From King Charles to Meghan and Harry, Where the Royals Were Seated at Queen Elizabeth's Funeral

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Members of the royal family gathered for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, joining some 2,000 leaders and royals from around the world gather to pay their respects to the longest-reigning monarch in British history. As is customary, the royal seating chart at the state funeral was arranged in order of precedence — with even some of the seats themselves steeped in tradition.

Hello! reports that King Charles III and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, were seated in an ornate pair of Canada Club chairs in the front row of the south lantern in the abbey. Those chairs, built in memory of Canadians who fell in World War II, are to be used only by the two most senior royals or the most senior royal and their spouse.

Charles, Camila, Harry Meghan
Charles, Camila, Harry Meghan

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Seated next to Camilla were the late Queen's three other children and two of their spouses: Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy LaurencePrince Andrew; Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

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Queen Elizabeth II Funeral

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Seated across from King Charles III and Camilla were Prince William and Kate Middleton, who arrived at Westminster Abbey in a pair of pearl earrings and a pearl choker that came from the Queen's personal collection. And seated with the new Prince and Princess of Wales were two of their children: Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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Queen Elizabeth II Funeral

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Behind the Prince and Princess of Wales sat William's first cousin Princess Eugenie, and Jack Brooksbank, her husband since October 2018. They sat next to her mother, Sarah Ferguson.

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George, Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales depart Westminster Abbey during 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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Seated next to Prince William and Princess Kate were Anne's children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall along with her husband Mike Tindall.

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Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were seated directly behind King Charles and Camilla.

Charles, Camila, Harry Meghan
Charles, Camila, Harry Meghan

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Also seated with Harry and Meghan was Prince Andrew's daughter and Princess Eugenie's sister, Princess Beatice joined by her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, who she married in July 2020.

Royals Funeral, London, United Kingdom - 19 Sep 2022
Royals Funeral, London, United Kingdom - 19 Sep 2022

Dominic Lipinski/AP/Shutterstock Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice

Prince Edward's children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, who is the late Queen's youngest grandchild, were also seated behind King Charles and Camilla.

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Also on hand at the state funeral were foreign royals, who were seated the aisle across from the British royal family.

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Several international heads of state, including President Joe Biden, were also in attendance.

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Queen Elizabeth II Funeral

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Hello! reports that Biden was seated in the 14th row on the Abbey's South Transept behind the Polish President Andrzej Duda and in front of the Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

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Following the state funeral at Westminster Abbey, which will see about 2,000 leaders and royals from around the world gather to pay their respects to the Queen, another service will be held at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth spent much of her final years.

The Queen will be buried in St. George's Chapel with husband Prince Philip, sister Princess Margaret, father King George VI and mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.