Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio Watch Queen's Funeral Procession While Filming Top Chef in London

Antonia DeBianchi
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Top Chef cast goes to see Queen Elizabeth funeral procession
Top Chef cast goes to see Queen Elizabeth funeral procession
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Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio were among the thousands of people who lined London's streets to watch Queen Elizabeth be honored for her life of service on Monday.

Simmons, who's currently filming Top Chef season 20 in London, shared an Instagram Story posing with Colicchio and her glam team. In the photo, crowds of people can be seen across the street from them also waiting to catch a glimpse of the procession.

"When the funeral procession rolls right by our @BravoTopChef #London set," she wrote.

Simmons also shared a video to her Story of herself, Colicchio and more climbing over the property's fence to get a better view. "You do what you have to do to get the view," she wrote.

Simmons then posted a clip of the Queen's hearse driving past her. Onlookers cheered and threw flowers along the road.

Colicchio shared a video from the same vantage point as they watched the Queen's car drive by. Her coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, was visible.

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King Charles III, 73, and Prince William, 40, made a poignant picture as they arrived at the state funeral for the late Queen at the Palace of Westminster in London on Monday.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, King Charles III and Prince William,
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, King Charles III and Prince William,

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Not far behind, Kate Middleton rode alongside her two children Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, and Queen Camilla to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral was held.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry drove over to the meeting point with wife Meghan Markle, before switching cars and driving to the procession point with his cousin Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips and the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth.

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips arrive at Westminster Abbey for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.

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Her Majesty's coffin processed again through Westminster and was returned to the State Gun Carriage for transport to the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park after the service. Her family followed behind for the 1 ½ mile journey, escorted by detachments of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth.

At Wellington Arch (the original entrance to Buckingham Palace), the coffin moved into the State Hearse. The car drove an hour west to Windsor Castle, where the Queen will be buried at St. George's Chapel.