The Queen’s only daughter, 72, was the only female member of the royal family to walk behind the late monarch’s coffin, which was draped in the Royal Standard and topped with theImperial State Crown, the Sovereign’s Sceptre and the Sovereign’s Orb, plus a wreath of meaningful flowers and anotefromKing Charles III.

The King was solemn as he walked behind the coffin with Princess Anne and their other siblings,Prince AndrewandPrince Edward, for a procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey before the Queen’sstate funeralin London.

Behind them walkedPrince William,Prince Harry, the Queen’s nephew, David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, and her cousin, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

Charles' wife,Queen Camilla, andKate Middletonfollowed behind in a car, whileMeghan MarkleandSophie, Countess of Wessexrode in a second vehicle.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, King Charles III, Peter Phillips, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex after Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service.Christopher Furlong/Getty

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, King Charles III, Peter Phillips, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex depart Westminster Abbey after the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Upon reaching Wellington Arch, the coffin was transferred to theState Hearseto travel to Windsor. As the hearse departed Wellington Arch, the parade gave a royal salute and “God Save the King” was played.

The King and other members of the royal family departed for Windsor, where another procession was made to St. George’s Chapel within Windsor Castle for the committal service.

King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty

Britain’s King Charles III, Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Britain’s Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. - Leaders from around the world will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The country’s longest-serving monarch, who died aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, will be honoured with a state funeral on Monday morning at Westminster Abbey. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Anne has had a visible role in all of her mother’s funeral events, fromfollowingthe coffin for the six-hour trip from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh Sunday towalking with her brothersbehind the casket as it moved from the palace to St. Giles' on Sept. 12.

The four siblings also came together to conduct the Vigil of the Princes as their mother’s coffinlaid in stateat St. Giles' Cathedral in Scotland.

The rare ritual has been performed only twice before in British history, first for the funerary processions for the Queen’s grandfather, King George V, in 1936, and again during the Queen Mother’s funeral events in 2002, according toThe Independent.

Princess Anne.Jane Barlow/AP/Shutterstock

Princess Anne and other members of the royal family hold a vigil at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

It marked the second time that Charles, 73, Andrew, 62, and Edward, 58, have ceremoniously protected a casket during the Queen’s lying-in-state. The brothers and their cousin David Armstrong Jones,Princess Margaret’s son, guarded the Queen Mother’s coffin for the same rite the day before her funeral 20 years ago.

But Anne’s participation in the Vigil of the Princes was significant, as she became thefirst female royalto join the symbolic watch.

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Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne in 2018.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne, Princess Royal attend Royal Ascot Day 1 at Ascot Racecourse

More than 800 people attended the Queen’s committal service, with the event having a more intimate feel than the state funeral.

Later in the evening, the late monarch will be buried in a private ceremony. She will be buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel with husbandPrince Philip, father King George VI, motherQueen Elizabeththe Queen Mother, and sister Princess Margaret.

source: people.com