Yahoo Movies Queen Elizabeth Sits Alone At Prince Philip's Funeral In Heartbreaking Image
Queen Elizabeth said her final goodbyes to her beloved husband of over 70 years, Prince Philip, at a funeral service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday.
She arrived at the chapel in a state Bentley alongside her lady in waiting, Lady Susan Hussey, before taking her seat.
An image of the grieving queen, seated alone in mourning dress before the service, captured hearts. The moving photo was taken by PA photographer Jonathan Brady, who said that it “was an honour” to work Prince Philip’s funeral from inside the chapel today.
“Though today was tinged with sadness, better times will come. Be safe,” he tweeted.
It was an honour to be part of the team working inside St George’s Chapel today. Some top work from colleagues @PAImages and elsewhere. Two weddings and a funeral from the same spot. Though today was tinged with sadness, better times will come. Be safe. https://t.co/OkmHqhEVRY
— Jonathan Brady (@BradyBoxBrownie) April 17, 2021
The image of today. The Queen who has led the nation through so many moments of mourning, but who for 73 years had her Philip beside her, now sits alone.
Photo by PA’s Jonathan Brady pic.twitter.com/cBCMrkwCt7— Julia Macfarlane 🐅 (@juliamacfarlane) April 17, 2021
It clearly struck a chord with many.
If #PrincePhilipfuneral could be summed up in one picture it would be this one (a grieving widow)
This image touched me to 😞 if only we can reach out and give the Queen a big hug right now pic.twitter.com/Qy3RPpvOei— Emb Hashmi #StaySafe (@EmbJournalist) April 17, 2021
This is an incredibly moving image of the Queen alone today https://t.co/FSCJ4VGwO3
— Victoria Murphy (@byQueenVic) April 17, 2021
Lewis Goodall, policy editor for BBC Newsnight, tweeted out another photo of the queen, seated by herself, and said: “This very moving image of the Queen having to sit alone is surely destined to be one of the photographs of the pandemic.”
This very moving image of the Queen having to sit alone is surely destined to be one of the photographs of the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/BhiJi5moFZ
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) April 17, 2021
Bagehot wrote that one of the reasons monarchy endures is that, given at its core it’s a family, at key moments it can share in and encapsulate the joys or suffering of the wider nation. This, reminding us of the tragedy of socially distant funerals, is the sort of thing he meant
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) April 17, 2021
The queen and Philip were married for 73 years. She once called the duke her “strength and stay” in a speech in honor of the couple’s golden wedding anniversary, marking 50 years together.
“He is someone who doesn’t take easily to compliments but he has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know,” the queen said during the speech on Nov. 20, 1997.
Prior to the funeral service on Saturday, the royal family’s social media accounts shared on behalf of the queen a previously unseen photo of her and Philip together.
The photo was taken by Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, on the top of the Coyles of Muick, Scotland, in 2003, the caption said.
“Her Majesty and the Royal Family are grateful for all the messages of condolence from around the world and have been touched to see and hear so many people sharing fond memories of The Duke, in celebration of his life,” the caption added.
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
