King Charles III and his three siblings have stood vigil around their mother’s coffin as it lies in state at Westminster Hall in London.
Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward stood with their backs to the flag-draped coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, their heads bowed.
Members of the public who had lined up for hours to pay their last respects continued to file past as the royals stood vigil in the historic event.
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In a break with royal tradition, Prince Andrew - the Queen's second son - wore his military uniform for the vigil despite stepping away from his royal duties in 2019.
While custom dictates that only working members of the royal family wear military uniforms during ceremonial occasions, Andrew was allowed to wear his during the vigil as a mark of special respect for the Queen.
Many other members of the royal family came to observe the vigil. Camilla, the Queen Consort, accompanied the King.
The Queen's granddaughters Zara Tindall and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were there, as was the Queen's cousin Prince Michael of Kent.
Seen for the first time since the Queen's death last Thursday, some of the Queen's great-grandchildren were also in attendance.
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The Queen has been lying in state in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, since Wednesday.
The medieval hall is where the Queen's ancestors also lay in state.
Her father King George VI in 1952, her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 2002, her grandfather George V in 1936 and her great-grandfather Edward VII in 1910 - the first royal to lie in state.
The Queen's coffin is draped with the Royal Standard and has the Imperial State Crown, the Orb and the Sceptre lying on top of it.
The public has a chance to view the closed coffin in person until 6.30am on Monday, when the hall will close in preparations for the state funeral later that morning.
The queue to pay respects reached as much as 16km on Friday and had to be closed repeatedly after hitting its maximum capacity.
At one point the wait was at least 14 hours, according to the official tracker provided by the government but other estimates reached as high as 24 hours.
The continuous watch inside Westminster Hall is being kept by the King's Body Guards of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the Royal Company of Archers, the Yeomen of the Guard assisted by the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London and by Officers of the Household Division during the lying in state and lying at rest.
Each watch lasts for six hours, with individuals within those watches keeping vigil for 20 minutes at a time.
The royal vigil on Friday evening took place alongside the military watch and was similar to the one the Queen's children held in St Giles' Cathedral in Scotland earlier this week.
The Queen's eight grandchildren are expected to take the same spot on Saturday evening when it will be their time to stand vigil beside their grandmother's coffin.
Prince William, the Prince of Wales, will stand at the head of the coffin, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will stand at its foot.
The Prince of Wales is expected to be flanked by Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, who are the children of Princess Anne.
The Duke of Sussex will be flanked by Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the daughters of Prince Andrew, alongside Prince Edward's children, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.
- Reported with CNN, AP
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