British Royals

King Charles III arrives for a brief, private farewell to Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall before the State Funeral

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19th September 2022
The King has arrived at Westminster Hall for a few moments of final farewell before the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Charles III was accompanied from Clarence House to Westminster Hall by his heir, the Prince of Wales. Following in a second car were the Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips. The family had a few moments to say some private farewells before the coffin of Her Late Majesty…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George and Princess Charlotte to walk behind The Queen's coffin in procession

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18th September 2022
Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend the funeral of their great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. George, 9, and Charlotte, 7, will walk in procession behind Her Late Majesty’s coffin as it is borne into Westminster Abbey. They will walk with their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales. The young prince, now second in line to the throne, and his sister, third in line…
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Features

The flowers that meant so much to Queen Elizabeth II

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18th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II received millions of flowers through her long life and reign. But there was one bouquet that was truly hers and which became so important and so famous that it was replicated at some of the biggest milestones of her life. The wedding posy carried by the then Princess Elizabeth, on November 20th 1947, at her marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh was a creation totally overseen by…
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British Royals

Queen Elizabeth II's children keep watch over her coffin in the Vigil of the Princes

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17th September 2022
With three loud knocks on the ancient floors of a room at the heart of the royal story for almost a thousand years, a moment of history began. King Charles III walked out into Westminster Hall, followed by the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex to make a solemn act of mourning. And slowly, the hundreds who were making their way into the hall to pay their own respects…
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