After a few prayers pronounced at Buckingham Palace in the presence of the heir to the throne, King Charles III, the procession therefore sets off, at 2.22 p.m. local time, towards Westminster Hall, with a military parade, sounds of the bells of Big Ben and cannon shots. Authorities have asked the public to “dress appropriately to pay homage” to the deceased, as AFP specifies, and everyone has been warned that the wait to see her up close could last hours and hours. The procession, solemn, takes place in the presence of King Charles III, of course , but also the other children of Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, as well as Prince William and Prince Harry, officially stripped of his uniform Queen consort Camilla, Countess Sophie, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle follow the parade by car.
To pay homage in her own way, to her late Majesty, Meghan Markle had made it a point of honor to select her outfit, and in particular her accessories. The experts will have noticed, in her ears, pearls that Queen Elizabeth II had offered her a little before she married Prince Harry.