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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Peony Hirwani

Princess Anne makes history by standing guard over the Queen’s coffin for Vigil of the Princes

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Princess Anne has made history by becoming the first royal woman to take part in the Vigil of the Princes, which has until now been carried out by male members of the royal family.

On Monday (12 September), all four of Queen Elizabeth II’s children gathered around her coffin for a vigil inside the St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.

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