How the Royal Seating Chart for Queen's Funeral Was Arranged

Several members of the royal family, including Prince Harry and Prince William, attended Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral service in London Sept. 19. See how they were seated in Westminster Abbey.

By Tamantha Gunn Sep 19, 2022 2:33 PMTags
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The royal family has gathered to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

On Sept. 19, King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince Harry, Prince William and more came together in London's Westminster Abbey to say their final goodbyes to the Queen during her state funeral service.

Following tradition, the royal family was seated in the order of precedence, with the King and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, placed in the Canada Club chairs in the front row of the south lantern section. Those chairs can only be used by the two most senior royals or the most senior royal and their spouse. 

Next to Camilla sat Her Majesty and Prince Philip's other kids and their spouses: Anne and husband Sir Timothy Laurence, Andrew and then Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

Sitting directly behind the King and Camilla were the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle, who sat next to Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

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Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Funeral

The Prince of Wales—who is next in line to the throne—and his wife Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, sat across the aisle on the front row with their eldest children Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7. (Prince Louis, 4, did not attend.) Beside them were Princess Anne's children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall and Zara's husband, Mike Tindall.

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Also in attendance for the Queen's funeral were leaders from all over the world, including President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who reportedly sat in the 14th row of the Abbey's South Transept behind the Polish President Andrzej Duda.

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Following the funeral, the Queen—who passed away on Sept. 8 at age 96—will be buried alongside her husband, her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and sister Princess Margaret at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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