The pair headed out to royal
fans on Saturday who have been waiting in excess of 12 hours to pay their
respects to Her Majesty the Queen. The wait is now expected to take around
24 hours for the latest joiners.
According to the BBC,
“Hundreds of people in line at Lambeth, south London, cheered and
applauded as Charles and William emerged.”
Prince William thanked
people for waiting in line for many hours for the Queen’s lying in state, as he
shook hands with dedicated members of the public. Several people shed a tear after
meeting him, and one woman told him: “You’ll be a brilliant king one day”.
Charles left before William, both of them in cars surrounded by police
vehicles.
Whilst
in Lambeth, the King also met police staff, who he thanked for their planning
and delivery of policing in the days leading up to his mother’s funeral, as
well as workers at London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade, Transport for
London and the Army.
Last night, the new King was
joined by his family members Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward
to perform a vigil beside the late monarch’s coffin in Westminster Abbey.
The royals stood together in
Westminster Hall for 10 minutes as they guarded Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on
Friday evening. Charles stood at the head of the late Queen’s coffin, Andrew at
the foot, and Anne and Edward on either side. The royal men wore a military
uniforms, while Anne performed the solemn moment in royals and blues.
On
Saturday evening, the grandchildren of the Queen are expected to do the same in
another emotional ceremony.
Anne was accompanied by her
husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, while the Countess of Wessex was
present to support her husband Prince Edward.
On looking the touching scene
stood fellow royal family members, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli
Mozzi, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Lady Louise Windsor, James,
Viscount Severn, Peter Phillips.
Zara and Mike
Tindall were also present with two of their three children Mia, eight, and
Lena, four. This is the first time we have seen any of the younger royals
during the official mourning period for Her Majesty, with no appearances from
the Wales children or the Sussex children, who are thought to still be in the
US.
The Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Princess
Alexandra, and Lady Ogilvy were all also present at the hall.
