Members of the royal family gathered forQueen Elizabeth’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, joining some 2,000 leaders and royals from around the world gather to pay their respects to the longest-reigning monarch in British history. As is customary, the royal seating chart at the state funeral was arranged in order of precedence — with even some of the seats themselves steeped in tradition.
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Seated next to Camilla were the late Queen’s three other children and two of their spouses:Princess Anneand her husbandSir Timothy Laurence;Prince Andrew;Prince Edwardand Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
Seated across from King Charles III and Camilla werePrince WilliamandKate Middleton, who arrived at Westminster Abbey in a pair ofpearl earringsand a pearl choker that came from the Queen’s personal collection. And seated with the new Prince and Princess of Wales were two of their children:Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlotte.
Behind the Prince and Princess of Wales sat William’s first cousinPrincess Eugenie, and Jack Brooksbank, her husband since October 2018. They sat next toher mother, Sarah Ferguson.
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Seated next toPrince Williamand Princess Kate were Anne’s childrenPeter PhillipsandZara Tindallalong with her husbandMike Tindall.
Prince Harryand wifeMeghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were seated directly behind King Charles and Camilla.
Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice.Dominic Lipinski/AP/Shutterstock
Prince Edward’s children Lady Louise Windsor andJames, Viscount Severn, who is the late Queen’s youngest grandchild, were also seated behind King Charles and Camilla.
Also on hand at the state funeral were foreign royals, who were seated the aisle across from the British royal family.
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Several international heads of state, including PresidentJoe Biden, were also in attendance.
Hello!reports that Biden was seated in the 14th row on the Abbey’s South Transept behind the Polish President Andrzej Duda and in front of the Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
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The Queen will be buried in St. George’s Chapel with husbandPrince Philip, sister Princess Margaret, father King George VI and mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
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