Prince George and Princess Charlotte walk behind the coffin as they bid farewell to beloved ‘Gan Gan’
Prince George and Princess Charlotte walk behind the coffin as they bid farewell to beloved ‘Gan Gan’
Prince George was seen wiping away tears as he gave his final goodbyes to his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
The future Ruler and his sister, Princess Charlotte, bid goodbye to their darling “Gan” as the most youthful individuals from the illustrious family to follow the Sovereign’s casket through Westminster Monastery.
The royal siblings, great-grandchildren of the Queen, were among 2,000 guests at her state funeral, joining their parents, world leaders, and national figures from the UK.
Sitting in the front row next to his mother the Princess of Wales she could be seen comforting her son with a hand on his knee.
At the end of the service, George followed closely behind his father, while Kate put a guiding hand on the back of her daughter, as the foursome got up from their seats and stood behind the coffin.
George, nine, and Princess Charlotte, seven, strolled behind the Sovereign’s final resting place as a component of a grave parade past many visitors through the gothic church.
George was dressed in a dark navy suit and tie, while Charlotte wore a black coat dress with pleats at the back and a small silver horseshoe pinned on the front, black tights and a hat with a ribbon tied at the back.
Ahead of the service, the Princess of Wales could be seen holding Charlotte’s hand and giving her a reassuring touch on the shoulder.
The second and third in line to the throne are also expected to be at the committal service in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, afterward.
The prince and princess’ four-year-old brother, Prince Louis, was not present.
He is likely to be considered too young to attend.
Meghan Markle could be seen wiping away tears as she left the ceremony.
Mirroring her sister-in-law Kate Middleton, Meghan wore a traditional all-black outfit accompanied by a wide-brimmed hat.
Edward and Sophie Wessex also wiped tears from their eyes at a highly charged opening to The Queen’s funeral.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex took out a handkerchief each after the first hymn was sung.
Sovereign Elizabeth II was leaving London once and for all on Monday after her burial service parade through its roads watched by tens of millions of individuals in England and all over the planet.
After her State Funeral at Westminster Abbey, the late monarch’s coffin was borne on the State Gun Carriage, for a final journey pulled by Royal Navy ratings to Wellington Arch.