The Queen has finally been laid to rest after an emotional funeral procession, which saw thousands of mourners pay their final respects.
20.09.2022 - 01:01 / perezhilton.com
Choir boys singing at the Queen’s funeral are causing quite the social media stir.
It’s a somber day around the globe as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, 11 days after her death. We’ve already reported on some of the notable happenings at the event, including Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton), Meghan Markle, and Princess Charlotte all paying tribute to the late monarch with their jewelry, and how King Charles III became visibly emotional while placing a simple yet sweet note on his mother’s casket.
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However, some of the online attention has surprisingly been shifted towards some non-royals — the choir boys!
The Westminster Abbey Choir was originally established in the 14th century and is comprised of 30 young boys between the ages of 8 and 13 years old, as well as 12 adult singers. The performance was conducted by James O’Donnell.
People are having their hearts melted by one member in particular, who can be seen sporting “untamable” red locks as he sings his little heart out. See (below):
Twitter takes quickly began flooding in, with users writing things like:
And it didn’t stop there! ANOTHER choir boy also went viral but for quite the opposite reason — you can’t see him AT ALL! Yes, as the camera panned across him, an inconveniently-placed red lamp can be seen obstructing his view. Of course hot takes came rushing in soon after, with one user comparing him to the likes of Pixar’s Mike Wazowski:
However, other users felt bad for him, writing things like:
Ouch! LOLz!
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The Queen has finally been laid to rest after an emotional funeral procession, which saw thousands of mourners pay their final respects.
Queen Elizabeth II's favourite pony Emma stood alone on the side of the Long Walk as she bid her final farewell on Monday, 19 September. Her late Majesty's coffin made its way from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle in a procession, which saw King Charles III, 73, lead the Royal Family behind.
The royal family came together to honor the passing of their matriarch Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19).
Royal family members and the public mourned on September 19 when they said their final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II - who died at Balmoral on September 8 after her seven-decade reign. The nation saw King Charles III and his siblings, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward following the coffin as they led the procession before the service began at 11am. And Her Majesty's coffin - which was first used to transport the coffin of Queen Victoria in 1901 - was brought from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch with the help of her 12 coffin bearers.
A final tribute. Queen Elizabeth II‘s household staff lined up outside Buckingham Palace to watch her funeral procession pass the residence on Monday, September 19.
Some members of the royal family looked so somber as Queen Elizabeth‘s coffin was transported out of Westminster Abbey and brought to Wellington Arch after her funeral on Monday (September 19) in London, England.
Saying her last goodbye. After attending Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, Princess Charlotte, 7, started to cry outside of Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
The Princess of Wales made sure she was there to comfort her two eldest children as they attended the funeral of their great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined their parents Kate and William, the Prince and Princess of Wales, as Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest earlier today (Monday, September 19).
Sophie, Countess of Wessex came prepared to Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral – with tissue.
Princess Charlotte is visibly emotional outside of the funeral of her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 7-year-old daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton was seen exiting Westminster Abbey on Monday.Charlotte, who wore a touching horseshoe brooch, gifted to her by the queen, was seen visibly upset as she wiped her eyes outside of the church in London, England.
Penny Lancaster, the wife of rock singer Sir Rod Stewart, has taken to the streets of central London to police the Queen's funeral procession. Last year in April 2021, the 51 year old TV presenter and former model completed her training to become a special police constable for City of London Police. During the Queen's funeral on Monday 19 September, Penny was spotted making her way through busy crowds in the area surrounding Westminster and Buckingham Palace while wearing the red and white chequered sleeve and cap bands of the force.
Moments after Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, she sat on her throne in Westminster Abbey to receive the homage of princes and peers. But the first person to pay allegiance to the monarch was the man she had married in virtually the same spot five-and-a-half years earlier – Prince Philip. “I, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship,” he said solemnly.
Princess Charlotte has been seen crying in heartbreaking pictures from the Queen's funeral. The seven year old is seen being comforted by her mum Kate, the Princess of Wales, as she wipes her eyes with her hands. It comes after her older brother Prince George, nine, was comforted by Kate during the service in Westminster Abbey.
President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19) in London, England.
read the moment perfectly, picking a look that was the picture of discretion, accessorized with jewelry that spoke myriad words in its symbolism. It was smart, respectful and resolutely not about her.Blending into the sea of black, it was Kate Middleton’s job to play supporting act to William, the newly announced Prince of Wales, who is now first in line to the throne.
, the Queen Consort, arrived by car with the Princess of Wales. The two veiled royals, swathed in black as a mark of respect for the late monarch, each chose symbolic jewelry with which to pay tribute to the powerful woman who reigned for 70 years. But while from Her Majesty’s collection, Camilla chose a more intriguing piece from the family’s archive: the Hesse Diamond Jubilee Brooch.King Charles III and the Queen Consort at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. The heart-shaped pin—featuring the number 60 in Slavonic numerals wrought in diamonds, surrounded by a cabochon sapphire at the top and two large sapphire drops at the bottom—was a gift to Queen Victoria from her grandchildren who were descendants of the late Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine.