TAKING ITS TOLL
Worrying moment Queen’s cousin Lady Gabriella Windsor ‘faints’ as coffin arrives at Westminster
THE Queen's cousin appeared to faint as Her Majesty's coffin arrived at Westminster Hall yesterday.
Lady Gabriella Windsor was seen being assisted as the Queen was taken to lie in state after a poignant procession.
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The daughter of Prince Michael of Kent, Her Majesty's cousin, was at the service with her parents and husband, Thomas Kingston.
She was seen standing in line with members of the Royal Family as the procession led the Queen's coffin into Westminster Hall.
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However it appears Lady Gabriella may have fainted as the Queen's coffin was moved inside.
There was a slight commotion as her mother, Princess Michael of Kent, looked startled.
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Sophie Winkleman and her husband Lord Frederick Windsor who were seated beside her also seemed concerned.
Footage shows Mr Kingston turning to help his wife while a staff member rushed to their aid.
Lady Gabriella was missing from pictures taken later during the moving service.
By the time it was finished, she was seen leaving the hall arm-in-arm with her husband.
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The royals looked heartbroken as they watched the Queen's coffin being left on the catafalque of the vast hall.
An emotional King Charles was united in grief with his family as he said goodbye to his mother.
The grieving Monarch looked sombre as he left Buckingham Palace for Westminster Hall for Her Majesty's final public duty.
There were tears and raw emotion from some of the devastated family members as they joined in prayers for Her Majesty.
It followed a sombre 38-minute procession where King Charles led the Queen's children and grandchildren from the Palace past thousands of mourners.
The doors of Westminster Hall then opened at 5pm allowing crowds to pay tribute to the Queen's coffin as she lies in state - with millions expected to line up for hours to pay tribute to Her Majesty's seven decades of service.
Princess Eugenie and her cousin Lady Louise were both pictured looking upset as the magnitude of the day sunk in during the emotional service.
Prince Harry, who had earlier walked alongside his brother in the cortege, also wiped his face in a moment of raw emotion - holding hands with his wife Meghan Markle in a show of support.
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Some of the other royals even appeared to put their rumoured differences aside as they stood supporting one another in the hall.
Meghan and Kate Middleton remained close as songs chosen by the Queen echoed from the wooden beams in the room.
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