European royals were left with a lengthy wait to be picked up from Westminster Abbey after Her Majesty's funeral earlier today.
Approximately 20 minutes after Queen Elizabeth II's coffin left the ceremony, a group of royalty from around the continent were seen patiently waiting to be picked up and taken to Windsor.
Among those left with their hands in their pockets were the king of Spain Felipe Vi, Willem-Alexander, the king of the Netherlands, who was with his wife Maxima, the queen of Denmark Margrethe II and the crown princess of Romania Margareta.
They were just ahead of the Duke of Edinburgh's German relations in Simeon II, the last tasr of Bulgaria, who ruled for three years between 1943 and 1946.
It was a much quicker exit for Britain's political figures, with Prime Minister Liz Truss, and her predecessors Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major leaving in official cars, the Telegraph reports.
New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford, as well as Canada's Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie, were also spotted waiting for a bus which they had previously arrived on.
After some standing around a chatter the vehicle from Westway Coaches swooped in and parked up outside the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey to pick them up.
Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Lord Strathclyde were spotted watching the royals and political figures wait for their buses before heading off in the direction of Marsham Street - opting for a bit of fresh air and exercise over a lift.
Watching the queue were Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader – wearing a top hat – and Lord Strathclyde, the former Conservative leader of the House of Lords. Preferring to walk, the pair set off towards Marsham Street.
Westway, based near Hampton Court, boasts of being Britain’s only zero-emissions coach company.
It holds the Royal Warrant and was understood to have been selected to fund services “solely on battery power”.
