Overview
- Westminster Cathedral hosted the service, marking the first Catholic funeral for a senior British royal in modern times and the first royal funeral held at the cathedral.
- King Charles III led mourners including the Prince and Princess of Wales, while Queen Camilla withdrew on medical advice due to acute sinusitis, according to Buckingham Palace.
- Cardinal Vincent Nichols officiated the Mass, which followed Catholic rites and included a Scottish piper’s lament previously heard at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
- Following the public service, the coffin was taken to the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore for a private interment.
- Prince Harry did not attend; media report he sent private condolences, and the Princess of Wales wore Queen Elizabeth II’s four-row pearl choker as a tribute.