The walk to St Giles'

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I hope Camilla has changed into some flats!

Are they cousins?

Gosh it is very obvious that Andrew is on his own in this positioning.

Have the spouses joined the procession? Looks like Sophie standing with Edward now

He’s her cousin.

The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael are her Kent cousins. Duke of Gloucester is also her cousin.

Thanks. I get confused when we get into cousins in my own family let alone anyone else's.

Ah yes, better view now, spouses of those in the procession have joined.

Other grandchildren till at the side with various others

Why can't they sit down? They must be knackered.

all of her children and their spouses.
All of her grandchildren and their spouses.
Her nephew. Her niece and her husband.
Her royal cousins, their spouses and their children and children’s spouses.

Thats a big turnout considering it’s not actually the funeral today.

Do people think Sarah Ferguson should be there? She's the mother of two of the Princesses and still lives in the same residence as Andrew. Things always seemed cordial between her and the Queen.

Also I’m really liking that the Queen’s children are continually in age order. Not succession order.

She’ll likely be at the funeral, but no, I don’t think she’ll should be at these bits.

I think Fergie knows she'd get criticised if she went as she always does no matter what.

But yet another service. It's like they've had to attend one almost every day before we even get to the real thing. I hope some of them are actually being comforted by it or feel that the queen would have been. It just keeps reminding me of funerals I've attended and I'd be a wreck to keep have to do it over and over.

I think Fergie knows she'd get criticised if she went as she always does no matter what.

Good point. With everyone being there, I was thinking of who wasn't. I can't see anyone younger than Viscount Severn being at the funeral.

Who gets to be in the congregation

But yet another service.

I was thinking that, for someone like me, it's hard to appreciate how much the lives of the aristocracy can be so wrapped up in the Church and the military.

I'm serious surprised no-one has collapsed yet

Ah, we're at the peace, we're nearly done.

It's like the BBC can't get the commentary correct. Too much in Edenborough, not enough today in my opinion. Just a bit of info on the people, the music etc. would have been appreciated.

How do they stand there for 6 hours?

Dont tell me those guys have to stand for 6 hours?

Was sure King Charles was about to go then. A big lean backwards for a few seconds.

How do they stand there for 6 hours?

And why? Why not 2 hours or 3 hours and have more people share the honour?

No way, what if the need a wee???

They've done really well today. It's been wonderful to watch them. I did wonder on the horses moving their heads like that, but maybe that's normal, I've never ridden one.

I have a relative who is in the honourable corps of gentlemen at arms