The Queen sheds a tear at emotional Prince Philip memorial service
The monarch had walked arm-in-arm with her ”favourite” son Prince Andrew as the thanksgiving service began at Westminster Abbey today.
The tearful Queen today paid a heartbreaking farewell to her beloved husband in a poignant service honouring his life.
Her Majesty, 95, appeared emotional as the Duke of Edinburgh was remembered following his death last April aged 99.
The monarch had walked arm-in-arm with her ”favourite” son Prince Andrew as the thanksgiving service began at Westminster Abbey today.
Once Her Majesty reached the end of the aisle, she detached herself from Andrew’s elbow and confidently made the last few steps alone.
Buckingham Palace earlier confirmed the Queen would be attending to lead her family in honouring Philip.
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She was pictured travelling from Windsor to London with Andrew in her car despite his recent sex case shame.
The pair arrived at Poets’ Yard entrance, which the Queen used in a departure from her normal route as it is a shorter walk.
The bells rang out across Westminster as senior royals, charity workers and foreign royals arrived to remember the Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George and Princess Charlotte were among those in attendance, The Sun reported.
It is the first time the children - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s eldest - have attended a major public church service.
Zara Tindall and husband Mike arrived with daughter Mia along with Peter Phillips and his children Savannah and Isla.
Princess Anne stopped to speak to Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award holders and members of the youth UK Cadet Force associations who attended under Philip’s wishes.
Touchingly, the Queen, Camilla and Princess Anne all wore dark green in a subtle nod to Philip, whose livery colour was Edinburgh Green.
The monarch also wore a yellow gold, ruby and diamond scarab brooch, which was a personal gift from Philip in 1966.
Fears had been growing Her Majesty, 95, would be forced to pull out of the event after she missed a string of recent engagements.
This was her first public engagement since February 5 after she faced a number of health scares including a battle with Covid.
It is also the first she has taken part in outside one of her homes for five and a half months since travelling to Cardiff.
But she was “actively involved” in planning the service, which featured elements Philip planned for his funeral that were banned due to Covid.
The Queen was supported in the front pew by Prince Charles and Camilla and Princess Anne with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
Shamed Prince Andrew - attending his first public event after he paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case - was welcomed back into the fold.
He sat with Edward and Sophie and their children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
His daughter Princess Beatrice appeared to well up at one point as she remembered her late grandfather.
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Royals from around the world - including Prince Albert of Monaco, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia - were also in attendance.
The only major royals missing were Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who confirmed they were not flying in from the States to honour the Duke amid a row over their security.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
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