King Charles III, Prince William and Prince Harry Follow Queen Elizabeth II’s Coffin in Royal Navy Procession to Westminster Abbey
19.09.2022 - 13:13
/ usmagazine.com
King Charles III and other members of the royal family marched behind Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin as the Royal Navy transported her to Westminster Abbey ahead of her funeral.
Nearly 100 sailors pulled the State Ceremonial Gun Carriage carrying the queen’s coffin from Westminster Hall on Monday, September 19, with another 40 servicemen following behind. In addition to nearly a thousand members of the Royal Navy who took part in the procession, crowds lined the two-mile walk to Westminster Abbey to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth, who died on September 8 at the age of 96.
King Charles, 73, marched behind the coffin alongside his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, with several other members of his family — including Prince William, Prince Harry and Princess Anne — following behind, with the brothers walking side-by-side behind their aunt and uncles. The processional also featured the participation of Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
After the procession to Westminster Abbey and the memorial service, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, NHS workers, officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the British Armed Forces will transport her coffin to Wellington Arch at the entrance of Buckingham Palace. From there, she will travel to Windsor where — following a committal ceremony — she will be buried alongside Prince Philip, who died in April 2021. The late couple, who married for 73 years, will be “buried together,” according to the royals’ official website.
Three months after she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, the queen died while at her beloved Balmoral Castle in Scotland. After a procession from Ballater to Edinburgh, her body was brought back to London on Tuesday, September 13.