William and Harry to walk with King behind Queen’s coffin

UK

The King will be joined by both his sons as he walks behind the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace.

The King, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex will follow the coffin on foot as it makes its journey to Westminster Hall for the lying in state from Wednesday afternoon.

The Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex will also walk with them.

Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace – royal news latest updates

Princess Anne’s son, Peter Phillips, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, will also join the procession, as well as the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.

The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, the Countess of Wessex and the Duchess of Sussex will travel by car.

The procession will leave the palace at 2.22pm and is expected to arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm.

A service lasting around 20 minutes will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury accompanied by the Dean of Westminster.

The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace, London, where it will lie at rest overnight in the Bow Room. Picture date: Tuesday September 13, 2022.
Image:
The Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace
Prince william, Catherine, Prince Harry and Megan
Image:
United at an impromptu walkabout on Saturday

The brothers’ troubled relationship is well documented, but after the death of their grandmother last Thursday they and their wives united unexpectedly when they viewed floral tributes left to the Queen outside Windsor Castle.

The princes put on a united front with their wives during a mammoth walkabout on Saturday.

Read more:
Route revealed for queue to see the Queen lying in state – and where you can take a break
King and Queen Consort meet crowds in Northern Ireland
Accompanying Queen on final journeys has been ‘an honour’ – Anne

The King talked of his love for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in his televised address to the nation on Friday evening, saying: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”

In the Duke’s tribute to his grandmother, released on Monday, he said he wanted to honour his father at the start of his reign.

The last time Charles and his two sons were all together in public was at the service of thanksgiving for the Queen at St Paul’s Cathedral during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.

Inside the cathedral
Image:
Inside St Paul’s at the service of thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh

On that occasion, the Sussexes sat some distance from Prince Charles and Prince William, behind the Wessex family and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

This was Harry and Meghan’s first public appearance alongside the Windsors since they stepped down as senior royals in 2020.

In April 2021, Harry and William joined their father when they walked behind the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin at his funeral.

Britain's Prince Charles, from front left behind coffin, Princess Anne, obscured, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Earl of Snowdon and Tim Laurence follow the coffin as it makes it's way past the Round Tower during the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
Image:
Prince Charles and his sons escort the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin after his funeral last April

The brothers were separated by Mr Phillips, their cousin, but he dropped back half a pace at one point, so the siblings appeared closer together.

After the funeral service, William and Harry chatted as they walked back up the hill from the chapel to the castle.

Mourners have already joined the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall, which begins at 5pm on Wednesday.

It will continue until 6.30am on Monday, the day of the Queen’s funeral.

The government has warned that the queue is expected to be very long, with people standing for “many hours, possibly overnight” and with very little opportunity to sit down.

QUEEN DIES 9PM SPECIAL PROMO_100922-VER2

Products You May Like

Articles You May Like

Micron shares suffer steepest drop since 2020 after disappointing guidance
Tom Cruise receives US navy honour for Top Gun ‘recruitment boost’
UK minister caught up in Bangladesh anti-corruption probe
New Study Challenges Planet Formation Models with PDS 70b’s Chemical Mystery
Andrew Tate and his brother lose £2.8m court battle over unpaid tax claims

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *