harry?"Prince Andrew, a former Royal Navy officer who served in the Falklands War, was stripped of his honorary military titles, HRH status and royal patronages this year as he faced a civil sexual assault case brought by Virginia Giuffre.He has vehemently denied all the allegations and the case has been settled out of

It’s an emotional day for the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and a procession including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward took to the streets of London to bring it to Westminster Hall.

After walking alongside his family for the Queen’s memorial procession, many Royal Family fans are wondering: why isn’t Prince Harry wearing his military uniform?

Wow. Prince William and Prince Harry are really trying to prove they are a united front following Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

and continue to show up alongside members of the royal family following the queen's death. On Tuesday, September 13, the Sussexes joined King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, Prince William, and Prince Kate to receive Queen Elizabeth II's casket at Buckingham Palace.

A touching tribute. Queen Consort Camilla honored her late father while paying her respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

on September 14, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, paid tribute to the late monarch by wearing Her Majesty’s diamond and pearl leaf Brooch, which features three large pearls at the center of a diamond pavé leaf. Elizabeth II is only thought to have worn the design once, to a Seoul concert on her 73rd birthday. It caught the attention of royal style followers again in 2017, though, when the Duchess of Cambridge borrowed it for an appearance in Ypres, Belgium, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to pay their respects to the Queen.Catherine’s earrings, meanwhile, honored Diana, Princess of Wales— following the Queen’s death on September 8.

Standing together. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, joined other members of the royal family as Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy was honored at a Westminster Hall service.

Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin arrived at Westminster Hall on Wednesday, September 14, and her lying in state has officially begun.

A moving echo of the past. Prince William and Prince Harry united behind Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin almost 25 years to the day after Princess Diana‘s funeral.

Symbolic artifacts. The late Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday, September 14, until her funeral on Monday, September, 19 — and her closed coffin will be adorned with items from the royal family’s Crown Jewel collection.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton looked sombre as they supported their grieving husbands at the Queen's coffin procession through central London on Wednesday afternoon. The coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died on 8 September, was moved from Buckingham Palace at the highly significant time of 2.22pm to Westminster Hall where it will lie-in-state for members of the public to pay their respects until Monday 19 September, the day of the late monarch's funeral.

Jedward have claimed to have received death threats after expressing a series of anti-monarchy views online in the wake of the Queen’s death.Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died at her Balmoral estate last Thursday (September 8). She was 96-years-old.

Some cinemas will be staying open on Monday (September 19) to screen the Queen's funeral. Around 150 sites across the UK - including Vue, Curzon and Arc - have all announced plans let the public watch Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at their cinemas free of charge.

Her Majesty The Queen on September 8, 2022.According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.The Queen's coffin was brought down to London from Edinburgh on September 13.According to the detailed Operation London Bridge plan, she has been transported from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in the capital, where her coffin will lie in state for four days, starting today (September 14) and concluding on the day of her funeral (September 19).Funeral preparations are now in full swing ahead of September 19, with conversations circulating on what the royal family will wear during their final goodbye to the Queen.Here's everything you need to know about Royal uniforms.The traditional dress during the national mourning period, and all the events that come with it, is a military uniform for working members of the royal family.These mourning period events include the Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, the procession to Westminster Hall, the vigil at Westminster Hall, the state funeral service at Westminster Abbey, and the committal service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.Other attendees will wear black to the funeral as a mark of respect for the late monarch, with royal women likely to wear black veils on the day.Black is the traditional colour to wear for a funeral and the funeral fashion was popularised by Queen Victoria who wore black for 40 years as a mark of respect to her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861.The Royal Family traditionally wear the colour black for the entire period of mourning, which King Charles III announced will extend to a week after the Queen’s funeral.A statement from Buckingham Palace read: “It is His Majesty The

The Queen 's 'favourite grandson' took a side step in the royal procession behind Her Majesty's coffin to allow for Prince Harry and Prince William to stand shoulder to shoulder. The brothers were seen following the cortege in a sign of unity as the coffin made its way to Westminster Abbey.

The Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton) and the Duchess of Sussex (Meghan Markle) join the rest of the royal family inside the Palace of Westminster as the First Watch begins their duty during the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday (September 14) in London, England.

This Morning viewers have raised concerns with the ITV show after a segment which saw thousands of mourners queue to see Her Majesty The Queen lying-in-state. The daytime TV show returned on Wednesday (September 13) for an extended three-hour long programme dedicated to the Queen.