Accompanied by his wife Meghan
Markle, Prince Harry was undeniably emotional as he joined the rest of his
family for the sad day.
Although Harry, 38, has
stepped back from royal duties, he took his place alongside his brother
the Prince of Wales for the ceremonies of the Queen’s state.
Prince William, in his RAF No1
uniform, and Harry, in formal funeral wear and medals, marched slowly behind
their father, King Charles III, as the Queen’s coffin was taken from
Westminster Hall, at the heart of the Palace of Westminster, where she had been
lying in state.
Their cousin Peter Phillips,
the Queen’s eldest grandchild and son of the Princess Royal, had walked beside
the brothers to the abbey. As the procession came to a halt after its short
journey around Parliament Square, the Prince of Wales saluted, while his
brother bowed his head, as the coffin was lifted from the gun carriage.
After the funeral ended with a
rendition of the national anthem, the brothers joined the huge procession
escorting the Queen on the beginning of her final journey, marching once again
with sombre expressions behind the gun carriage as their wives followed behind
in slowly-driven cars.
Prince William saluted the
Cenotaph, while Harry bowed his head as they passed the memorial to Britain’s
war dead.
Later, on arrival in Windsor,
Prince William and Prince Harry walked next to each other as they followed the
coffin into St George’s Chapel.
