Last Updated on 09/13/2022 by てんしょく飯
The “action” taken by her daughter, Princess Anne, in front of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin has brought tears to the eyes of the audience.
Daughter Princess Anne’s “action” in front of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin
On September 11 (local time), the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle where she was resting, was brought to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.
It is reported that Princess Anne, who, like her brother King Charles, had originally stayed in Scotland, went to Balmoral Castle as soon as she received word that Queen Elizabeth was not feeling well and took care of her in her final days. Queen Elizabeth has three sons, King Charles, Prince Andreu, and Prince Edward, but perhaps her daughter is special to her mother, as she and Princess Anne are known to have been very close, talking on the phone every day since the days of landline telephones.
On this day, Princess Anne, who was waiting in front of the palace with her brother Prince Andreu and her husband Timothy Lawrence, bowed, known as curtesy, as Queen Elizabeth’s coffin passed in front of her.
A curtesy is a greeting given by a woman to a high ranking member of the royal family, and is performed by pulling one leg diagonally inward behind the other, with the knee of the other leg slightly bent and the back straight. The royal family traditionally greeted the Queen with curtesy from the age of five, and Princess Charlotte, the eldest daughter of Prince William and Princess Catherine, once made headlines when she performed the awkward curtesy as she saw Queen Elizabeth off.
Princess Anne performed a curtesy in front of the coffin to show her utmost respect to her late mother, Queen Elizabeth. This scene has been very moving, and the Internet is full of comments such as “the most touching scene” and “I felt my heart tighten (when I saw Princess Anne doing the curtesy).
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