Princess Anne has stepped out on her first royal engagement since attending her mother the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
Her late Majesty’s only daughter, 72, was spotted at Portsmouth Naval Base shaking hands with Royal Navy personnel attending the procession.
The King, who is Commodore-in-Chief of HMNB Portsmouth, greeted those involved at the heartfelt ceremony where Her Majesty was laid to her final resting place in Windsor.
Anne smiled as she met the staff who attended her mother’s funeral, donning a black blazer over a white blouse, adorned with a navy cravat.
Princess Anne has stepped out on her first royal engagement since attending her mother the Queen’s funeral on Monday
Her late Majesty’s only daughter, 72, was spotted at Portsmouth Naval Base shaking hands with Royal Navy personnel attending the procession
The Princess Royal will also visit St Omer Barracks in Aldershot to meet staff who played a key role in providing logistical support during the funeral.
A number of royals are expected to perform today.
The Prince and Princess of Wales meet volunteers and emergency workers today to thank them for their work with the Queen’s Consignment Service at Windsor Castle.
Elsewhere, the Earl of Wessex visits Estonia and Germany in his role as Royal Colonel of the 2nd Battalion of the Rifles and Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.
The King, who is Commodore-in-Chief of HMNB Portsmouth, greeted those involved at the heartfelt ceremony where Her Majesty was laid to her final resting place in Windsor
Anne smiled as she met the staff who attended her mother’s funeral, donning a black blazer over a white blouse, adorned with a navy cravat
The Princess Royal will also visit St Omer Barracks in Aldershot to meet staff who played a key role in providing logistical support during the funeral
Royal duties resumed yesterday as Prince William delivered his first speech since the death of his grandmother by addressing the Earthshot Prize Summit in New York.
The 40-year-old Prince of Wales was due to travel alone to New York this week to speak at a conference for his environmental initiative, which aims to find solutions to repair and protect the planet.
However, the king canceled his trip following the death of the queen earlier this month and appeared deeply emotional and thoughtful during his grandmother’s funeral in London and her funeral service in Windsor on Monday.
The Prince of Wales returned to work yesterday as he pre-recorded a message to be played at the conference.
The Prince and Princess of Wales meet volunteers and emergency workers today to thank them for their work with the Queen’s Consignment Service at Windsor Castle
Royal duties resumed yesterday as Prince William (pictured today with Kate) delivered his first speech since the death of his grandmother by addressing the Earthshot Prize Summit in New York
He began by saying, “Although it is the saddest of circumstances that I am unable to join you today, I can join you in video form as you gather in New York for the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit.”
He went on to confirm that he and Kate would be traveling to Boston for the second Earthshot Awards ceremony in December, adding that they were “so excited”.
It came as the royal family released two poignant photo tributes to the Queen as they began another week of mourning after a state funeral packed with emotion, ceremony and symbolism that wowed and moved the world before King Charles III. personally his mother during a private funeral earlier this week.
Her Majesty’s long journey to her final resting place began in Balmoral on the day of her death on September 8 and ended with her private funeral alongside Prince Philip on Monday, while the new king strewn earth on his mother’s coffin at 7.30pm.
Prince William accompanied his wife Kate and children Prince George and Princess Charlotte as well as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to the funeral on Monday
The royals headed to George’s Chapel for the funeral service (pictured) which followed the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey
And as she was buried, the royals posted a tribute entitled: “In Loving Memory of Her Majesty The Queen” and shared a never-before-seen image of the late monarch wandering through heather moors in her beloved Scotland, and a smiling pic of her with her parents, sister and husband at Buckingham Palace.
The touching post, shared via the royal family’s social media accounts, also touched on King Charles III’s first speech.
Queen Elizabeth II now lies in the royal vault beneath St George’s Chapel with her husband, father, mother and sister for eternity.
She is the 12th British monarch to be buried at Windsor and has chosen to be with her family, following the ‘four of us’ principle followed by her father George VI.
He repeatedly told his daughter that after his brother’s abdication, the most important thing in life after the duties of a monarch was a happy and united royal family.
