Princess Charlotte Bursts Into Tears After Saying Final Goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at Funeral in Westminster Abbey
19.09.2022 - 18:41
/ usmagazine.com
Saying her last goodbye. After attending Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, Princess Charlotte, 7, started to cry outside of Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
Following the memorial service, the late monarch’s coffin was marched to Wellington Arch by members of the royal family including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne. As Elizabeth was moved from the gun carriage to a hearse vehicle, Charlotte burst into tears alongside her mother, Princess Kate.
The Princess of Wales, 40, comforted her only daughter amid the emotional moment. Before the public reaction, Charlotte joined her brother Prince George, 9, at the procession. William, 40, and Kate’s eldest kids walked alongside their parents, and in front of Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, during the traditional service. Charlotte also wore a brooch gifted to her by Elizabeth while paying her respects.
Meanwhile, Charlotte’s youngest sibling, Prince Louis, 4, wasn’t present at the funeral. Ahead of the monumental event, Kate opened up about her child’s response to his great-grandmother’s passing. “[Louis said,] ‘At least Grannie is with Great-Grandpa [Prince Philip] now,'” she told well-wishers on September 10, days after the sovereign’s death.
Following 70 years on the British throne, Elizabeth died on September 8 at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96. Her eldest son, 73, ascended the throne shortly after his mother’s passing. Shortly after taking on his new role, Charles granted William his former title of Prince of Wales and bestowed Kate with the Princess of Wales moniker.
More than a year before Elizabeth’s death, her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, was laid to rest in April 2021 at age 99.
At the time, a