Photos show how members of the royal family are mourning the Queen’s death in public

The royal family is in mourning. WPA Pool / Pool / Getty Images The royal family is mourning Queen Elizabeth II’s death along with much of the world.   Photographers have captured senior royals greeting the public and looking at flowers.

  They’ve also documented candid moments of grief, like Princess Anne’s car ride to Edinburgh and King Charles’ run-in with a corgi.   Members of the royal family traveled to Balmoral Castle to see the Queen after doctors announced they were concerned about her health. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Sophie, Countess of Wessex; and Edward, Earl of Wessex arrive to see Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle on September 8, 2022, in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesPhotographers documented Prince William driving Andrew, the Duke of York; Sophie, Countess of Wessex; and Edward, Earl of Wessex to the Queen’s residence at Balmoral on Thursday amid reports she was under medical supervision.  The Queen’s death was announced shortly after the photo was taken.  Prince Harry also traveled to Balmoral to be with the royal family.

 Prince Harry seemed to share a tender moment with an air-traffic controller the day after his grandmother died. Prince Harry the day after his grandmother’s death. Peter Summers / Stringer / Getty ImagesPrince Harry departed Balmoral on Friday, flying from Aberdeen back to London.

 As he walked toward a plane, he stopped to speak to an air-traffic controller and put his hand on her arm. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla stopped to look at flowers left by the public at Buckingham Palace in their first public appearance following the Queen’s death. King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at Buckingham Palace.

Samir Hussein / Contributor / Getty ImagesThe new monarch greeted well-wishers at Buckingham Palace on Friday after he and the queen consort returned from Balmoral Castle.  King Charles III made his first speech as monarch with a photo of his late mother by his side. A photo of Queen Elizabeth II was beside King Charles III as he delivered his first speech as monarch.

The Royal FamilyKing Charles III delivered a prerecorded speech on Friday, his first as monarch.  He mourned his “dear mama” in his address, announced that Prince William would officially become the Prince of Wales, and sent love to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.  The Prince and Princess of Wales put up a united front with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during a walkabout on Saturday.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, and Kate Middleton at Windsor Castle. Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty ImagesPrince William invited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to join him and Kate Middleton for a walkabout at Windsor Castle on Saturday, a Kensington palace spokesperson confirmed to The Times of London. “The Prince of Wales thought it was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family,” the spokesperson said to The Times.

The “fab four” looked at flowers and gifts left by the public as a group.  The new Prince and Princess of Wales stopped to speak to members of the public. The couple spoke to well-wishers.

Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty ImagesThe couple accepted flowers, and they exchanged memories of the Queen with the public. Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, even told one well-wisher that her youngest child, Prince Louis, had been comforting her since the Queen’s death.  Meghan Markle stopped to speak to many members of the public.

Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle. Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty ImagesMarkle accepted flowers from well-wishers as her sister-in-law did, and she even exchanged a hug with a teenager, as Harper’s Bazaar reported.  Prince Harry seemed to get some comfort from a dog at Windsor.

Prince Harry shared a moment with a dog. WPA Pool / Pool / Getty ImagesPrince Harry kneeled to pet a dog as he, his wife, his brother, and his sister-in-law greeted the public. Princess Anne was stoic as she rode behind her mother’s coffin.

Princess Anne is Queen Elizabeth II’s second eldest child. Paul Campbell – PA Images/Getty ImagesThe Princess Royal accompanied her mother’s coffin as it traveled from Balmoral to Edinburgh on Sunday.  Princess Anne was composed but clearly emotional during the six-hour car ride, which she took with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence.

 The royal was also photographed curtsying to her mother’s coffin as it was carried into the throne room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. King Charles III and his siblings walked behind their mother’s coffin during a processional on Monday. The Queen’s children gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Robert Perry / Stringer / Getty ImagesKing Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward followed their mother’s coffin down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh as it processed to St Giles’ Cathedral.  The group looked somber as they trailed their mother, though the procession was briefly interrupted when a heckler, who was later arrested, yelled that Andrew was “a sick man. “The Queen’s children honored her with the Vigil of the Princes.

The Vigil of the Princes is a tradition. WPA Pool / Pool / Getty ImagesFor about 10 minutes on Monday, the Queen’s four children joined the Royal Company of Archers and stood guard around their mother’s coffin.  The tradition of the Vigil of the Princes began with the death of King George V in 1936, and the vigil also took place for the Queen Mother in 2002.

 The Independent reported that Princess Anne is the first female royal to take part in the tradition.  King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla traveled to Northern Ireland for a Service of Reflection in the Queen’s honor. The king in Northern Ireland.

WPA Pool / Pool / Getty ImagesThe king stood solemnly with his wife by his side at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast on Tuesday.  A run-in with a corgi seemed to bring a smile to the king’s face. The royal family is in mourning.

WPA Pool / Pool / Getty ImagesAs King Charles and Camilla greeted well-wishers at Hillsborough Castle on Tuesday, the new monarch ran into a corgi among the crowd. The dog probably reminded King Charles of his mother, who owned over 30 corgis during her reign. He stopped to greet the dog, smiling sweetly at the animal.

Prince Andrew is inheriting two of the Queen’s remaining corgis.  Members of the royal family walked behind the Queen’s coffin as it traveled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday. The group walked together.

Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty ImagesKing Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince William, and Prince Harry trailed behind the Queen’s coffin. All but Prince Harry and Prince Andrew wore their military regalia.  Prince William and Prince Harry walked side by side.

The brothers walked next to each other. Karwai Tang / Contributor / Getty ImagesThe brothers’ closeness during the procession was markedly different from their similar walk ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021, where Harry and William were separated by their cousin.  The royal family gathered together in Westminster Hall for a service in the Queen’s honor.

The ceremony took place in Westminster Hall. Dan Kitwood / Staff / Getty ImagesThe royals lined up in pairs in front of the Queen’s coffin before her majesty officially begins lying in state.  The Prince and Princess of Wales stood directly in front of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the ceremony.

The couples stood near each other. Christopher Furlong / Staff / Getty ImagesMiddleton and Markle wore similar black hats and coatdresses for the service.  Read the original article on Insider.