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Jennifer Newton

Princess Charlotte gives sweet nod to Queen's favourite hobby with tiny pin at funeral

Princess Charlotte paid her own personal tribute to her great-grandmother the Queen at her state funeral by wearing a small badge with a nod to one of her loves.

Charlotte, aged seven, walked behind the Queen's coffin with her brother Prince George and parents the Prince and Princess of Wales dressed in black and wearing a formal hat for the first time. And pinned to her coat was a small and delicate pin badge of a horseshoe - with horses being a great passion of the late Queen - and Charlotte herself known to be learning how to ride. Before the procession, nine-year-old George and Charlotte travelled to Westminster Abbey in the same car as the Queen Consort, with mum Kate arriving with them.

Princess Charlotte with Prince George, mum Kate and Meghan Markle (REUTERS)

It's the first time the two young royals have been seen in public since the death of their beloved great-grandmother, who they heartwarmingly called 'Gan Gan'.

They arrived at the church shortly after some of the Queen’s grandchildren including Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

A team of nearly 100 Royal Navy sailors carried Her Majesty's coffin for the service, which will last around one hour, with the procession followed by the King, Prince William, Prince Harry and other male members of her family.

George and Charlotte walk behind the Queen's coffin (SKY NEWS)

After the funeral, the King and members of the royal family will walk behind the Queen’s coffin to Wellington Arch before it is driven to Windsor in the state hearse.

On arriving in Windsor, there will be a committal service attended by around 800 people including personal staff who work, or who have worked, on the private estates.

The majority of those attending this service, which will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, will not have attended the earlier service at Westminster Abbey.

Kate with her two children (Getty Images)

Before the final hymn, the Imperial State Crown, the orb and the sceptre will be removed from the coffin by the Crown Jeweller and, with the Bargemaster and Serjeants-at-Arms, will be passed to the dean who will place them on the altar.

At the end of the final hymn, the King will place The Queen's Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin.

At the same time, the Lord Chamberlain will “break” his Wand of Office and place it on the coffin.

Charlotte enters the Abbey today (Getty Images)

As the coffin is lowered into the Royal Vault, the Dean of Windsor will say a psalm and the commendation before the Garter King of Arms will pronounce the styles and titles of the Queen

At 7.30pm the Queen will be buried in King George VI's chapel. The chapel is also the resting place of the Queen's father, King George VI, the Queen's mother and sister, Princess Margaret.

She will be laid to rest alongside Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who will be moved from the Royal Vault to join her.

You can now buy Friday's historic Daily Mirror commemorating the death of the Queen here: mirror.co.uk/commemorative.

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