Funeral of Elizabeth II: the moving tribute of Lady Diana’s brother

The event was global. And personalities and anonymous people from all over the world wanted to be part of it, by any means. You could not miss it: this Monday, September 19 was marked by the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II. Died on September 8 at the age of 96 at her residence in Balmoral, Scotland, the sovereign will be buried at the beginning of the evening in the chapel of Saint-Georges, in the heart of Windsor Castle, alongside her late husband, Prince Philip. But before that, this Monday September 19 saw many stages for this day of last tribute. At the end of four days of a spectacular and popular vigil, the public was invited, from 7.30 a.m., to leave Westminster Hall, where the sovereign’s coffin was on public display, with a view to transporting it to the abbey. of Westminster.

It was in this emblematic place where she was crowned in 1952 that the funeral ceremony of Elizabeth II took place from 12:00 p.m. After an hour and a half of extremely touching ceremony, the coffin of the former queen was set off for Wellington’s Arch, a triumphal arch located at the crossroads of Hyde Park Corner in London. Arrived at Wellington Arch, the remains will be placed in the hearse and taken to Windsor Castle, where the Royal Family and the 15 Prime Ministers of the various countries of which the British sovereign is Head of State will attend, at 5 p.m. a funeral ceremony.

No member of Lady Diana’s family was present at Westminster

Heads of State, crowned heads, employees or relatives of the Queen… more than 2000 people visited Westminster Abbey in London to pay a last tribute to Elizabeth II. These guests, handpicked by the queen herself before her death, saw the entire royal family or even Emmanuel Macron, Charlene of Monaco, Joe Biden, Olenka Zelensky and many others still being filmed by the cameras. of the whole world.

However, many people have noticed that a family is missing: that of Lady Diana. However, the brother of the former wife of Prince Charles had announced on Twitter that he would be present at the ceremony. A few hours before the start of the latter, Charles Spencer had posted a photo which showed two gold cufflinks before the inscription ER, the initials of Elizabeth II and Regina. With this comment: “I will wear them in Windsor today, with great sadness and pride”.

Charles Spencer moved the royal family with a moving tribute

If he was not added to the guest list, the media Hello Magazine clarified that Charles Spencer could travel to Windsor to witness the procession of the Queen’s coffin to St George’s Chapel. It must be said that Lady Diana’s brother had already paid a superb tribute to Elizabeth II this Thursday, September 8, shortly after the announcement of the death of the one who was on the throne for more than 70 years. On Instagram, he shared a photo of his domain, with the flag at half mast. With caption: “We will leave the Althorp house flag at half mast until after Her Majesty’s funeral”. Earlier, he had published a portrait of the monarch on the day of her coronation: “Her bow to Diana’s motorcade is a moment when I really respected Queen Elizabeth II.” His presence would therefore not be insignificant.