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Princess Anne is at Edinburgh Airport to accompany her mother's coffin on its journey to London
There is one great final duty that many children feel towards their parents: the duty to see them safely and peacefully to their last rest. And it’s emerged that Queen Elizabeth II wished that her only daughter - the Princess Royal, Princess Anne - should play the primary role in escorting her coffin in the days between her death and the state funeral.
So his sister has taken the lead in the very public role of being with the coffin on its journey so far. It's a role that acknowledges her vital importance to her late mother and to her brother - but also her record as the busiest and hardest-working member of the Royal Family.