Prince Harry reportedly missed his flight to Balmoral with the other royals when the Queen died over a fight about his wife Meghan Markle.
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A tube station security guard stunned passengers as she joined one of the country's top classical musicians in a beautiful tribute to The Queen.
Anna Lapwood, an organist, conductor and TV and radio broadcaster, sat the at the organ in London Bridge station to play some songs as a tribute to the late monarch who died on Thursday aged 96.
And she formed an unlikely duet with a guard called Marcella who asked her to play a famous soprano piece by Handel and then left her in awe with her singing talent.
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"This was so moving. Spontaneously stopped off at the London Bridge station organ to play a couple of pieces for the Queen" said Anna, who at 21 became the youngest person in history to hold the director of music position at an Oxbridge college, on Twitter.
"This lovely security guard, Marcella, asked if I could play Lascia ch'io pianga. Turns out she trained as a singer!" as she shared a video of the spine-tingling rendition of the song.
Alongside a second video of passengers clapping she added: "(And yes - she got the audience and applause she deserved by the end!! We ended up doing a whole load of duets and it was pure joy)."
The video has already been with the pair being showered with praise for the touching moment, the clip of which has now been viewed more than a million times.
TV presenter and journalist Andrew Marr said: "Just lovely. Twitter can be lovely." Mike Mason said: "We should never forget that ordinary people can have extraordinary talents that we never find."
Well-wishers are continuing to pour into the capital to pay their respects to The Queen. The ten days of national mourning for the late
Prince Harry reportedly missed his flight to Balmoral with the other royals when the Queen died over a fight about his wife Meghan Markle.
After a week filled with tributes and events after Her Majesty’s death, many Royal fans are wondering: Who attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral?
A global gathering. Queen Elizabeth II‘s state funeral was attended by leaders alike from around the globe, including President Joe Biden.
Paying tribute. Ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, world leaders and diplomatic guests have started to arrive in London — including President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
With the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral set to take place on Monday 19th September, many shops across London will be closed for the day, except for one gay sauna.Pleasuredrome, a popular bar spa in London that boasts as the “only gay venue in the UK that never closes” announced that it will not play music and show its regularly scheduled porn in the cinema. Instead, they will be live streaming the funeral in the cinema.“The staff and management of Pleasuredrome Spa join together in expressing their sense of deep sadness and loss at the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II,” management wrote on their website.“In accordance with Government guidance and advice, Pleasuredrome Spa will remain open on Monday, 19th September.
The Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drama continued into the weekend as it wasn’t clear if the Sussexes would be attending a pre-funeral reception at Buckingham Palace on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who settled in California after stepping down as senior royals in 2020 – reportedly initially received an invitation to the Sunday evening reception, but conflicting reports said they were and weren’t expected to attend. According to the Telegraph, they have now been uninvited because palace officials insisted that the reception hosted by King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, is only for working royals, which Harry and Meghan are not. Yahoo New UK reported, however, that despite the reception originally only being for working members of the royal family, an exception was made and the Sussexes are expected to attend. Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Westminster Hall, London after the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was brought to the hall to lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday on September 14, 2022 in London, England. (Photo Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)) The "King and Queen Consort, accompanied by members of the royal family" plan to welcome hundreds of world leaders and royals from other countries, the palace said on Friday.
Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96, and the royal family has now announced that the funeral service will be held Monday, Sept. 19 at 6 a.m.
Weary legs, aching backs and a steely determination to complete the most British of tasks for the Queen. Thousands of mourners are now filing past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin during her lying in state at the Palace of Westminster.
Kate Middleton paid tribute to both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana at the late monarch's procession in London on 14 September. The Princess of Wales, 40, wore an all-black ensemble for the sombre occasion with a black netted veil across her face, paired with a striking diamond brooch and pearl earrings. The Diamond and Pearl Leaf brooch Kate wore belonged to the Queen, who sadly passed away on 8 September at Balmoral Castle, and the Collingwood Pearl Drop Earrings belonged to the late Princess Diana.
The late Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrived in London on Tuesday, September 13, five days following her death at age 96.
King Charles' staff have been issued their redundancy papers during a church service held for the Queen. Workers at Clarence House were reportedly "livid and shaken" after finding out that they could be left unemployed.
The late Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrived in London on Tuesday, September 13, five days following her death at age 96.
Harry and Meghan are to join William and Kate along with other royals at Buckingham Palace to welcome the Queen's coffin, after it arrived in London a this evening.
Following the death of The Queen last week, King Charles has had a lot of changes to deal with as he became the new monarch following his mother’s sad passing. Alongside his grief, the new King, supported by his devoted wife, Camilla, Queen Consort must now navigate his mother’s funeral, his impending coronation and readjust to his life as the head of state, after spending so much of his life waiting to follow in his mother’s formidable footsteps.
Boris Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to "Elizabeth the Great" as politicians remembered Queen Elizabeth in the House of Commons in London on Friday (09. 09. 22) The former UK Prime Minister – who left office earlier this week – reflected on the life of the late monarch after her death at the age of 96 on Thursday (08.
. Kate Middleton, who is also now the (a title passed down from the new ), was seen driving around during her time of mourning. Much like the rest of the royal family, the new princess was wearing all-black with large, circle sunglasses—probably in an attempt to give her a bit of privacy from the British press during the family's difficult time. The duchess, who did not see the former Queen before her death in Scotland, and instead stayed home with the children she shares with Prince William.
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla landed back in London and made their way directly to Buckingham Palace today, where they were met with huge floral tributes left by the mourning public. Upon becoming the new monarch following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75, arrived to huge crowds gathered to pay their respects. After shaking hands with many in front of the gates, the Royal couple walked around to observe some of the floral displays.
Camilla, the new Queen Consort supported her husband, King Charles III as they arrived back in London following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, 8 September. King Charles and Camilla touched down in London this afternoon, after flying from Scotland and leaving Balmoral, where the Queen passed away.
The death of Britain's longest-serving monarch has instantly triggered changes that are likely to take getting used to as the Queen has been a permanent and unfaltering figure in the lives of generations. Queen Elizabeth II died, aged 96, on Thursday afternoon (September 8).