Queen Elizabeth children

The late monarch will be buried next to Prince Philip at St. George's Chapel.

George's Chapel](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a41213422/where-queen-elizabeth-ii-will-be-buried/) in Windsor Castle, where her husband of more than 70 years, Prince Philip, was buried following his death last year. Once it ended, the late queen's four children—King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward—were seen walking behind her coffin as it was carried in the state hearse to St. [her funeral](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a41123363/queen-elizabeth-funeral-king-charles-coronation-details-date/) at Westminster Abbey.

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Elizabeth II's funeral was a poignant panoply of images, sounds and silences, as the U.K. bid a sublime goodbye to a beloved and long-reigning queen.

The wreath was assembled, at the king’s request, from flowers and foliage cut from the gardens of royal palaces and residences. For the funeral, a striking wreath of color and symbolism was added to the top of coffin, with a touching note from the king attached: “In loving and devoted memory. And English oak, symbolizing the strength of love. The TV cameras pulled away and focused on the piper, as the sound of his pipes echoed through the church and faded away. The prayers and readings from Scripture, and especially the soaring choirs: There were three for this funeral, the Choir of Westminster Abbey, the Choir of the Chapel Royal of St. (The battalion's name will change to the King's Company now, and These Instruments of State, as they are called, were on the coffin during four days of lying-in-state at Westminster Hall. James's Palace, and the Choir of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. And all this came after hundreds of thousands of people peaceably waited for hours to pay respects during four days of the lying-in-state. At the end of the service in Westminster Abbey, the Sovereign's Piper, who played for the Scotland-loving queen most mornings throughout her reign, played the traditional lament, "Sleep, dearie, sleep," as the wail of the pipes slowly faded away in the cavernous abbey. This is the first state funeral for a monarch to be televised live. They are in line to the throne.

As is customary, the royal seating chart at the state funeral was arranged in order of precedence.

[Prince Harry](https://people.com/tag/prince-harry/) and wife [Meghan Markle](https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/), now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were seated directly behind King Charles and Camilla. [Prince Edward](https://people.com/tag/prince-edward/)'s children Lady Louise Windsor and [James, Viscount Severn](https://people.com/royals/prince-edward-talks-homeschooling-lady-louise-james-viscount-severn/), who is the late Queen's youngest grandchild, were also seated behind King Charles and Camilla. And seated with the new Prince and Princess of Wales were two of their children: [Prince George](https://people.com/tag/prince-george/) and [Princess Charlotte](https://people.com/tag/princess-charlotte/). [Hello!](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220919151122/queen-funeral-royal-family-seating-westminster-abbey/) reports that Biden was seated in the 14th row on the Abbey's South Transept behind the Polish President Andrzej Duda and in front of the Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala. [Princess Eugenie](https://people.com/tag/princess-eugenie/), and Jack Brooksbank, her husband since October 2018. [Hello!](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220919151122/queen-funeral-royal-family-seating-westminster-abbey/) reports that [King Charles III](https://people.com/royals/king-charles-iii-new-title-confirmed-death-queen-elizabeth/) and his wife, [Queen Consort Camilla](https://people.com/tag/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall/), were seated in an ornate pair of Canada Club chairs in the front row of the south lantern in the abbey. [Prince William](https://people.com/tag/prince-william/) and Princess Kate were Anne's children [Peter Phillips](https://people.com/royals/who-is-peter-phillips-walked-between-prince-harry-prince-william-funeral-prince-philip/) and [Zara Tindall](https://people.com/tag/zara-tindall/) along with her husband [Mike Tindall](https://people.com/tag/zara-tindall/). [Sign up for our free Royals newsletter](http://x.specialoffers.meredith.com/ats/show.aspx?cr=588&fm=237) to get the latest updates on [Kate Middleton](https://people.com/tag/kate-middleton/), [Meghan Markle](https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/) and more! [Princess Anne](https://people.com/tag/princess-anne) and her husband [Sir Timothy Laurence](https://people.com/royals/princess-anne-shares-look-inside-home-cluttered/); [Prince Andrew](https://people.com/tag/prince-andrew); [Prince Edward](https://people.com/tag/prince-edward/) and [Sophie, Countess of Wessex](https://people.com/tag/prince-edward/https://people.com/tag/sophie-countess-of-wessex/). [Joe Biden](https://people.com/tag/joe-biden/), were also in attendance. [Prince William](https://people.com/tag/prince-william) and [Kate Middleton](https://people.com/tag/kate-middleton/), who arrived at Westminster Abbey in a pair of [pearl earrings](https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-borrowed-queen-elizabeth-pearl-drop-earrings-church-balmoral/) and a pearl choker that came from the Queen's personal collection. Those chairs, [built in memory of Canadians who fell in World War II](https://twitter.com/wabbey/status/1199674305946279936), are to be used only by the two most senior royals or the most senior royal and their spouse.

A congregation of around 500 kings and queens, prime ministers and presidents have arrived in London over the weekend to pay their respects to the late ...

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will also be there, alongside the royal families of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Monaco. Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto leader Mohammed Bin Salman was also invited but will not be in attendance, Reuters reported. It is unclear how many of the queen's 12 great-grandchildren will be there. King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be front and center of the ceremony, walking behind the queen's coffin. They will be joined by the queen's other grandchildren — Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn — and their partners. In all, the funeral is expected to be attended by around 2000 guests.

Royals around the world gathered together at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19, to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth at her state funeral.

[Queen's funeral](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a41147500/queen-elizabeth-funeral-date-time/) were approved by the late monarch long before her passing. Prince William and Prince Harry looked on as the Queen's coffin was carried out of Westminster Abbey. Following the funeral, Queen Elizabeth's coffin draped with the Royal Standard traveled on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch in London. The Royal Navy walked hand-in-hand with the Queen's coffin at the start of the ceremony. The coffin of Queen Elizabeth with the Imperial State Crown departed Westminster Abbey following the ceremony. [eight grandchildren](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g22606762/queen-elizabeth-grandchildren/) (Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn). The Yeoman of the Guard arrived at Westminster Abbey ahead of the ceremony. [her state funeral](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a41212365/how-to-watch-stream-queen-elizabeth-funeral/). The Royal Navy and the Queen's coffin headed towards Westminster Abbey. Great Britain's [longest-reigning monarch died peacefully](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38313807/queen-elizabeth-death-obituary/) surrounded by her loved ones at Balmoral Castle on September 8. [Royal families around the world](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a41213513/all-royals-attending-queen-elizabeth-funeral/), including Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Denmark's Queen Margrethe, were in attendance, as well. Afterward, a committal service will take place in St George's Chapel in Windsor where [she will be laid to rest alongside her parents, sister, and her beloved late husband, Prince Philip, in the King George VI Memorial Chapel](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39192934/queen-elizabeth-burial-details/).