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Queen Elizabeth sitting alone at Prince Philip funeral breaks hearts of social media users
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral took place on 17 April, at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at 3pm.
Prince Philip and the Queen were married for73 years and he had been by her side from the beginning of her reign in 1952, making him the longest-serving consort in British history. He died at the age of 99 on 9 April.
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Due to coronavirus restrictions, just 30 mourners were able to attend the funeral service in a scaled-back affair that included the prince’s close family and friends. It was presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Why the Queen chose loyal lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey for her loneliest journey
While Lady Susan s presence is often unremarked upon, she can be seen in photographs from all aspects of Royal life
18 April 2021 • 10:53am
The Queen with lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey (far right) during a 2005 walkabout at Sandringham House in Norfolk
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It was her loneliest journey – but she was not alone. In her darkest day on public duty, the Queen had her loyal lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey by her side.
The monarch and Lady Susan, carried in the State Bentley for the short journey from the Sovereign s Entrance of Windsor Castle to the Galilee Porch of St George s Chapel, travelled in companionable silence.
Under a vaulted stone ceiling, in a castle chapel replete with long dead kings and queens, a new widow is compelled to face not just the sorrow of loss, but also of a future bereft.
Alone in her carved seat in the Quire of St George’s Chapel, the Queen said goodbye to Prince Philip, the man who had been at her side for nearly 75 years – and each of those years a triumph of devotion and pragmatism.
Their marriage was a victory of constancy that few of their children were able to emulate, theirs was a union that proved itself in unbreakable alliance and mutual respect.
Royals at the Queen s side: How Prince Andrew and Fergie have made regular visits to see Her Majesty while Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex spent a lot of time supporting her after Prince Philip s death
During the funeral of Prince Philip the Queen sat alone inside St George s Chapel in heart-wrenching images
However, she has been supported by her children with Princes Andrew and Edward regularly visiting her
She will also be supported by a close group of staff, dubbed HMS Bubble , which includes longtime aides
They include long-serving page Paul Whybrew, known as Tall Paul, who sits and watches TV with the Queen