Prince Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been seen holding hands as they comfort one another in the first photographs seen following the death of their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
September 10, 2022 - 17:56 BST Sophie Bates Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been seen holding hands in the first photographs taken of the pair since the Queen’s death. The granddaughters of Queen Elizabeth were pictured outside Balmoral Castle on Saturday along with their father Prince Andrew, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie Wessex, their daughter Lady Louise Windsor and Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips.
Returning to Balmoral after attending a short prayer service, the royals were dressed in all black. The crowd of onlookers broke out into applause as they waved to members of the public.Princess Beatrice and Eugenie were known to have a close bond with their grandmother, though they sadly could not make it back in time for her death - as Eugenie currently lives in Portugal with her husband Jack Brooksbank, and Beatrice was unable to fly to Balmoral.
The Queen died at Balmoral on Thursday at the age of 96, and reports say that King Charles III and Princess Anne were by the side of their mother as she passed.A short time after the Palace released a statement announcing her death, Charles released the statement:"We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
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