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Lottie Gibbons

Prince Edward chokes back tears during Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Prince Edward looked teary-eyed as he attended his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

The youngest child of the Queen and Prince Philip walked in procession behind the Queen's coffin as it was carried through the Gothic church by the military bearer party.

The King and the Queen Consort walked immediately behind the coffin, followed by the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and the Prince and Princess of Wales. George and Charlotte walked with their parents side-by-side in formation, followed by their uncle and aunt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and other members of the royal family before taking their seats.

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During the Right Honourable the Baroness Scotland of Asthal KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth's reading Prince Edward was seen wiping tears away with a handkerchief. His wife, Sophie, was also seen briefly comforting him.

Following the state funeral, the coffin will be taken in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and then travel to Windsor.

The hearse will then travel in procession to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle via the Long Walk, after which a televised committal service will take place in St George's Chapel at 4pm. The Dean of Windsor will conduct the service, with prayers said by the Rector of Sandringham, the Minister of Crathie Kirk and the Chaplain of Windsor Great Park.

The chapel's choir will sing, and after the penultimate hymn, the imperial state crown, the orb and the sceptre will be moved from the Queen's coffin to the altar. After the final hymn, the King will place the Queen's Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin, while the Lord Chamberlain breaks his Wand of Office and places it on the coffin.

The Dean of Windsor will say a psalm and the Commendation while the Queen's coffin is lowered into the royal vault.

After this, the Sovereign's Piper will play a lament and the Archbishop of Canterbury will pronounce the blessing, before the congregation sings the national anthem. Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the royal family.

The Queen's final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel, an annex to the main chapel where her mother and father were buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret.

Philip's coffin will move from the royal vault to the memorial chapel to join the Queen's.

You can light a candle for Queen Elizabeth II here or leave a tribute to her here

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