The remains of Isabel II They returned this Tuesday to palace of buckinghamwhich was his official residence during the seven decades of his reignwhere they will rest until this Wednesday a courtship funeral and the coffin is installed in a burning chapel in the palace of westminster.
The coffin of the sovereign, who died last Thursday at the age of 96 in the castle of Balmoral (Scotland), was transferred on a plane from the British Royal Air Force since Edinburgh to the military base Northoltoutside of Londonfrom where he traveled about 25 kilometers in a hearse, under a fine drizzle, to the center of the British capital.
The coffin, covered with banner realwas unloaded by eight soldiers in full dress uniform of the Boeing C-17A Globemaster that brought it from Scotland, the same model of heavy aircraft used in recent months to evacuate people from Afghanistan and deliver weapons to Ukraine.
[En directo: Los restos de Isabel II llegan al palacio de Buckingham]
Before the gaze of princess Anaonly daughter of Elizabeth II, who accompanied the mortal remains on the flight to London, as well as the British Prime Minister, Liz Trussand the Defense Minister, Ben Wallacethe coffin was introduced in a vehicle jaguar land rover funeral that premiered for the occasion. Staff from the Royal House participated in its design and the queen herself was consulted.
“Has been a honor and a privilege to accompany her on his last trips,” Ana said in a statement released while the plane was still in the air.
“I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dear mother’s life (with her),” added the princess, who at the same time thanked the “support and understanding” that her older brother, Carlos III, has received to ” accept the added responsibilities of the king.
burning chapel
Since early Tuesday afternoon, thousands of people had lined up in the streets of the center of the British capital to see the queen’s coffin pass by.
This Wednesday, a solemn funeral procession will carry the remains of the monarch from Buckingham Palace to Westminster, seat of the parliamentary chambers of the United Kingdom.
[Antigua y Barbuda, país de la Commonwealth, hará un referéndum republicano tras la muerte de Isabel II]
The queue to access the Palace of Westminster, which will be open to the public day and night, is expected to reach several kilometers on the south bank of the River Thames as it passes through the center of the British capital.
The king Carlos III and other members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin, which will be installed in the seat of the British Parliament at 3:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. GMT), guarded by soldiers from units assigned to the Royal Household 24 hours a day and night .
[Confusión en St James tras la proclamación de Carlos III: “¿Dónde está el rey, por qué no sale al balcón?”]
Starting at 5:00 p.m. local time (4:00 p.m. GMT), the chapel burningwhich is expected to be visited by up to 400,000 people until next Monday, when the state funeral for Elizabeth II will take place.
Add Comment