Vail Queen Elizabeth (Part Four)

Queen Elizabeth is currently lying in state at Westminster Abbey. On Thursday September 15th 2022  The day after the coffin's arrival and the ceremony at Westminster the new Prince and Princess of Wales travelled to the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Sandringham is very special to the Royal family as they spend Christmas there every year as a family. Prince William and Catherine Princess of Wales met the public and viewed all the tributes that had been placed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. 

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The Following day on Friday September 16th 2022 King Charles III and Camilla Queen Consort visited Wales. 

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The Prince and Princess of Wales went to an Army Training Centre to visit with troops from around the Commonwealth who have been deployed to England to take part in Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday.

 

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Later that evening at about 7:30pm the special ceremony called the Vigil of the Princes took place in Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth's children stood vigil for 20 minutes around her coffin as they did a few nights prior at St Giles' church in Scotland. The last time the Vigil of the Prince's occurred was in 2002 for Elizabeth the Queen Mother when her four grandchildren, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and David Armstrong-Jones Viscount Linley (now Earl of Snowdon) stood vigil around her coffin. Prior to that it was done for King George V in 1936 when his sons King Edward VIII, The Duke of York (later King George VI), the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent stood vigil around his coffin. 

 

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state at Westminster Abbey. 

King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew Duke of York and Prince Edward Earl of Wessex

Princess Anne, Princess Royal

 

King Charles III 

Prince Andrew Duke of York 

 

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex  

In support of the Queen's children and to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II almost the entirety of the extended royal family were watching in Westminster Abbey on Friday night. 

 

Her daughter-in-laws Sophie Countess of Wessex and Camilla Queen Consort and son-in-law Sir Timothy Laurence. Behind Camilla is James, Viscount Severn the son of Prince Edward and youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. 

 

The Queen's eldest grandchild and son of Princess Anne, Peter Phillips with his two daughters Savannah and Isla Phillips. 

 

The Queen's eldest granddaughter and daughter of Princess Anne, Zara Tindall with her husband Mike Tindall and her two eldest children Mia and Lena Tindall. 

 

Princess Eugenie of York and her husband Jack Brooksbank 

 

Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward and youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth's 1st cousin Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester 

Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester 

Lady Rose Gilman, daughter of Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester with her family: husband George Gilman and children Lyla and Rufus Gilman. 

From L-R: Katharine Duchess of Kent, Prince Edward Duke of Kent, George Windsor Earl of St Andrews (Duke of Kent's eldest son) and his wife Sylvana Countess of St Andrews. 

 

Lord Nicholas Windsor, son of Prince Edward Duke of Kent.

 

Lady Helen Taylor, daughter of Prince Edward Duke of Kent 

From L-R: Columbus Taylor (Grandson of Prince Edward Duke of Kent), Prince Michael of Kent the Queen's 1st cousin and his wife Marie-Christine Princess Michael of Kent. 

Estella Taylor, granddaughter of Prince Edward Duke of Kent.

 

Lady Gabriella Kingston (nee Windsor) and her husband Thomas Kingston. Lady Gabriella is the daughter of Prince Michael of Kent. 

Lady Sophie Windsor (nee Winkelman) and her daughter Maud Windsor. Sophie is the daughter-in-law of Prince Michael of Kent. 

Tomorrow night around the same time, early morning for us Australians there will be a vigil for around 20 minutes as this one was, this time the vigil will be stood by Queen Elizabeth's 8 grandchildren.