Prince William and Prince Harry join King Charles III in solemn walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin

Prince William and Prince Harry join King Charles III in solemn walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
Family members follow coffin
Tom Evans

By Tom Evans


Published: 14/09/2022

- 14:27

Updated: 14/09/2022

- 15:29

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex joined their father, King Charles III, as they followed the coffin on foot

William and Harry put on a display of unity with the Royal Family as Queen Elizabeth II's coffin made its journey to Westminster Hall from Buckingham Palace.

Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward also followed the coffin on foot alongside Peter Phillips, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.


Queen Consort Camilla, Kate, Princess of Wales, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex all travelled by car.

The procession left the Palace just before 2.30pm.

Britain's King Charles III (L), Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (2L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022.  DANIEL LEAL/Pool via REUTERS
Prince William, Prince Harry and King Charles III behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, is pictured during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 14, 2022 Will Haigh/Pool via REUTERS
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
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Britain's King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward march during the procession of the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament for her lying in state, in London, Britain, September 14, 2022.  REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
The Royal Family took part in a solemn walk behind the coffin
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Silence fell among the thousands-strong crowd as a muffled drum draped in black was beaten at 75 paces per minute.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was draped in the Royal Standard, with the Imperial State Crown on a velvet cushion with a wreath of flowers atop, and carried on a gun carriage of King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

The crown was positioned in front of a wreath made up of white roses, spray white roses, white dahlias and a selection of foliage, including pine.

The Band of the Scots Guards and the Band of the Grenadier Guards played funeral marches throughout the procession, starting with Beethoven’s Funeral March No.1.

It comes after William and Harry put on a united front with their wives during a mammoth walkabout on Saturday.

The brothers have a well-documented troubled relationship but the death of their grandmother saw them unexpectedly come together when they viewed floral tributes left to the late Queen at Windsor Castle.

William, Kate, Harry and Meghan arrived in the same vehicle and greeted well-wishers for around 40 minutes before William hopped into the driver’s seat of the Audi with his wife in the passenger seat, and his brother and sister-in-law in the back.

This was Harry and Meghan’s first public appearance alongside the Wales's since they stepped down as senior royals in 2020 amid the Megxit storm.

In April 2021, Harry and William joined their father when they walked behind the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin at his funeral.

The brothers were separated by their cousin Peter Phillips but he dropped back half a pace at one point so the siblings appeared closer together.

After the funeral service, William and Harry could be seen chatting as they walked back up the hill from the chapel to the castle.

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