British mourners took to the streets to pay homage to the queen and the British royal family gathered in both Westminster Abbey and St George’s Chapel to say goodbye to their matriarch for many years.
Many noticed that one of the chairs in the St. George’s chapel was empty. The reason for this is the actual protocol.
The princess was also highly regarded by people around the world and is still an icon. Therefore she was second Independent many thought that the empty chair during the queen’s funeral was a tribute to Princess Diana.
The hypothesis that the chair was empty to honor the late princess only came in 2018 when Prince Harry married Duchess Meghan (41).
The prince had a close relationship with his mother and it would have been natural for him to want to pay homage to her.
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Rejects the complaint
There are also those who believe that the chair is not empty at all to pay homage to Diana. The royal commentator, Richard Fitzwilliams, made it clear that this is not the case.
– The chair in front of the queen is always empty and she has a favorite seat in the Chapel of St. George, he said after the wedding of Princess Eugenia (32).
According to Fitzwilliams, the chair in front of the monarch should be left empty so that no one blocks the view. King Charles sat in the chair on which his mother always sat at funerals.
– During Harry and Meghan’s wedding, some mistakenly thought the empty seat was intended as a tribute to Diana, he said after the Duke and Duchess’s wedding.
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Se og Hør royal house expert Caroline Vagle confirms why the chair is actually empty.
– This is the protocol. The chair is simply always empty so that the monarch can watch unhindered what happens during the service, he tells Dagbladet.