Prince Andrew has his military medals pinned to his mourning suit as he follows Queen’s coffin

A stern-faced Prince Andrew wore medals pinned to mourning suit as he followed coffin of his mother the Queen during historic procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall this afternoon.

Silence fell among the thousands-strong crowd as a muffled drum draped in black was beaten at 75 paces per minute.

The coffin was draped in the Royal Standard, with the Imperial State Crown on a velvet cushion with a wreath of flowers atop, and carried on a gun carriage of King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

The Band of the Scots Guards and the Band of the Grenadier Guards are playing funeral marches throughout the procession, starting with Beethoven’s Funeral March No.1.

The pace and route have been carefully mapped out to allow the procession to reach Westminster Hall at precisely 3pm.

Directly behind the coffin walked the King, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex, followed by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips.

Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon were behind.

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