Prince Edward’s Wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex Comforts Prince George After Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
usmagazine.comPrince George, 9, had a sweet exchange with Prince Edward‘s wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, when she put her arm around the boy at Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral on Monday, September 19.The royal family members shared a moment shortly after the late monarch’s memorial service came to an end.
George joined his parents, Prince William and Princess Kate, at Westminster Abbey to pay his respects to his great-grandmother.The couple’s eldest child also participated in the procession alongside his sister, Princess Charlotte, 7.
William, 40, and Kate’s youngest son, Prince Louis, 4, was not in attendance at the funeral.Following the service, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, 40, made their way to Windsor Castle where Elizabeth will be buried alongside her late husband, Prince Philip.
Sophie, 52, for her part, traveled to the location alongside Prince Harry‘s wife, Meghan Markle, as their respective husbands marched with the sovereign’s coffin to Wellington Arch.Her Majesty passed away “peacefully” at her estate in Scotland on September 8, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
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