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Funeral of Elizabeth II: No bus for Joe Biden, but an armored limo
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II takes place this Monday at Westminster Abbey in London (United Kingdom).
2,000 people were invited to the ceremony which began at noon.
When the Queen's coffin arrived, King Charles III, Princes William and Harry and their wives and children took part in the procession.
Louis, 4 years old, was not present because he was considered too young.
Elizabeth II funeral: images of Prince George and Princess Charlotte walking up the nave behind the Queen's coffin pic.twitter.com/MtgXmpodBc
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Absent at burial
The presence of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who are the 2nd and 3rd in the order of succession to the British crown, was confirmed only a few hours before the ceremony.
On the other hand, the two children of 9 and 7 years old will not participate in the burial of their great-grandmother, details BFMTV.
It is due to take place Monday at 8:30 p.m. (French time) at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The Queen will be buried alongside her father King George VI and her husband Prince Philip.
#Info Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend the Queen's funeral.
They will walk in the procession inside Westminster Abbey.
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“Death is a part of life” for the Windsors
The presence of such young children as George and Charlotte could surprise especially for such an event.
But, “you have to know that with the Windsors, it's part of education.
Death is part of life, ”explained on RTL Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, editorial director of
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She added: “Queen Elizabeth has been planning her funeral since the 1960s, and it is considered that these children will have to learn to understand death and to accept it.
(…) It's really something very symbolic because for the British it is also the future of the monarchy that is in motion.
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