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This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield paid their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin is Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall on Friday. Their appearance to pay their respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall came as Friday's This Morning was cancelled in favour of rolling ITV news coverage of the Queen.

Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's youngest grandson James, Viscount Severn, looked sombre as he took his place standing guard by his late grandmother's coffin on Saturday 17 September evening.The Prince of Wales, 40, led his brother Harry, 37, and his cousins Zara Tindall, 41, and Peter Philips, 44, Princesses Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 32, alongside Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and her younger brother James, 14, as they made their through Westminster Hall before taking their places. William stood at the head of the coffin, while the Duke of Sussex could be seen standing guard at the rear. James, Viscount Severn, meanwhile, stood on Harry's left – with his bowed down as he donned a black suit.

Among the floral tributes and well-wishes shared to mourn the tragic passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, an unlikely figure has emerged as a symbol to mark the monarch’s life. As people across the world reflect on the Queen’s best moments as Britain’s longest serving monarch, many have remembered the sketch she took part in with Paddington Bear to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee.

Earlier this week King Charles III visited Northern Ireland where an incident with a leaky pen caught the attention of royal fans.The King, 73, was at the royal residence of Hillsborough Castle in Co Down in Northern Ireland, where he sat down to sign a visitor’s book when the incident occurred. His Majesty was heard telling royal aides "I can't bear this bloody thing" after a pen he was using inconveniently left ink all over his hands.

Sir Rod Stewart's blonde bombshell wife Penny Lancaster has paid tribute to Her Majesty The Queen while giving a glimpse at the woman she was and how she enjoyed "having a laugh".The 51-year-old TV star turned police constable also spoke of how the late monarch enjoyed breaking the rules.Appearing on Good Morning Britain last week, Penny shared some sweet anecdotes about the newly appointed King Charles III and the late Queen - while revealing the one way Her Majesty broke royal protocol.READ NEXT: This Morning fans threaten to 'boycott' show over Holly and Phil's 'shameful queue jump'Chatting to Susanna Reid about the time she danced with the King for his 60th birthday celebrations, Penny revealed that she was initially nervous to meet the Royal Family.Susanna said: "You can obviously get overwhelmed with nerves, but actually Her Majesty was not somebody who minded if you didn't stick to protocol."Penny then revealed how Her Majesty "liked it when something went wrong".She said: "Absolutely, she always liked it when something went wrong - any opportunity to have a laugh."She really had a great sense of humour."Penny is now gearing up to work on the day of the Queen's funeral as a special constable for the City of London Police.The former Loose Women star and Strictly Come Dancing contestant joined the City of London Police after appearing on Channel 4's Famous and Fighting Crime in 2020.In April 2021, she completed her training and is now fully qualified. Speaking about her job and having worked at royal events and occasions before, Penny revealed on GMB that working at the Queen's memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral "was a great privilege".

Zara Tindall joined her cousins on Saturday evening at Westminster Hall to hold vigil for their late grandmother, the Queen. Zara, 41, joined Prince Harry, Prince William, Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Lady Louise Windsor and her brother Viscount Severn to stand guard around their grandmother’s coffin.

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex appeared to be visibly emotional on Saturday as she anxiously watched her two children, Lady Louise Windsor, 18 and James, Viscount Severn, 14, take part in a vigil beside their grandmother, The Queen’s coffin. Alongside the late monarch’s six other grandchildren, the two youngsters spent fifteen minutes as part of a ceremonial honour guard as the Queen continues to Lie-in-State at Westminster Hall ahead of her funeral on Monday.

Prince Harry and Prince William once again put aside their differences on Saturday evening as the brothers stood united in grief as they performed a vigil at The Queen 's coffin, where the late monarch is lying-in-state in Westminster Hall. Both immaculately dressed in their military uniforms, the senior royals were joined by their cousins Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Lady Louise Windsor and her brother Viscount Severn.The eight royals, who are all the Queen’s grandchildren, stood together in a ceremonial honour guard just hours after their parents held an emotional vigil in the Palace of Westminster.

Prince Andrew’s future in the monarchy has been a question many have asked in recent days. The Duke of York, 62, was previously stripped of his titles and took a step back from Royal duties over recent years, due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein. However, it’s thought that now that his brother King Charles has taken over a ruling monarch, life will look different for Andrew than it did when Queen Elizabeth II was head of the family.

Kate Middleton joined the Royal Family to host Commonwealth leaders at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Saturday 17 September afternoon. The Princess of Wales, 40, was part of the members of the Royal Family greeting the dignitaries alongside Prince William, 40,  King Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75. Kate, 40, looked elegant as she wore a black dress and long three-strand pearl necklace and matching bracelet, while meeting the leaders of the nations that have the United Kingdom’s monarchy as their head of state.

Sophie Wessex was once offered the Royal title later given to Kate Middleton but her husband Edward stepped in to refuse it. The Queen’s youngest son, Edward, 58, and his wife Sophie shared a strong bond with the monarch before Her Majesty’s death on 8 September.

King Charles III is not a fan of cling film and “shrieked” the first time he saw it, according to author Tom Bower in his book about Prince Philip. In the book, Rebel Prince, based on the late Prince Philip, author Tom Bower shared an anecdote about his eldest son, Charles and his aversion to cling film. The light-hearted story tells of the then prince coming into contact with cling film for the first time and “shrieking” and “trembling”.The late Duke of Edinburgh had a gripe with son Charles, according to the book, that he was disconnected from the regular world and an example of this was shared of the prince’s struggles with cling film.

Zara Tindall was seen shooting husband Mike Tindall a look as he broke the silence during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s procession at Westminster Hall. Zara, 41, and her husband Mike, 43, paid their respects at Westminster Hall after the procession from Buckingham Palace for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday.

Lilibet’s early childhood was not just carefree and secure, but surprisingly warm and loving, too.This was thanks to the efforts of her father, Bertie, who having endured a strict upbringing, battling a severe stammer throughout his life, encouraged demonstrations of affection in the family. As a baby, her days were mostly spent at 145 Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park.

A man is in police custody after he moved out of the queue of mourners and approached the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall on Friday night.The man was quickly brought down by the police in the hall. Metropolitan Police said the incident occurred around 10pm, as the live feed from inside the hall cut away for a brief period.

David Beckham has joined thousands of mourners queuing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth. The former England football captain joined the queue in London to see the coffin of the late British monarch, who is lying in state in Westminster Hall, at around 2am on Friday morning (16. 09.

Meghan Markle left royal fans confused when they spotted an unfamiliar symbol on the bottom of her shoe.Joining her royal in-laws at the Palace of Westminster to pay her respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Duchess of Sussex was shrouded in black, including a pair of elegant heels.But when she curtseyed at Her Majesty's coffin, fans noticed a strange symbol on the sole of her shoe, made up of three straight lines and one curved one, all overlapping.READ MORE: New Kate Middleton photos spell 'disaster' for King Charles, royal expert claimsSpectators were quick to wonder what the symbol meant, with some speculating that it could have been a personal tribute to her husband's late grandmother or just a personalised addition to the slick heels.However, it has now been revealed what the markings really mean, thanks to eagle-eyed fashion experts.The classic shoes are made by Paul Andrew, a luxury fashion designer who designs his hand-crafted Italian shoes from his base in New York - and the designer's name is the inspiration for the "P" and "A" symbols on the soles of Meghan's heels.Fashionistas reckon she's wearing his Pump It Up Heels - a style she has worn before for a royal engagement in Ireland before she and Harry left the Royal Family.Meghan also wore a pair of pearl and diamond earrings given to her by Her Majesty as a gift before their first joint engagement in 2018.The gorgeous jewels were almost identical to the ones the Queen wore for the occasion.Meghan was spotted in the all-black outfit as she joined Harry and other members of the Royal Family, including Kate and Will, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, as the Queen's coffin made its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall to lie-in-state for

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has been seen in public for the first time following the death of the Queen on Thursday, 8 September. Fergie, as she's known, was seen looking at floral tributes left to the late Monarch outside Windsor Castle with her ex-husband Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, with both looking solemn and dressed in black. Sarah, 62, is known to have a close relationship with her former husband Prince Andrew, also 62, with whom she shares two daughters, Princesses Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 32, and she and Andrew still live together in the Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate.

Princess Beatrice has shared an emotional poem in honour of her grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II . The poem was shared to Instagram by her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi , who revealed that the poem had been written by his brother Alby Shale, who had gifted it to his sister-in-law following the death of her grandmother.