Mourning his mother. King Charles III paid his final respects to Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral on Monday, September 19.The new monarch, 73, rode to Westminster Hall with his eldest son, Prince William, ahead of the procession to Westminster Abbey, with Prince Harry following close behind in a car with Peter Phillips. Queen Consort Camilla, meanwhile, rode separately to the church in a car with Princess Kate, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.After exiting his vehicle, the Duke of Sussex, 38, joined his father and the Prince of Wales, 40, at the entrance to Westminster Hall, then followed the queen’s coffin for the short procession.
Harry and William walked next to each other behind the king’s siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Harry and Andrew, 62, both wore morning suits as they were not permitted to wear their military uniforms.The former Prince of Wales became king immediately following his mother’s death at age 96 on September 8.
Though his coronation will likely not be held for some months, Charles was officially proclaimed monarch during a meeting of the accession council at St James’s Palace on September 10.“It is my most sorrowful duty to announce you to the death of my beloved mother, the queen,” he said during his address. “I know how deeply you, the entire nation — and I think I may say the whole world — sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we have all suffered.”The new king appeared to be visibly emotional on September 9 when he arrived at Buckingham Palace for the first time since assuming the throne.
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