Paying her respects. Princess Anne dipped down in a curtsy as she greeted Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin on Sunday, September 11.The Princess Royal, 72, was at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh Scotland.
The official royal residence in Scotland will house her mother’s remains until a procession brings the late monarch to St Giles Cathedral for a service on Monday, September 12.As the windowed hearse arrived at Holyrood from Balmoral, Anne stood at attention with her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward as well as Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Edward’s wife.Officials in kilts carried the casket, which was draped with the royal standard of Scotland and topped with flowers, into the historic castle.
As the coffin passed by, Anne curtsied.The formal greeting, customary for royals seeing the sovereign for the first time on a given day, is considered a sign of respect and reverence.
Sophie, 57, also participated, giving the coffin a small curtsy.Anne has been traveling with her mother’s remains and will continue to do so until her Monday, September 19, funeral.The queen died on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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