Stacey Solomon told her followers she was thinking of everyone finding the Queen's funeral "so sad and difficult" in a heartfelt message on Instagram. The Loose Women star shared a picture of Britain's longest-reigning monarch with her 5.3 million followers as Her Majesty was laid to rest.
Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8, her state funeral took place at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday, September 19. You can see our guide, including a full hour-by-hour timetable of the day here.
Taking to her Instagram story on Monday morning, Stacey shared a new portrait of the Queen, which was released by Buckingham Palace, and shared a message of support. The 32-year-old captioned the poignant image: "Thinking of everyone finding today so sad & difficult.
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"And thinking of all of those who have ever lost a beloved person in their lives. Saying goodbye forever is always hard."
Stacey's message comes after a video resurfaced of her telling the Loose Women panel she personally "doesn't get the point" of the Royal Family. The clip was from an appearance in 2018 and divided viewers.
She told the panel: "I don't get why we're so obsessed with these humans that are exactly the same. It could be us four sitting there I just don't get it."
She continued: "It's freezing cold outside and people are homeless and these people have houses to spare.
"And it does sometimes become a little bit frustrating because I don't see the purpose of all of that money going to this entire family. Sorry, sorry to everyone!" You can read more on this here.
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral saw 2,000 people attend the event. Including members of the Royal Family, world leaders, former Prime Ministers and public figures. There were also some celebrities among the mourners, which you can read more about here.
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