Moment indeed. and the queen s children will be moment indeed. and the queen s children will be beginning - moment indeed. and the queen s children will be beginning their. children will be beginning their vigil shortly, so let s rejoin petroc inside westminster hall. the candle burns in front of the royal standard. these candles that burn for 2h hours replaced each evening when the hall is briefly shutin evening when the hall is briefly shut in the small hours. behind the candle, the imperial state crown, the orb and sceptre. many of these people filing in will have no idea that they are about to share their moment of vigil, their moment of paying respect, with the queen s children.
Having to do these things as part of your duty helps people to live better. it is worth remembering that when diana died, she took her grandson is to church that morning. people thought, oh, why? she thought, no, we will do what we normally do. we go to church on a sunday morning. we will keep going. and there are new traditions. we will have the grandchildren standing vigil tomorrow. the will have the grandchildren standing vigil tomorrow. vigil tomorrow. the princess royal was there today. vigil tomorrow. the princess royal was there today. that vigil tomorrow. the princess royal was there today. that did - vigil tomorrow. the princess royal was there today. that did not - vigil tomorrow. the princess royal. was there today. that did not happen last time was there today. that did not happen last time. so you are seeing modernisation and progression all the time modernisation and progression all the time. and, yes, we have had it confirmed the time. and, yes, we have had it
Very will be re difficult not to have very difficult not to have. all of those very difficult not to have. all of those memories, i hope, keep me going through the centuries, westminster hall has witnessed many significant royal occasions. tonight her majesty will only be the second monarch whose children have stood vigil for her. as they arrive at westminster hall, our correspondent is waiting inside. the atmosphere here at westminster hall calm, solemn, people mourning them on a s death and also reflecting on her life and 70 years of reign. this room is full of people but it is almost silent here.
It has been an overwhelming and moving experience for many, and indeed for people watching at home. her majesty s four children will stand vigil together, beside her coffin, and remain there in silence. amid all the ceremony of this time, all the duties the king has been performing, this will be a moment for stillness and peaceful reflection. a personal moment for him, the princess royal, the duke of york and the earl of wessex, who lost their mother eight days ago.
That they are so happy to be there, so proud to be there, so keen to be there to pay their respects. somebody said to me, she was the best, and she has brought out the best, and she has brought out the best in us. so it is a wonderful combination of the private and the public. combination of the private and the ublic. ., ., ~ ,, , public. the earl of wessex s statement public. the earl of wessex s statement released - public. the earl of wessex s statement released today . public. the earl of wessex s - statement released today actually addressed that, the fact they have grown up having to share their parents, especially their mama. hat parents, especially their mama. not man of us parents, especially their mama. not many of us have to share our parents with the many of us have to share our parents with the commonwealth and the realms and the with the commonwealth and the realms and the whole country. they have grown and the whole country. they have grown up and the whole co