A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
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Many members of the royal family will be attending the Queen's funeral today in honour of her memory.
Among them will be Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester who will join in the funeral procession alongside other royals. Prince Richard is the late monarch's cousin and is a working member of the royal family.
He is the son of Prince Henry and Princess Alice, making King George VI (Queen Elizabeth II's father) his uncle. The Prince, 78, studied at Eton and Cambridge before he began working as an architect.
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However, following the death of his elder brother, he inherited the duties expected of a senior member of the royal family. According to the Royal Family website: "The Duke is associated with over 150 charities and organisations.
"His patronages reflect his professional and personal interests, which include international humanitarian issues, heritage and the built environment and military veterans."
The Royal website also states: "Many of The Duke’s Patronages are related to architecture and conservation, both areas in which The Duke remains deeply interested. He was elected a corporate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1972 and he is President of the Scottish Society of the Architect-Artists.
"His fellowships include those of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. His Royal Highness is a supporter of several architectural preservation societies, including the Kensington Society and the Victorian Society, as well as the International Council on Monuments and Sites, UK National Committee. “
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A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
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Camilla paid a subtle tribute to the Queen Mother as she wore a rarely seen brooch at Elizabeth II's coffin procession in Edinburgh.The Queen Consort, 75, was seen wearing a black coat dress with silver detail and a large black feathered hat for the emotional procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral and the vigil that followed. It was the same dress she previously wore to the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh – but it was a beautiful diamond brooch that really caught the eye of royal watchers. Camilla donned the Diamond Thistle Brooch that was often worn by the Queen Mother and was one of her favourite pieces of jewellery.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, have flown to Edinburgh ahead of the late Queen's coffin procession.They boarded a plane to Edinburgh at RAF Northolt in Hillingdon, west London. Charles and Camilla waved at dozens of members of the public as they arrived in a Rolls Royce with a police escort at about 11.15am on Monday.The 96 year old Queen Elizabeth II passed away "peacefully" at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire on Thursday, 8 September, before her coffin was taken to the throne room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, where members of the public could come to pay their respects.
The Countess of Wessex was pictured comforting Princess Anne as she watched Queen Elizabeth II's coffin being carried into the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Sunday. Sophie Wessex, 57, the wife of Prince Edward, 58, could be seen placing her hand on the Princess Royal's back in a supportive gesture as the coffin arrived after a six-hour drive from Balmoral. The Queen's children and their spouses watched on in solemn silence as soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffin to the Palace's Throne Room, where it will remain overnight.