Royal Family members, led by Queen Elizabeth II, arrived at the Westminster Abbey on Tuesday to attend a service of thanksgiving for Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh died in April last year.
The Queen entered the church on the arm of her second son, Prince Andrew, then separated from him to walk to her seat alone. It was her first major public event in months, since unspecified mobility issues hampered her ability to get around.
About 1,800 family members and guests attended the memorial. Only 30 people attended last year’s funeral, conducted under the strict COVID-19 lockdown rules then in place that forced the queen to sit alone wearing a black mask as she mourned the loss of her husband, who she called her rock.