Share Tweet Pin Email By Marisa Laudadio 12:00am PDT, Sep 17, 2025 _ Look back at the best and most memorable images from royal funerals over the years, starting with this somber but sweet shot...
King Charles III and Kate Middleton shared a tender moment following the requiem mass as part of the funeral services for Katharine, Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025. Prince William, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson and more members of the extended royal family were also on hand for the event, which marked the first Catholic funeral for a member of the royal family in modern British history. It was also the first royal funeral at Westminster Cathedral since it was constructed in 1903. Katharine, who converted to Catholicism in 1994, was married to the late Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. She died at 92 on September 4, 2025.
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MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news and photo galleries Prince Philip's funeral Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - Queen Elizabeth II's devoted husband of 73 years - was laid to rest on April 17, 2021, in an intimate yet glorious funeral he helped plan himself before his death at 99 on April 9, 2021. His casket was driven atop a Land Rover Defender - which he helped design for just this purpose - across the grounds of Windsor Castle to St. George's Chapel on April 17, 2021. Prince Philip's funeral In one of the most poignant images from the day, a solitary Queen Elizabeth II is seen alone in her seat as the funeral service for her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, prepared to start inside St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021. Prince Philip's funeral Kate Middleton was photographed as she arrived from London for the funeral of grandfather-in-law Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on April 17, 2021. Prince Philip's funeral Prince Philip's four children - Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (now King Charles III); and Princess Anne, the Princess Royal - are seen right before they began to walk in their father's funeral procession at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021. Prince Philip's funeral Members of Britain's royal family adhered to social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic during Prince Philip's funeral at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021. Seen here among the guests, who were limited to 30 in keeping with the U.K.'s COVID-19 guidance for funerals, are Duchess Kate, Prince William, Prince Edward, Viscount Severn, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, the Earl of Snowdon, Peter Phillips, Mike Tindall, Zara Tindall, Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie of York, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice of York. Prince Philip's funeral Prince Philip's grandsons Peter Phillips, Prince William and Prince Harry walked behind his casket during his funeral at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021. Prince Philip's funeral Princess Anne, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Earl of Snowdon David Armstrong-Jones and Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence followed Prince Philip's coffin, which was covered with his personal standard and secured atop a Land Rover he helped design, during the ceremonial procession to St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on April 17, 2021. Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral - the first the United Kingdom saw since former Prime Minister Winston Churchill's in 1965 - took place on Sept. 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey in London 10 days after she died on Sept. 8 at Balmoral, her summer home in Scotland. She was then laid to rest in a crypt inside St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Princess Kate rode in Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cortege near Marlborough Gate in London as it made its way through London and continued to Windsor, England, for a committal ceremony and burial at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, on Sept. 19, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Britain's King Charles III walked behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it left Westminster Abbey in London during her state funeral on Sept. 19, 2022. The casket was draped in the Royal Standard and adorned with the Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Orb and Sceptre and a floral wreath. At King Charles III's request, the wreath contained foliage of rosemary, English oak and myrtle cut from a plant grown from the myrtle in the queen's 1947 wedding bouquet plus flowers in shades of gold, pink and burgundy, with touches of white, cut from the gardens of royal residences. The card on top, written by the king, read, "In loving and devoted memory, Charles R." Queen Elizabeth II's funeral King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince And