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The pallbearers responsible for shouldering the physical and emotional burden of carrying The late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at her funeral in September have been honoured by her son, King Charles III. The eight Grenadier Guards are amongst those to be recognised in a special honour’s list for the roles they played during the period of national mourning following Her late Majesty's death.

Queen's coffin at her state funeral are heading to the Middle East to guard a secret special forces base. Having won plaudits for their seamless carrying of the coffin by the world's media, the eight men along with their sergeant are to fly into a Northern Iraqi airbase in Irbil, taking part in a black ops mission alongside US special forces.READ MORE: Piers Morgan praises 'magnificent' pallbearers for 'doing their Queen proud'Sgt Major Dean Jones fronted the ceremony and alongside pall bearers Lance Sergeant Alex Turner, Cpl Tony Flynn, Lance Sergeant Jake Orlowski, Guardsman Fletcher Cox, Guardsman James Patterson, Lance Sergeant Ryan Griffiths, Guardsman Like Simpson and Guardsman David Sanderson.Their next role however will be very different, as they are tasked with protecting the UK Special Forces camp from attack by Islamic State in a mission codenamed Operation Shader.The base they will guard has come under significant fire this year, with some five separate rocket attacks launched on the encampment.

Queen Elizabeth II was carried by eight pallbearers who've been described as heroes due to a stellar showing at the late monarch's funeral.