Queen Elizabeth’s children guard coffin in solemn vigil

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Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward stood silently in full ceremonial military uniform. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - King Charles III and his three siblings stood guard around their mother Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on Friday in solemn vigilThe new king, Princess Anne, and Princes Andrew and Edward mounted the guard in silence around her flag-shrouded casket as members of the public, who had queued for hours, continued to file past.

Her children stood with their heads bowed for 12 minutes as other members of the royal family including Queen Consort Camilla watched on and the public paid their own last respects. The Vigil of the Princes first took place in Westminster Hall in 1936 for king George V. His four sons, including Queen Elizabeth’s father, stood guard.

It was the last of his visits to the United Kingdom’s four constituent nations following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Sept 8, at the age of 96.In a speech at the Welsh Parliament, which alternated between English and Welsh, the king vowed to follow the “selfless example” of his mother.Embed TwitterBefore ascending to the throne on Sept 8, Charles, 73, had been the Prince of Wales since 1958, a title bestowed on the heir apparent.

 

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