2 years ago
39
Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin Begins Its Final Journey
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has arrived successful London.
On Sept. 13, the precocious monarch's casket reached Buckingham Palace from St. Giles Cathedral successful Edinburgh, Scotland. Following a regal nonstop disconnected and transportation from the hearse to a plane, the coffin was received successful London by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Princess Anne, who accompanied the coffin to London from Scotland, shared a statement the last moments she spent with her mother, the Queen.
"I was fortunate to stock the past 24 hours of my dearest Mother's life," she wrote successful a connection to connected Sept. 13. "It has been an honour and a privilege to travel her connected her last journeys."
Crowds gathered extracurricular the Palace to wage their last respects to Her Majesty earlier she reaches her ultimate resting place in St. George's Chapel astatine Windsor Castle.
The Queen's coffin volition enactment overnight astatine Buckingham Palace earlier it makes its mode to the Houses of Parliament, wherever it volition prevarication successful authorities until the ceremonial connected Sept. 19.
Her Majesty passed away at the property of 96 connected Sept. 8, conscionable hours aft Buckingham Palace issued a statement sharing that doctors were "concerned" with her health.
Guy Bell/Shutterstock
After her death, the King paid a heartfelt tribute to his precocious mother, who helium watched pb for 70 years as the longest-reigning British monarch.
Ben Stansall/AP/Shutterstock
"To my darling Mama, arsenic you statesman your past large travel to articulation my beloved precocious Papa, I privation simply to accidental this: Thank you," Charles said successful a pre-recorded code Sept. 9, his archetypal arsenic King. "Thank you for your emotion and devotion to our household and to the household of nations you person served truthful diligently each these years. May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.'"
Andrew Matthews/WPA Pool/Shutterstock
And aft Charles was officially proclaimed King successful a ceremonial ceremony, helium emphasized his committedness to continuing his mother's legacy.
"My mother's reign was unequalled successful its duration, its dedication and its devotion," he said Sept. 10, per NBC News. "Even arsenic we grieve we springiness acknowledgment for this astir faithful life. I americium profoundly alert of this large inheritance and of the duties and dense responsibilities of sovereignty which person now passed to me."
Get the latest beverage from wrong the palace walls. Sign up for Royal Recap!
