Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest grandchild, James, Viscount Severn, joined his cousins as they paid their respects to the late monarch on Saturday.
James, who’s the 14-year-old son of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, took half in a 15-minute silent household vigil on the queen’s lying-in-state in Westminster Corridor.
The vigil was attended by the queen’s seven different grandchildren, together with James’ sister Woman Louise, 18 and cousins Prince William, 40, Prince Harry, 38, Peter Phillips, 44, Â Zara Tindall, 41, Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 32.
{The teenager} appeared solemn as he stood guard by the facet of his late grandmother’s coffin together with his head bowed. His dad and mom Edward and Sophie have been additionally in attendance as they watched their two kids stand vigil from a viewing platform.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest grandchild, James, Viscount Severn, joined his cousins as they paid their respects to the late monarch on Saturday.
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Alongside together with his male cousins, James wore the commemorative medals that got to them by the queen. He pinned his 2012 Diamond and 2022 Platinum Jubilee medals to the entrance of his black go well with.
The household vigil was witnessed by members of the general public, who had waited within the 16-hour queue with a view to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth, who died on the age of 96 on Sept. 8.
The vigil was attended by the queen’s seven different grandchildren together with James’ sister Woman Louise.
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Mourners continued to stream by the royals as they stood guard by queen’s coffin till the vigil ended at 6:15pm.
Good day! journal reported that the Wessexes determined to attend the grandchildren’s vigil to help their teenage kids, who’re comparatively youthful than their cousins.
Sophie, who shared a detailed relationship with Queen Elizabeth, was pictured wanting teary-eyed as she watched the ceremony.
It was a uncommon public look for James, who largely retains out of the highlight. Of his choice to attend the vigil together with his cousins, a royal supply instructed Folks journal that “the grandchildren, on the King’s invitation, are very eager to pay their respects.”
His dad and mom Edward and Sophie have been additionally in attendance as they watched their two kids stand vigil from a viewing platform.
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Other than attending main royal occasions with their dad and mom, James and Louise lead comparatively non-public lives. Edward and Sophie declined to provide their kids prince and princess titles, although they might choose to make use of the titles after they flip 18.
In accordance with a 1917 decree issued by King George V, the youngsters and grandchildren of a reigning sovereign have the automated proper to the titles prince or princess and HRH (His/Her Royal Highness).
The Countess of Wessex defined her and Edward’s choice to not give their kids titles in 2020 interview with the Instances of London.
“We attempt to carry them up with the understanding they’re very prone to should work for a dwelling,” she mentioned. “Therefore we made the choice to not use HRH titles. They’ve them and may resolve to make use of them from 18, however I feel it is extremely unlikely.”
Prince William led his cousins as they arrived to carry vigil for his or her beloved grandmother on Saturday.
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At 14, James is near the ages that Prince William and Prince Harry have been after they walked behind their mom Princess Diana’s coffin throughout her funeral on Sept. 6, 1997. On the time, William was 15 and Harry was 12.
In a 2017 BBC documentary, William described collaborating within the funeral procession from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey as “one of many hardest issues I’ve ever achieved, that stroll.”
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The Prince of Wales continued, “It felt like she [Diana] was nearly strolling alongside beside us to get us via it.”
On Thursday, William and his spouse Kate, Princess of Wales, greeted well-wishers exterior Sandringham as they seen floral tributes left by members of the general public.
Mourner Jane Wells instructed the Telegraph that William had shared his ideas on becoming a member of the Queen’s funeral procession on Thursday.
“He mentioned how troublesome it was yesterday and the way it reminded him of his mum’s funeral,” Wells mentioned.
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After the procession, William attended a service honoring the queen at Westminster Corridor together with Harry, King Charles, Queen Camilla and different senior royals. James, Louise and different royal cousins have been additionally in attendance.
