Princess Anne has been with her mother’s casket almost constantly since it let Balmoral. Paul Campbell – PA Images / WPA Pool / Pool / Getty Images Princess Anne escorted Queen Elizabeth’s casket as it traveled from Balmoral, Scotland, to Edinburgh. She continued to accompany her mother’s coffin as it made its way to Westminster Hall in London.
Photos show the Royal trailing her mother’s coffin across the UK before she says farewell on Monday. Princess Anne has been with her mother almost constantly since she died. Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal speaks to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to The Childrens Wood Project in Glasgow on June 30, 2021, as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week.
ANDREW MILLIGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth II died on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle after 70 years on the throne. She was 96 at the time of her death. The royal family has been preparing for the Queen’s death for years, and because she died in Scotland, her body had to be transferred to London for her funeral at Westminster Abbey.
The responsibility of ensuring the Queen arrived safely in London fell to Princess Anne, her second eldest child and only daughter. She was with Queen Elizabeth II at their family home in Balmoral Castle during the final 24 hours of her life. A general view of Balmoral Castle, which is one of the residences of the Royal family, and where Queen Elizabeth II traditionally spent the summer months.
Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty ImagesIn a touching tribute shared with Insider, Princess Anne spoke about her mother and said it was an “honor and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys. “Three days after the Queen’s death, the Princess Royal rode behind her mother’s hearse as it traveled from Balmoral to Edinburgh. Princess Anne and her husband travel behind the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on September 11, 2022.
Paul Campbell – PA Images/Getty ImagesThe princess and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, rode behind the Queen’s casket for six hours on Sunday, September 11. Photographers captured her looking solemn in a vehicle. When the Queen’s casket arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Princess Anne curtsied to her mother.
The Princess Royal curtsies to her mother Queen Elizabeth’s coffin in Edinburgh on September 11, 2022. Aaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesAfter the long car journey, the Queen arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Princess Anne curtsied to her mother’s casket as it was carried into the palace, honoring the Queen’s rank even in death.
The following day, Princess Anne and her brothers processed behind the Queen’s coffin down the streets of Edinburgh to St Giles’ Cathedral. King Charles III and his siblings walk behind the car carrying Queen Elizabeth’s coffin on September 12, 2022. OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty ImagesKing Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, and Prince Andrew processed behind the Queen’s casket from the Palace of Holyroodhouse down the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral, where a Service of Thanksgiving was held in her majesty’s honor.
Thousands of onlookers watched as the Queen’s children trailed behind her, with one briefly interrupting the procession to heckle Prince Andrew. Anne stood next to King Charles, walking almost directly behind her mother’s casket. Once inside the cathedral, the princess became the first female royal to participate in the Vigil of the Princes following the Service of Thanksgiving.
King Charles III, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew hold a vigil at St Giles’ Cathedral in honor of Queen Elizabeth II on September 12, 2022. Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesAt the cathedral, the Queen’s children stood guard around her coffin for the Vigil of the Princes. They surrounded the casket with the Royal Company of Archers, who were protecting the Queen’s coffin, for around 10 minutes, according to People.
The vigil, which was performed for both King Edward and the Queen Mother, is a way for a monarch’s children to mourn the loss of their parent, The Independent reported. Princess Anne is the first female royal to take part in the tradition, according to The Independent. The next day, Anne accompanied the Queen’s casket as it traveled from St Giles’ Cathedral to Edinburgh Airport.
Princess Anne follows the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from St. Giles Cathedral to Edinburgh Airport on September 13, 2022. Louisa Gouliamaki – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesMembers of the public applauded the Queen’s coffin before it left St Giles Cathedral and lined the route to Edinburgh Airport, the Guardian reports.
She then flew with her mother’s casket to London and accompanied it to Buckingham Palace. The Princess flew with her mother’s casket on September 13, 2022. WPA Pool / Pool / Getty ImagesThe Princess Royal and her husband were photographed at RAF Northolt as they and the Queen’s casket arrived in London.
A hearse was waiting to transfer the Queen to Buckingham Palace. On the following day, the royal family accompanied Queen Elizabeth as her coffin made its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. Members of the royal family walking behind the coffin on September 14, 2022.
Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty ImagesKing Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew, Prince William, and Prince Harry marched behind the Queen’s casket on Wednesday, September 14. Like two of her brothers and her nephew, Anne wore her military regalia as she trailed her mother. Princess Anne stood between her brothers during the processional.
The royals paid the Queen respect with a salute on September 14, 2022. WPA Pool / Pool / Getty ImagesShe saluted the Queen as she arrived at Westminster Hall. The princess stood right behind King Charles III as the Queen arrived at Westminster Hall.
The royal family face the Queen’s casket at Westminster Hall on September 14, 2022. Dan Kitwood / Staff / Getty ImagesThe royals lined up in pairs for a brief service as the Queen arrived at Westminster Hall, where she will lie in state until her funeral on Monday, September 19. An estimated one million people will come to pay their respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall, waiting in queues of over 30 hours.
The princess and the rest of the royal family will process behind the Queen’s casket before and after her funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19. Princess Anne will accompany her mother on the day of her funeral. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty ImagesThe Queen’s funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
The royal family, including Princess Anne, will process behind the Queen’s coffin as it is transferred from the Hall to the Abbey. After the funeral, the Queen will process to Windsor Castle through London for a Committal Service at St George’s Chapel, and once again, the royal family will follow the Queen. Her majesty will then be laid to rest in a private ceremony at Windsor, which Anne will also attend.
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