Following the committal
service in Windsor, Beatrice was seen in tears while her husband Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi and mother Sarah Ferguson supported her during
this difficult period.
Leaving the Chapel, Beatrice’s
husband put a comforting arm around her as they walked away from the cameras.
Princess Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie were joined by their
respective partners, Edoardo and Jack Brooksbank.
There was a sweet moment when
the sisters turned to look for their mother before the service at Westminster
Abbey, with the pair spending a few moments encouraging Sarah to join them as
they made their way to their seats.
However, Sarah good-naturedly
shook her head and gestured that she would stay behind the grandchildren,
walking slightly behind the Queen’s two youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise
Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
Most members of the royal
family attended the funeral on Monday, including the Prince and Princess of
Wales, who were accompanied by their two oldest children, Prince George, nine,
and Princess Charlotte, seven. Other royals include King Charles III and Queen
Camilla, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Zara and Mike Tindall, Princess Anne,
Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex and Prince Andrew.
Ahead of the funeral, Beatrice
and Eugenie released a heartbreaking tribute to their
grandmother. “Our dearest Grannie, We’ve not been able to put much
into words since you left us all,” their message read.
“There have been tears
and laughter, silences and chatter, hugs and loneliness, and a collective loss
for you, our beloved Queen and our beloved Grannie. We, like many, thought
you’d be here forever. And we all miss you terribly.
“You were our matriarch,
our guide, our loving hand on our backs leading us through this world. You
taught us so much and we will cherish those lessons and memories forever.
“For now dear Grannie,
all we want to say is thank you. Thank you for making us laugh, for including
us, for picking heather and raspberries, for marching soldiers, for our teas,
for comfort, for joy. You, being you, will never know the impact you have had
on our family and so many people around the world.
“The world mourns you and
the tributes would really make you smile. They are all too true of the
remarkable leader you are.”
They added: “We’re so
happy you’re back with Grandpa. Goodbye, dear Grannie, it has been the honour of
our lives to have been your granddaughters and we’re so very proud of
you.”
