Often described as enemy brothers, princes William and Harry were reunited on Saturday evening on the occasion of a funeral wake for the eight grandchildren of Elizabeth II around her coffin, a ceremony where the British flocked before her funeral. Monday.
The two brothers were in uniform – Harry no longer wore it since his resounding withdrawal from the monarchy – unlike their six cousins Peter, Zara, Beatrice, Eugenie, Louise, reputed to be the Queen’s favorite granddaughter, and James, rarely appeared in public.
Back to the coffin, head bowed, visibly moved, they gathered for ten minutes in Westminster Hall, under the gaze of visitors. They continued to parade without interruption, after long hours of queuing, to say goodbye to the popular sovereign, who died on September 8 at the age of 96 in her Scottish residence of Balmoral.