HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II1926 — 2022
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Police hold back crowds as the hearse passes Wellington Arch CREDIT: Paul Grover for the TelegraphThe Telegraph London |
Moment to grieve in private for Royal family as coffin reaches Buckingham Palace after journey from Scotland
In life, she made it her purpose to be seen to be believed.
In death, it was just the same, as Queen Elizabeth II came home to her family, carried by a hearse lit up as a moving beacon and watched by a city at standstill.
The late Queen, who on Tuesday night left Scotland for the final time and returned to Buckingham Palace, was enveloped in cheers, applause and the glow of countless camera phones as she made her slow journey through the streets of London.
In darkness and pouring rain, wellwishers lined the streets in a show of respect and unexpected emotion.
Motorists came to a halt, stepping outside their cars to watch the hearse go past. As the convoy reached the palace, police outriders bowed their heads, and tears streamed down the faces of members of the public who had gathered to see her go by.
As the gates of Buckingham Palace closed, the Queen’s coffin was met by her children and grandchildren, gathering in the glow of the Grand Entrance to welcome her.
In a deeply private moment - their first opportunity to gather together since the Queen’s death - they paused their public duties for one evening only in simple, quiet remembrance.
On Wednesday, they will fulfil her wishes in time-honoured tradition, walking behind her coffin in procession from the palace to Westminster Hall, where the coffin will be handed over to the public for a four-day-long lying in state.
If they had expected the public to turn out in such numbers, even they might have been astonished at the sight.
The state hearse, designed in consultation with the Queen herself, was lit from within, allowing anyone who saw it to catch a glimpse of the Queen’s “last great journey”.
Draped in the Royal Standard with a wreath of white flowers on the top, it made its way from RAF Northolt to the monarchy’s London headquarters, through a city which seemed to pause to show its respect.
The procession was the first opportunity for Londoners to see the Queen’s coffin after it lay at rest in Scotland, with locals and commuters alike braving wet weather to take their impromptu front-row positions for history unfolding.
On Wednesday, tens of thousands more have planned to line the London streets from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex are to walk behind their grandmother’s coffin as it makes its way to lie in state.
The brothers will join Queen Elizabeth II’s four children for the near-silent procession, in that time-honoured tradition of Royal duty which saw them walk behind their own mother’s coffin in such different circumstances 25 years ago.
It is designed as a “relatively small and personal procession”, in which her coffin will be carried by gun carriage and followed by members of the military, her closest personal staff and the new King’s household.
The brothers will be joined by their cousin Peter Phillips, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.
The Queen Consort, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Sussex and Countess of Wessex will travel to Westminster by car.
It will be the first moment the late Queen’s grandchildren and their spouses join the ceremonial mourning.
At Westminster Hall, Elizabeth II will lie in state until the morning of her funeral on Monday, with a near-constant stream of members of the public filing past her coffin.
As many as 400,000 plus people are expected to attend, amid growing concern that predicted five-mile queues requiring a 30-hour wait will prevent children and the elderly playing their small part in history.
The Telegraph London
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In life, she made it her purpose to be seen to be believed.
In death, it was just the same, as Queen Elizabeth II came home to her family, carried by a hearse lit up as a moving beacon and watched by a city at standstill.
The late Queen, who on Tuesday night left Scotland for the final time and returned to Buckingham Palace, was enveloped in cheers, applause and the glow of countless camera phones as she made her slow journey through the streets of London.
In darkness and pouring rain, wellwishers lined the streets in a show of respect and unexpected emotion.
Motorists came to a halt, stepping outside their cars to watch the hearse go past. As the convoy reached the palace, police outriders bowed their heads, and tears streamed down the faces of members of the public who had gathered to see her go by.
As the gates of Buckingham Palace closed, the Queen’s coffin was met by her children and grandchildren, gathering in the glow of the Grand Entrance to welcome her.
In a deeply private moment - their first opportunity to gather together since the Queen’s death - they paused their public duties for one evening only in simple, quiet remembrance.
On Wednesday, they will fulfil her wishes in time-honoured tradition, walking behind her coffin in procession from the palace to Westminster Hall, where the coffin will be handed over to the public for a four-day-long lying in state.
If they had expected the public to turn out in such numbers, even they might have been astonished at the sight.
The state hearse, designed in consultation with the Queen herself, was lit from within, allowing anyone who saw it to catch a glimpse of the Queen’s “last great journey”.
Draped in the Royal Standard with a wreath of white flowers on the top, it made its way from RAF Northolt to the monarchy’s London headquarters, through a city which seemed to pause to show its respect.
The procession was the first opportunity for Londoners to see the Queen’s coffin after it lay at rest in Scotland, with locals and commuters alike braving wet weather to take their impromptu front-row positions for history unfolding.
On Wednesday, tens of thousands more have planned to line the London streets from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex are to walk behind their grandmother’s coffin as it makes its way to lie in state.
The brothers will join Queen Elizabeth II’s four children for the near-silent procession, in that time-honoured tradition of Royal duty which saw them walk behind their own mother’s coffin in such different circumstances 25 years ago.
It is designed as a “relatively small and personal procession”, in which her coffin will be carried by gun carriage and followed by members of the military, her closest personal staff and the new King’s household.
The brothers will be joined by their cousin Peter Phillips, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.
The Queen Consort, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Sussex and Countess of Wessex will travel to Westminster by car.
It will be the first moment the late Queen’s grandchildren and their spouses join the ceremonial mourning.
At Westminster Hall, Elizabeth II will lie in state until the morning of her funeral on Monday, with a near-constant stream of members of the public filing past her coffin.
As many as 400,000 plus people are expected to attend, amid growing concern that predicted five-mile queues requiring a 30-hour wait will prevent children and the elderly playing their small part in history.
The Telegraph London
Pigeon Post News
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