He put on dark glasses as the coffin of Princess Margaret was carried past, while his wife was clearly upset.Streets leading up to the main entrance were lined with crowds, some of whom had picked their spots from first light. Twenty years ago, the world looked on as Prince William and Prince Harry laid their mother to rest. Mar. "Twenty years ago, the world looked on as Prince William and Prince Harry laid their mother to rest.From the time she married Prince Charles in 1981, Princess Diana was a beloved figure in Britain, but few could have imagined the outpouring of grief that followed her death at age 36. Westminster Abbey's Tenor Bell tolled for every year of the Queen Mother's life. Daily Star . The Queen Mother's coffin then began the sad 23-mile journey to Windsor, accompanied by Prince Charles. Queen Mother at Margaret funeral LONDON, England -- Britain's 101-year-old Queen Mother was among 400 mourners at Windsor Castle for the funeral of her daughter Princess Margaret. 03, 1953 - Queen Mary: The Final Scene: The scene, sombre and impressive, at the funeral service of Queen Mary in St. George's Chapel, Windsor today (Tuesday).
Actors Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and Tom Hanks were among the mourners at the funeral.Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. Standing before the coffin are (left to right) The Duke of Kent; The Duke of Golucerster; The Earl of Athlone, Queen Mary's brothers; and … At 11:18 am the coffin was carried from Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster where the Queen Mother's coffin – draped in her personal standard and with her crown resting on a cushion – had been lying in state on a six-foot (1.8 m) catafalque. It started at 9:48 am on 9 April 2002, when the tenor bell of Westminster Abbey sounded 101 times, each chime representing a year that the Queen Mother had lived.
30 Heartbreaking Photos of Princess Diana's Funeral. Been in paw on right of picture are (left to right), The Queen Elizabeth the Queen mother and Princess Margaret. Share ; By. "The first time I cried was at the funeral on the island. In a country famed for its stiff upper lip, people wept openly in the streets, keening the loss of a beautiful young mother—and venting their anger at the monarchy they believed had treated her cruelly. "There's a lot of grief that still needs to be... to be let out. Her last appearance was in a wheelchair.The princess was taken to Slough Crematorium for a private cremation without any other royal present, in accordance with her wishes.But a red-eyed Lady Sarah Chatto, Princess Margaret's daughter, appeared devastated.But although three minutes late and spending the service in a wheelchair, the Queen Mother was able to join her other daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, for the ceremony in St. George's Chapel.Margaret's death came amid her sister's Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of her accession to Britain's throne.Among the mourners were actresses Dame Judi Dench, this week nominated for an Oscar for "Iris", and Felicity Kendal.Princess Margaret's former husband, the Earl of Snowdon, arrived separately and was reunited with his -- and the princess's -- children and their spouses, Viscount and Viscountess Linley, and Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, in the Deanery, next to the chapel.
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Queen Elizabeth II Photos - (NO UK SALES FOR 28 DAYS) HRH Queen Elizabeth II Britain's poses at Howe Barracks in Canterbury, Kent with the 1st Battalion of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace for establishing good relations with communities during their service in Iraq, 9 November 2004 in Kent, England. And people wept again as they watched two boys, Prince William and Prince Harry, say goodbye to their mother. The procession behind the coffin on the way to Westminster Hall (Image: BBC News & Current Affairs via G) 2 of 13. The coffin was then taken to the Abbey, about 300 metres away, accompani… As news spread of the accident that took her life on August 31, 1997, mourners flocked to Kensington and Buckingham Palaces to leave flowers, gifts, and cards. Margaret was colonel-in-chief of the regiment.Lord Linley read the lesson from Romans 8 which was followed by the hymn Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise.The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were said to have remained composed throughout, nodding acknowledgement at guests, the Press Association reported.There had been doubts that the royal family's matriarch, who has been unwell with a chest infection and then suffered a fall, would make Friday's ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the burial of her own husband, King George VI.Within minutes of the end of the funeral service, the Queen Mother was whisked away from Windsor Castle, the gatekeeper at Cambridge Gate told PA.The princess had been dogged by medical problems in recent years and was little seen in public. By Caroline Hallemann. The Queen suffered the loss of her younger sister, Princess Margaret, and the Queen Mother in quick succession in 2002.