Death of Elizabeth II: the Queen’s grandchildren pay tribute to her during a vigil

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Alongside the two sons of King Charles III, stood Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, the children of Princess Anne, as well as Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, daughters of Prince Andrew, and Lady Louise and James, the barely aged Viscount Severn. 14, whose father is Prince Edward. The grandchildren gathered at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. French time) in Westminster Hall, climbing the few steps of the platform on which their grandmother’s body is exposed. With their backs to the coffin and their heads bowed, they remained silent for several minutes under the gaze of the visitors, who continued to parade without interruption after long hours in line, to say goodbye to the popular sovereign, who died on September 8. Three sword strokes struck on the ground by a guard marked the beginning and then the end of the vigil.