The Prince and Princess of Wales said their final goodbyes to Queen Elizabeth II in a touching Twitter post.

Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 40, this afternoon posted a black and white photo of the pallbearers carrying the Queen’s coffin into St.

They wrote on their official Twitter account: “Goodbye to a queen, a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother.”

Kate Middleton looked grave as she closed her eyes for a moment of reflection after the Queen’s state funeral outside Westminster Abbey

Prince William devoted himself to his duty as he walked behind his father Prince Charles as they walked behind the Queen’s coffin at the entrance to St George’s Chapel in Windsor

The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a heartfelt farewell to their beloved grandmother on their official Twitter account

The Queen was committed to the chapel vault where she will lie in eternity with Prince Philip, her father King George VI, the Queen Mother and her sister Princess Margaret.

The Prince and Princess of Wales remained stoic throughout the day as they carried out their duties at the Queen’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey and later funeral service in Windsor.

The family paid their respects to Her late Majesty in a private service tonight as the monarch was buried in Windsor alongside her “strength and abode” Philip.

Kate paid tribute to Her late Majesty in her outfit today, wearing her delicate drop earrings and a pearl necklace, also loaned to Princess Diana. It’s the same necklace and earrings she wore to the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral last year.

The Queen will be buried for eternity at St George’s Chapel in Windsor as her coffin is lowered into the royal vault after her state funeral at Westminster Abbey this morning

The Crown Jewels were poignantly removed from the coffin to show that the Queen’s reign was at an end before descending into the royal crypt

The Lord Chamberlain, Lord Parker of Minsmere, resigns his baton at a symbolic moment in which power is transferred from the Queen

The Queen was buried in a funeral service, during which the Imperial State Crown was removed from her coffin and returned to the Crown Jewels

As a final touching tribute, Kate completed her look with Princess Diana’s pearl bracelet.

Meanwhile, William took his royal duties seriously by walking as part of the procession behind his grandmother’s coffin as it was led into Westminster Abbey for the state funeral.

The Prince and Princess of Wales also walked behind the Queen’s coffin in St George’s Chapel before taking their seats at the funeral service.

The royals had followed the Queen’s coffin into the chapel after it was lifted from the state hearse and carried in before the 4pm service. The procession was led by members of the Queen’s royal household.

William then showed his younger brother Prince Harry his place in the chapel and was seen walking to the end of the pew while holding his son Prince George back alongside his wife Kate Middleton and daughter Princess Charlotte as he waved at Harry and Meghan to pass them.

Harry and Meghan then took their seats, with the Duke of Sussex sitting next to Charlotte. Kate sat between Charlotte and George, the nine-year-old prince next to William, who sat at the end of the pew.

The coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II rests in George’s Chapel in Windsor

The Sussexes and the Wales sing as Her Majesty The Queen has their symbols of the monarchy removed along with their titles

As the crown jewels were removed, Princess Charlotte pointed to and spoke to her mother while Harry and Meghan looked on

The orb and scepter are removed from the coffin at the committal service

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex view the Queen’s coffin as the royal family mourns their loss

The committal service was conducted by the Dean of Windsor and included a gathering of friends and mourners from her household past and present, including her personal associates from all of her private estates, in addition to her family.

At the end of the final anthem, the King laid the company color of the Grenadier Guards Queen – the regiment’s royal standard – on the coffin.

Baron Parker, the Lord Chamberlain and the late Queen’s highest official in the royal household, then ‘broke’ his staff of office and placed it on the coffin.

As the coffin was lowered into the royal vault, the Garter King of Arms pronounced the Queen’s styles and titles and the sovereign’s piper played a lament before slowly walking away to let the music fade away.

During the private funeral service this evening, the Dean of Windsor will again preside over the proceedings.

A black stone slab is currently set into the floor of the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

It features the names of George VI and his wife Elizabeth – who died in 2002 – in gold letters above their dates of birth and death.

Nearby is a slab of black and white diamond-shaped stones, which is taken away for funerals to give access to an elevator.

Princess Margaret died just a few weeks before her mother and was subsequently cremated. Her ashes were first kept in the royal tomb and then taken to her parents in the chapel.

The memorial chapel was added on the north side of St George’s, behind two of the buttresses that support the north wall of the building.

The overwhelmed monarch then turned away as he took leave of his mother and her powers and titles passed to him

King Charles III lays the Camp Color of the Queen’s Company of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin as it was about to be lowered into the crypt

King Charles III puts the camp color of the Grenadier Guards’ Queen’s Company on the coffin at the committal service

The king looks moved as her mother is finally laid to rest during the committal service

The ceremony to remove King George’s body was private, as was the dedication of the chapel the following week.

St George’s Chapel itself was commissioned by King Edward IV, construction began in 1475 and finished in 1528 under the reign of King Henry VIII.

Henry is among the monarchs buried there. The others are George III, George IV, George V and William IV.

Other royals buried there include Queen Victoria’s father Prince Edward, George III’s wife Queen Charlotte and Queen Mary’s grandfather Prince Adolphus.

As well as burials, the chapel has hosted successive royal weddings, including Queen Victoria to Prince Albert and Prince Harry to Meghan Markle in 2018.

Last April, moving images showed the Queen being forced to sit alone in the chapel during Prince Philip’s funeral due to coronavirus regulations.

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A 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Mexico’s southwest coast in the state of Michoacan on Monday has sparked tsunami warnings and claimed at least one death, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The epicenter of the strong earthquake occurred in a sparsely populated region of the state of Michoacan, very close to the coast. In nearby Colima, about 100 km from the epicenter, very strong tremors have been reported, which may cause “moderate” damage, according to USGS data.

In Mexico City, around 500 km away, “light to moderate” tremors were reported, which can cause “very light” damage, especially to vulnerable structures. According to the city’s mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, there are still no known casualties or damage in Mexico City.

Local news channels reported that firefighters had closed some buildings in Mexico City to the public due to the risk of collapse.

One person has died at a mall in Manzanillo, in the western state of Colima, after a fence fell, President López Obrador said on social media, citing Marine Minister José Rafael Ojeda Durán.

Mexico’s civil protection coordinator Laura Velazquez also confirmed the death in a press conference on Monday afternoon.

The magnitude of the quake was originally given as 7.6 by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Mexico’s national seismological agency later updated the magnitude to 7.7 in a news conference Monday.

According to the USGS, the quake struck about 37 kilometers southeast of the city of Aquila with a depth of about 15.1 kilometers.

Immediately after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves up to 3 meters high could hit Mexico. The first tsunami waves have probably already appeared in coastal towns such as Manzanillo and Acapulco and could also hit the tourist hotspot Puerto Vallarta.

Tsunami waves smaller than 0.3 meters could also hit the Pacific coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru, according to the organization.

The news came on the fifth anniversary of the 2017 earthquake that killed 216 people in Mexico City.

The epicenter of this magnitude 7.1 earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, Puebla state, the USGS reported at the time.

The long day devoted to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II suffered no missteps. Display of the coffin, ceremony at Westminster Abbey, procession to Wellington Arch, procession on The Long Walk… At each stage, the tributes were orchestrated to the minute, rehearsed for months, prepared for years.

Since taking office as Earl Marshal in 2002, following the death of his father, the Duke of Norfolk has built this event. “We had annual meetings in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace,” he told the Times. We started with twenty people. In April of this year we reached 280 people. I received a lot of help from Buckingham Palace staff. »

Descendant of one of Britain’s oldest aristocratic families (dating back to Edward the Confessor in the 11th century), Edward Fitzalan-Howard has a unique role among royalty. He carries on a 350-year family tradition of crowning the heads of British monarchs and organizing their funerals. His ancestors have held this post uninterruptedly since 1672. But it was not until the 20th century that the Norfolk family were entitled to their own offices at Saint-James Palace, the British newspaper The Guardian specifies.

Before him, his grandfather crowned Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and organized Sir Winston Churchill’s state funeral in 1965. He was also responsible for the investiture of King Charles III. in charge as Prince of Wales in 1969.

A conservative who opposes abortion

At 65, Edward Fitzalan-Howard also made history by orchestrating the days after the Queen’s death on September 8 through the funeral on September 19. He will also be the coronation of Charles III. organize next year. As Count Marshal, he is also responsible for supervising the opening of the parliamentary session and the annual procession of the Order of the Garter, specifies Le Point.

Before embarking on this path, Edward Fitzalan-Howard studied at Oxford and ran a cylinder gas business. He also tried his hand at motorsport, says Sud Ouest. As the country’s eighth Grand Officer of State, he sits in the House of Lords as he does not belong to any political party and is President of the College of Arms in London. He is also a Knight of the Sovereign Order of Malta and was involved as President of the British Scouts and Guides Organisation.

Edward Fitzalan-Howard lives in Arundel Castle, West Sussex. He publicly defends conservative values ​​that have brought him some controversy, reports Francetvinfo: he does not hide his opposition to gay marriage and abortion, and wants to preserve the male primogeniture within the aristocracy.

At the end of the day, Edward Fitzalan-Howard will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief. This funeral, the culmination of twenty years of work (unpaid, as he specifies), will remain unique in the history of the crown: if those of George VI served as a reference, the curator Duke of Norfolk nevertheless adapted to his time. It is the first time in 200 years that Westminster Abbey has held a state funeral large enough to seat 2,000 people.