King Charles III and his three siblings have stood vigil round their mom’s coffin because it lies in state at Westminster Corridor in London.
Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward stood with their backs to the flag-draped coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, their heads bowed.
Members of the general public who had lined up for hours to pay their final respects continued to file previous because the royals stood vigil within the historic occasion.
In a break with royal custom, Prince Andrew - the Queen's second son - wore his army uniform for the vigil regardless of stepping away from his royal duties in 2019.
Whereas customized dictates that solely working members of the royal household put on army uniforms throughout ceremonial events, Andrew was allowed to put on his throughout the vigil as a mark of particular respect for the Queen.
Many different members of the royal household got here to watch the vigil. Camilla, the Queen Consort, accompanied the King.
The Queen's granddaughters Zara Tindall and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie had been there, as was the Queen's cousin Prince Michael of Kent.
Seen for the primary time because the Queen's dying final Thursday, a number of the Queen's great-grandchildren had been additionally in attendance.
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The Queen has been mendacity in state in Westminster Corridor, the oldest a part of the Palace of Westminster, since Wednesday.
The medieval corridor is the place the Queen's ancestors additionally lay in state.
Her father King George VI in 1952, her mom Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mom in 2002, her grandfather George V in 1936 and her great-grandfather Edward VII in 1910 - the primary royal to lie in state.
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The Queen's coffin is draped with the Royal Commonplace and has the Imperial State Crown, the Orb and the Sceptre mendacity on high of it.
The general public has an opportunity to view the closed coffin in particular person till 6.30am on Monday, when the corridor will shut in preparations for the state funeral later that morning.
The queue to pay respects reached as a lot as 16km on Friday and needed to be closed repeatedly after hitting its most capability.
At one level the wait was at the least 14 hours, in accordance with the official tracker supplied by the federal government however different estimates reached as excessive as 24 hours.
The continual watch inside Westminster Corridor is being saved by the King's Physique Guards of the Honourable Corps of Gents at Arms, the Royal Firm of Archers, the Yeomen of the Guard assisted by the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London and by Officers of the Family Division throughout the mendacity in state and mendacity at relaxation.
Every watch lasts for six hours, with people inside these watches maintaining vigil for 20 minutes at a time.
The royal vigil on Friday night occurred alongside the army watch and was much like the one the Queen's youngsters held in St Giles' Cathedral in Scotland earlier this week.
The Queen's eight grandchildren are anticipated to take the identical spot on Saturday night when it will likely be their time to face vigil beside their grandmother's coffin.
Prince William, the Prince of Wales, will stand on the head of the coffin, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will stand at its foot.
The Prince of Wales is anticipated to be flanked by Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, who're the kids of Princess Anne.
The Duke of Sussex can be flanked by Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the daughters of Prince Andrew, alongside Prince Edward's youngsters, Woman Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.
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- Reported with CNN, AP