Queen's children

Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward joined the new monarch to flank their mother's coffin. Each positioned themselves at a corner of the casket to ...

I have actually got to pinch myself. ‘I took my clothes to work, got changed and came straight here. Until now, it has only been carried out by male members of the royal family. I can’t believe I’m actually first. [ live blog](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queens-health-latest-concerns-royal-family-gather-head-to-balmoral-16453313/) for the latest updates, and sign Metro.co.uk's [book of condolence to Her Majesty](https://metro.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-tributes-condolence-book/) here. ‘It’s a real privilege to be here. ‘But it’s worth it, with her service to the country, to us, to people and to the Commonwealth, the least I can do is give her a couple of days of my time to say farewell. [What happens next following the death of the Queen?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/queen-dead-what-happens-next-from-mourning-period-to-funeral-17348882/) [How long are the queues to see the Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall likely to be?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/13/how-long-are-the-queues-to-see-the-queen-lying-in-state-likely-to-be-17363150/) [RIP Ma'am: Your heartfelt messages to her Majesty The Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/rip-maam-your-messages-to-her-majesty-the-queen-17334488/) [Nationwide minute's silence for The Queen at 8pm on Sunday](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/12/nationwide-minutes-silence-for-the-queen-at-8pm-on-sunday-17356105/) The Scottish capital has been packed with mourners, with thousands lining its historic streets to see the coffin arrive on Sunday, and then again on Monday when there was a service of thanksgiving at St Giles’. He and other members of the royal family will stay in Edinburgh overnight ahead of flying back to England tomorrow. In doing so, Princess Anne became the first ever woman to be part of the Vigil of the Princes ceremony. Each positioned themselves at a corner of the casket to solemnly stand guard, as part of an ancient royal tradition.

Charles, wearing Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan and white heather in his lapel from Balmoral, kept his hands joined and also looked towards the floor. Many ...

The Archers have been completing 20-minute periods of standing guard at the coffin, which will remain at St Giles’ for 24 hours before it is taken to London to lie in state. Andrew kept his eyes closed for a period of time during the vigil, while Anne and Edward had their eyes fixed towards the floor. Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward looked sombre as they took their places at the four sides of the oak coffin.

King Charles, Princess Royal Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward looked sombre as they took their places at the four sides of the oak coffin. They stood ...

[King Charles](https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2022/09/12/the-changes-ahead-for-king-charles/), Princess Royal Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward looked sombre as they took their places at the four sides of the oak coffin. One woman was heard to say: “I missed him earlier and travelled up from Glasgow to see him. As he drove past them, they took pictures and video and said: “Here he is. [King Charles](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/09/10/charles-officially-declared-king-of-britain-in-historic-accession-council-ceremony/) waved at onlookers waiting at the barriers to see him. [King Charles](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/09/11/king-charles-iii-has-fruit-salad-and-seeds-for-breakfast-but-no-lunch/) arrived at the cathedral, and as he departed. [service of thanksgiving for the queen](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/09/12/king-charles-iii-leads-procession-behind-queens-coffin-in-edinburgh/), [King Charles III](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/09/12/stability-and-history-as-king-charles-turns-to-shakespeare-in-first-address-to-parliament/), head bowed, returned to St Giles’ Cathedral with his sister the Princess Royal and brothers the Duke of York and Earl of Wessex.

King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward all joined the Royal Mile from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral where the late ...

The King will also travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where he will have an audience with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) And whose love for Scotland was legendary.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. People from all over the world have been thrust together in the huge crowds, united by the royal family. He and the Queen Consort will then attend the Scottish Parliament where members will deliver a motion of condolence. Referring to parliament as “the living and breathing instrument of our democracy”, he said the Queen had pledged to maintain “the precious principles of constitutional government that lie at the heart of our nation”. [uphold the nation’s “vital parliamentary traditions”](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/king-charles-parliament-mps-queen-death-b2165259.html) in his first visit to parliament as the new monarch following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. He said: “And so we gather to bid Scotland's farewell to our late monarch, whose life of service to the nation and the world we celebrate. A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the Queen’s life started at 3pm before members of the public will be able to view the coffin which will lie in state for 24 hours. [Charles III](/topic/charles-iii), [Princess Anne](/topic/princess-anne), Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward all joined the Royal Mile from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral where the late monarch will lie in state for 24 hours. Following in a car were the Queen Consort and the Countess of Wessex.

These were King Charles III, the late monarch's eldest offspring, Princess Anne, and Princes Andrew and Edward. In a divergence from the custom, Princess Anna's ...

The place – Westminster Abbey where Britain's kings and queens are crowned. It is the place where Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953 and where she married Prince Philip in 1947.Meanwhile, preparations are being made for the state funeral for the nation to say its final farewell to Britain's longest-ever reigning monarch. Four stood guard at each side of the coffin for a symbolic interval.

Scotland shows its fierce pride in Elizabeth II by coming out in force to watch her three sons and daughter in deepest mourning.

“We’re obviously hoping to go into the cathedral to pay our respects and be part of history," she said. Here, Edinburgh saw a true mixing of the social orders, with the poorest of the poor living cheek by jowl with nobles and grand merchants. Watching it on television just wouldn’t have been the same. Then, all three sons wore suits in a show of unity, one suspects at the Queen’s behest. “I felt compelled to come and be here. She was amazing - what she did for the Commonwealth is incredible.” [A casket containing a Queen](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/12/queen-elizabeths-coffin-made-three-decades-ago/), accompanied by those who loved her not just as a monarch, but as a mother. Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is 62 and Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, is 58. This has always been a busy thoroughfare, a space where the city’s daily life played out in all its colour and multifariousness. Her son and heir would surely acknowledge that public scrutiny of private sorrow is the cost of kingship. Queen Elizabeth II knew the Royal Mile well. The crowds were even more tightly packed than the previous day, standing 20 deep in places.

King Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne mounted a vigil around the Queen's coffin in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh where it has been ...

[King Charles](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/king-charles-iii), [Prince Andrew](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/prince-andrew-duke-of-york), Prince Edward and [Princess Anne](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/anne-princess-royal) carried out the first of several Vigil of the Princes at St Giles' Cathedral this evening - guarding the four corners of the coffin for around 10 minutes. Looking on were [Queen Consort Camilla](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall), [Sophie Wessex](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sophie-wessex) and Princess Anne's husband Sir Timothy Laurence. [The Queen's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/the-queen) four children mounted a touching vigil around her coffin - [hours after an emotional procession](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/breaking-emotional-king-charles-leads-27971312) saw it taken along Edinburgh's Royal Mile. [King Charles received a motion of condolence at Westminster Hall](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/emotional-king-charles-pays-tribute-27967949) - and sat on his throne for the first time as the monarch along with Queen Camilla. [Prince William](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/prince-william) and his brother [Prince Harry](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/prince-harry) did not take part in the procession. The King quoted Shakespeare in a tribute to the Queen as he addressed Parliament for the first time since becoming monarch. All those in the procession walked in step, moving from side to side as one, within touching distance of the coffin draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland with a wreath of Balmoral flowers on top. A hush descended on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile as the crowds 10-deep first caught sight of the procession which featured the coffin’s bearer party – servicemen from the Royal Regiment of Scotland – flanking the hearse and they in turn were flanked by the King’s Body Guard for Scotland. Andrew was in a morning suit while Anne - the first woman in history to take part in such a ceremony - and Edward were in military dress as members of the public filed past the coffin. It came just hours after the King led the royal family in a poignant display of respect for the late Queen by walking behind the monarch’s coffin with his siblings on the Royal Mile this afternoon. Andrew kept his eyes closed for a period of time during the vigil, while Anne and Edward had their eyes fixed towards the floor. All of the royals looked solemn and lowered their heads as they stood to form a heartbreaking guard around the coffin.

Her children followed her coffin in Edinburgh, in public together for the first time since her death.

In their private grief they bowed their heads as members of the public continued to file past to pay their respects. The coffin had travelled with flowers on top, including from the Queen's estate in Balmoral. He was a hermit who lived in the woods where no one could find him. She'll stay with it until the Queen lies in state in Westminster Hall. In the space of the past 18 months they've lost both their parents. Children following the coffin of their mother.