King Charles Leads Procession Into Queen Elizabeth's Funeral
King Charles led the somber procession to Westminster Abbey this morning for his mother Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Camilla, Queen Consort, was already inside Westminster; she arrived with Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Charles and Camilla then led the procession behind the coffin in Westminster Abbey.
"The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of great sadness for me and all members of my family," King Charles said in a statement following the Queen's death. "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt through the country, the Realms, and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held."
The King and Queen Consort undertook a tour of the UK this past week, traveling to Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. He became King the moment his mother Queen Elizabeth died, but there has been no date set for Charles's coronation yet. It will likely take place sometime next year. Queen Elizabeth's coronation took place on June 2, 1953, a year after her accession—and her father King George VI's death—on February 6, 1952.
Yesterday, before the funeral, King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted world leaders for a reception at Buckingham Palace.
"She’s been part of our lives for ever. I’m 75 now and I can’t remember anyone except the Queen being there. It must have been so difficult for her being a solitary woman. There weren’t women prime Ministers or Presidents. She was the only one so I think she carved her own role," Camilla said yesterday of Queen Elizabeth.
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