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The Vigil of the Princes is the unofficial name given to two occasions when male members of the British Royal Family have stood guard during the lying in state of one of their relatives. A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ... Lying-in-state is the term used during a major funeral procession when the coffin is placed on public view to allow members of the public to pay their respects to the deceased. ...

HM King George V

HM King Edward VIII, HRH The Duke of York, HRH The Duke of Gloucester and HRH The Duke of Kent took guard on 27th January 1936 at the lying-in-state of their father, HM King George V. The vigil took place after Westminster Hall was closed to the public for the evening. Unfortunately, no photographic record of this event exists, though a painting was made of it after the King's funeral. His Majesty King Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor, formerly von Wettin), later His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor. ... His Majesty King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, formerly von Wettin) (14 December 1895–6 February 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... The Duke of Gloucester His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert Windsor) (31 March 1900 - 10 June 1974), was the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, the brother of King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) and... His Royal Highness The Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund von Wettin, later Windsor) (20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. ... His Majesty King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, formerly Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ... Clock Tower and New Palace Yard from the west The Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, London, is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of York, HRH The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Linley took guard at 5.40pm on April 8th 2002 at the lying-in-state of their grandmother, HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in April 2002. Unlike the previous occasion, this was done while people continued to file past the catafalque. The four relieved the guard of the Royal Company of Archers, and were themselves relieved by the Yeomen of the Guard after their twenty minute vigil. Both the Prince of Wales and Duke of York wore naval uniform, while the Earl of Wessex and Viscount Linley, neither having served in the forces, wore morning dress. HRH The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC, ADC (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), the eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is Heir... HRH The Duke of York His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Windsor), styled HRH The Duke of York (born February 19, 1960), is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II... HRH The Earl of Wessex His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title... David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (born November 3, 1961), is the son of the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. ... Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in her later years as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother The Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, L.G. , L.T. , C.I. , G.C.V.O. , G.B.E. ,O.N.Z., C.C. , (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George... A catafalque is a raised bier or (often movable) platform of sorts used to support the casket or coffin of a person during a funeral or memorial service. ... The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereigns Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. ... The Queens Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard are a bodyguard of the British Monarch. ... Morning dress is a particular category of mens formal dress. ...