In line with tradition, King Charles III and his siblings stood vigil by the coffin of their late mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Friday.
As they did so, tens of thousands of mourners queued up to pay their final respects during the lying in state of the late queen and were told they faced a wait of up to 24 hours.
Charles, Princess Anne, Princes Andrew and Edward, attired in military uniforms, stood in silence with their heads bowed for a 15-minute vigil at the historic Westminster Hall where the coffin of the late monarch has been lying since Wednesday.
Most of the other members of the British royal family, including some of the queen’s great-grandchildren, watched from a gallery.
Tens of thousands of people of all ages and from all walks of life have already filed past the coffin in a constant, solemn stream to pay tribute to the queen, who died in Scotland on 8 September at the age of 96 after a 70-year reign.
Source: AFP
