King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward Honor Queen Elizabeth II in Uniform at Westminster Hall Vigil
usmagazine.comQueen Elizabeth II’s four children gathered together at Westminster Hall to honor their late mother.King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward attended an official vigil on Friday, September 16, standing around Her Majesty’s coffin, which is lying in state at Westminster Hall in London until her funeral on Monday, September 19.Charles, 73, Anne, 72, Andrew, 63, and Edward, 58, all clad in uniform, stood silent as they surrounded the casket for the 15-minute vigil.
As they concluded the ceremony, the king exited first, followed by the Princess Royal and Duke of York, walking side by side.
The Earl of Wessex, the youngest sibling, followed his older brothers and sister.In the days since the death of the queen — who passed away “peacefully” on September 8 at the age of 96, per Buckingham Palace — her family members have been mourning publicly by greeting crowds of well-wishers, viewing tributes and speaking about what the monarch meant to them.“To my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa, I want simply to say this: thank you,” Charles, who assumed the throne upon his mother’s passing, stated in his inaugural address as king on September 9.“Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years,” he concluded. “May ‘flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.’”Anne, for her part, went on to her late mother through a touching gesture.
On Sunday, September 11, the Princess Royal curtsied in front of Elizabeth’s coffin as it arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.The late sovereign — who passed away at her Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland — is being honored with a
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