London: Princess Royal Anne, the only daughter of the UK’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, wrote a heartfelt note for her mother as she accompanied her coffin back to Buckingham Palace. Grieving the loss of her mother, the Queen’s second child, the Princess Royal wrote that she was lucky enough to share the last 24 hours of her much-loved mother’s life as the Queen’s coffin traveled from Balmoral to London for the final ceremonies. “It was an honor and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys. To witness the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys was humbling and uplifting,” she wrote. “We will all share unique memories. I offer my thanks to everyone who shares our sense of loss,” he added. The Princess Royal thanked her countrymen for their support for her brother Charles III, who ascended the throne as King after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. “They may have reminded us how much we took her presence and contribution to our national identity for granted. I am also so grateful for the support and understanding offered to my dear brother Charles as he accepts the added responsibilities of The Monarch.” Princess Royal wrote. Born on August 15, 1950, Anne, Princess Royal is 16th in line to the British throne after her mother’s death on September 8, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest daughter was given the title of ‘Princess Royal in 1987. Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth’s coffin on Tuesday II arrived at Buckingham Palace from Edinburgh and will lie in repose overnight in the palace’s Bow Room. “Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, where it will lie in repose overnight in the Bow Room. Tomorrow the coffin will be carried in procession in a gun carriage of the King’s Royal Horse Artillery at the Palace of Westminster”, The Royal H family tweeted. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II breathed her last at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin began a six-hour journey from her home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Monday. She arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and lay in repose in a church in Edinburgh for people to pay their last respects to the Queen. On Monday afternoon, a procession formed in the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to carry the coffin to St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh. He was flanked by the Bearer Party from the Royal Regiment of Scotland and escorted by the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland and the Queen’s Children at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Queen’s children held a Tuesday Vigil next to her coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral Church. “The people of Scotland bid a final farewell to Her Majesty The Queen as her coffin travels from Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace,” the Royal Family said. On Wednesday afternoon, the coffin will be carried in procession in a carriage of The King’s Troop Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where the Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall until the morning of her State Funeral. The procession will travel through Queen’s Gardens, The Mall, Horse Guards and Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Square Square and New Palace Yard. After the casket arrives in Westminster Hall, the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service assisted by the Most Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, and will be attended by the King and Members of the Royal Family, after which the High State will begin . During Lying-in-State, members of the public will have the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen. On the morning of Monday 19 September, the ‘Ling-in-State’ will end and the coffin will be carried in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral will take place at 11:00 BST. Following the state funeral, the coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch, the coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Dearse will travel in procession to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. Afterwards, a Liturgy will be held in the chapel of Agios Georgios. The death of the 96-year-old Queen ended a seven-decade reign that spanned a generation that made her a beacon of stability in a turbulent world. The UK has entered a period of official mourning, with tributes pouring in worldwide. King Charles III was named England’s new monarch on Saturday after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. In addition, Britain’s national anthem will now once again revert to “God Save the King” as the British Queen is no more. (Other than the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published by a syndicated feed.)
