In the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the state gun carriage has a starring role to play. As bearers will lift the coffin from the raised platform- catafalque- where the queen’s coffin has lain-in-state in Westminster Hall, the coffin will be carried to a state gun carriage waiting outside. Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral: Police watch as armed forces personnel …
Pomp, circumstance and tradition will feature extensively in the formalities to be held in the following days as final preparations are made for the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen's coffin will be transported down The Mall on a gun carriage of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, a ceremonial unit established by the Queen's father, …
The Queen drew comfort ahead of her husband's funeral by walking her corgi and her dorgi this afternoon as it was revealed she is 'bearing up well' despite grieving Philip after 73 years of marriage. Her Majesty, 94, drove her green Jaguar through the grounds of Windsor Castle, where the Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest at St …
A tearful Countess of Wessex yesterday described the queen as ‘amazing’ as she and her husband Prince Edward comforted Her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty was with him when he died on Friday morning; Royals are facing a dilemma over who to invite to the funeral due to Covid rules restricting numbers to 30; Prince Harry has spoken to …
