Queen Elizabeth II’s 4 Children Walk Behind Her Coffin in Edinburgh: Photos
usmagazine.comA solemn procession. All four of Queen Elizabeth II‘s children united to walk behind her coffin as it arrived at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward formed a line behind the hearse carrying their late mother during the Monday, September 12, procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral, where a service will be held.Later on Monday, the new king, 73, and other members of the royal family will mount a vigil of the coffin.
Following the service, the coffin will remain at the cathedral until Tuesday, September 13, when it will be flown back to London.When her mother’s coffin arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday, September 11, the Princess Royal, 72, was photographed curtsying to the casket.
The formal greeting, customary for royals seeing the sovereign for the first time on a given day, is considered a sign of respect and reverence.The queen died at age 96 on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Buckingham Palace announced the news hours after revealing that the monarch had been placed under medical supervision.After her passing, her eldest son, Charles, immediately became king, though his coronation will likely not take place for some time.
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