Queen Elizabeth ’s children and grandchildren gathered at Westminster Hall for a short service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and assisted by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr. David Hoyle on Wednesday. The late monarch’s coffin left Buckingham Palace and traveled to the Palace of Westminster on a Gun Carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery followed by members of her family.
The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Meghan Markle watched Her Majesty’s coffin arrive at Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth will lie-in-state for four days.
The service on Sept. 14 marked the first time that Queen Elizabeth’s youngest grandchild, James, Viscount Severn, had been seen since his grandmother’s death.
In a statement after his mother’s passing, King Charles said: “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.”
On Sept. 19, the lying-in-state will end and the Queen’s coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the state funeral will take place.