Holly Willoughby and her children have joined the mourners leaving tributes to the Queen following her passing. After it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died on Thursday aged 96 members of the public have headed to iconic royal landmarks to pay their respects.
On Sunday (September 11) This Morning presenter Holly, 41, shared rare photos of her children Harry, 13, Belle 11, and Chester, seven, including one of the three siblings standing together as they gazed at the sea of flowers, gifts and messages left for the nation's longest-reigning monarch in an outpouring of love.
Another photo posted on Holly's Instagram showed Belle laying a card for the Queen with a bouquet of flowers. She wrote: "Time to reflect and pay our respects." And the TV host added proudly: "The children wrote the most beautiful words…"
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Fellow This Morning star Vanessa Feltz replied that she had just done the same. "We’ve just been. So emotional," she said. And xlottieloo88x said: "We’ve literally just been here. So emotional."
ellaandharrysmummy told her: "This is where my children laid their flowers lovely to see so many people paying their respects!" and nanny.anndavis said: "I'm 68, I've cried as if I've just lost my own Mum again. I hope the family are getting time to heal over the next few weeks. This is something the little ones will always remember Holly."
ladyelmhirst_commented: "Wow x so moving xx" and hollywillslove said: "That moment on the balcony at the jubilee must feel even more special now."
Back in June Holly, 41, played a special role in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mak her 70 years on the throne. She took part in a 'magical' bus ride that saw her front and centre for the Queen's second and last appearance of the Jubilee weekend on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
She was one of the famous faces chosen to represent one of the seven decades showcased during Sunday's Platinum Pageant, paying homage to the Queen's 70-year reign. Holly hopped aboard the 2010s bus alongside BBC Radio 2 star Rylan, his former X Factor mentor Nicole Scherzinger and Coronation Street star Antony Cotton.
"The bus was amazing," Holly told her co-host Phillip as she discussed the four-day weekend at the time. "You couldn’t believe what you were seeing – just so many people, so much love and affection. It was just magical." She added: "Every corner, every bend there was people there, then the Royal Family being there, and Ed Sheeran performing on stage!"
She said about the moment the Queen appeared on the balcony alongside her three heirs to the throne: "Nobody knew, obviously you don’t know, you hope, you think maybe you might get to see something. And then suddenly you heard this roar and we turned around and there was the family on the balcony.
"And it was, you just felt like you were part of, you were seeing a piece of history… amazing." She added: "I'm overwhelmed, I still can’t quite believe it. I felt like a competition winner."
Later Holly took to Instagram with a series of snaps from the special event, marking the end of the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations. "Day of dreams…. Happy Happy Platinum Jubilee your Majesty… we LOVE you," she wrote to her millions of followers alongside the string of images which included her posing for selfies on the bus.
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