The eight pallbearers who carried the Queen\x27s coffin have been awarded the silver
The eight pallbearers who carried the Queen's coffin have been awarded the silver Royal Victoria Medal in recognition of the important role they played at her funeral.
The pallbearers were chosen from the Grenadier Guards because of their duty to the monarch and their ranking as one of the most senior regiments ... The coffin bearers carrying the late Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral were specifically chosen to protect her body after her passing.
The soldiers, from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, have been recognised with the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver). Royal Regiment of Scotland pallbearers who brought the Queen from Balmoral to her lying-in-state at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh received the same honour.
Soldiers from the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, were chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle. Although a senior officer took day-to-day control, all of the former sovereign's men paid tribute to her during Monday's funeral service.
The soldiers were named as recipients of honours under the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in recognition of their service to the Queen. T he eight pallbearers who carried the Queen's coffin have been awarded the silver Royal Victorian Medal in recognition of the important role they played at her funeral.
In some of the most poignant moments of the late Queen's funeral, eight Grenadier Guards in uniform carried her coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, into London's Westminster Abbey and her final resting place at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
The Sovereign's Orb
The orb, made from a hollow gold globe, features several precious gemstones, including rose-cut diamonds, an octagonal step-cut amethyst, a table-cut sapphire, as well as clusters of emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and pearls. The orb rests atop Queen Elizabeth's coffin.
Like the sceptres, The Sovereign's Orb is a significant part of the traditional coronation regalia. The golden, jeweled ball, surmounted by a gem-encrusted cross, is designed as a symbol that the monarch's power is derived from God.
The tradition of sailors pulling the coffin was brought in after the horses used to pull Queen Victoria's coffin in 1901 for her funeral were spooked and almost tipped her coffin.
Traditionally, there are six pallbearers at a funeral, as there are usually six handles on a casket (three on each side), though there are often two handles on the front and back sides of a casket, allowing for eight pallbearers. Pallbearers are usually close family members and friends.
Jack Burnell-Williams, a member of the Household Cavalry, died on Wednesday, September 28, after being unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge, London, the Army said in a statement.
Today, however, pallbearers are those who carry or escort the coffin. The role of pallbearer has become a symbolic one, which displays the love and respect between them and the deceased. In the event that those who arranged the funeral do not have appropriate people to ask, the funeral director can provide pallbearers.
When the Queen's coffin is taken to her funeral service at Westminster Abbey it will be carried on a royal navy state gun carriage pulled along by sailors. This royal tradition has been a feature at every funeral for a monarch since Queen Victoria was laid to rest over 100 years ago.
The Lord Chamberlain poignantly "broke" his Wand of Office over the coffin, and placed the pieces there. Finally, the coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault, as the Dean of Windsor read Psalm 103, including the emotional line, "Go forth upon thy journey from this world, O Christian soul."
He was believed to be one of the newest recruits to the Household Cavalry. An Army spokesman said: "It is with sadness that we can confirm the death of Trooper Jack Burnell-Williams on 28 September 2022 at Hyde Park Barracks.
The Sovereign's Orb and the Sovereign's Sceptre With Cross will be placed on top of the casket. The orb is presented to British monarchs during their coronation.
The orb is a symbol of the Christian world and the sovereign's power, which is why the sovereign holds it in their right hand during the coronation. When Charles I spent £1150 on the orb when he had it made in 1661. That's nearly $290,000 in today's money.
Apparently, once removed from the Queen's coffin, these items will be passed on to the Dean of Windsor and will be placed on an altar, where presumably they'll remain until King Charles's coronation in 2023 (note: Charles became king the second the Queen passed away, but his coronation won't take place for months—or ...
These objects represent the responsibilities and governance of the monarch, so their removal separated the Queen from her crown for the final time. The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross has been used at every coronation since Charles II's in 1661.
No, Queen Elizabeth II was not laid to rest in the Royal Vault, though her coffin rested there temporarily for a few hours before being moved to its final resting place – the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which is also inside St George's Chapel – so very near the Royal Vault.
On ceremonial occasions, the Lord Chamberlain carries a white staff and a gold key, the symbols of his office. Tradition dictates that the Lord Chamberlain breaks the white staff over the sovereign's grave – a symbolic gesture marking the death of the sovereign he serves.
A pallbearer is one of several participants who help carry the casket at a funeral. They may wear white gloves in order to prevent damaging the casket and to show respect to the deceased person.
Grenadier Guards Coffin Bearer Party have received the Victoria Medal.
The eight men are from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards which had a close connection with the Queen who held the position of company commander. At the time the British Army said the "very best soldiers" were chosen to carry out this solemn duty.