Emotion and pain can be read on their faces, on which the eyes of the world are riveted.
Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, as well as the new King's sons Princes Harry and William, put on pained faces as they finished walking up the Abbey on Monday, behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin II.
Britain's King Charles and Britain's Anne, Princess Royal attend the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Prince George and Princess Charlotte also walked behind their great-grandmother's coffin as she entered Westminster Abbey.
Their little brother, Louis, four years old, however, did not participate in the ceremony, as he was considered too young to attend.
The 9-year-old prince, second in line to the throne, and the 7-year-old princess, dressed in dark, walked close to their parents William and Kate, behind King Charles III, and other family members royal, including Meghan Markle, and the Queen consort.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
At this state funeral, attended by dignitaries from around the world, this coffin arrived on a Royal Navy gun carriage escorted by 142 sailors.
A page of history is turned with this state funeral of the last planetary queen, whose reign was unique in its duration and endurance, in front of 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey.
With a meticulous and tirelessly prepared pomp, they complete a national mourning marked by an immense wave of collective emotion since the death on September 8, at the age of 96, of Elizabeth II in her Scottish castle of Balmoral.