An elderly woman who was hit by a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh has died.
Helen Holland had been in hospital in critical condition since she was hit on the afternoon of 10 May in west London.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, had said after the crash that her “thoughts and prayers” were with Ms Holland, with Buckingham Palace adding that she would “keep abreast of developments”.
A few days later, Ms Holland’s family had told Sky News that she was a “beautiful, loving, kind and caring lady who would always put anyone before herself”.
They had said that the mother of four, grandmother of 10, and great-grandmother of seven was a “well-respected and popular member of the community”.
“Helen may be 81-years-old but she is sprightly for her age and nothing stopped her living life to the full, spending precious time with her family, muddy walks with the dogs and lunches with friends is what she enjoyed most.”
The incident is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The King will be joined by both his sons as he walks behind the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace.
The King, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex will follow the coffin on foot as it makes its journey to Westminster Hall for the lying in state from Wednesday afternoon.
The Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex will also walk with them.
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Princess Anne’s son, Peter Phillips, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, will also join the procession, as well as the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.
The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, the Countess of Wessex and the Duchess of Sussex will travel by car.
The procession will leave the palace at 2.22pm and is expected to arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm.
A service lasting around 20 minutes will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury accompanied by the Dean of Westminster.
Image: The Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace
Image: United at an impromptu walkabout on Saturday
The brothers’ troubled relationship is well documented, but after the death of their grandmother last Thursday they and their wives united unexpectedly when they viewed floral tributes left to the Queen outside Windsor Castle.
The princes put on a united front with their wives during a mammoth walkabout on Saturday.
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The King talked of his love for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in his televised address to the nation on Friday evening, saying: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”
In the Duke’s tribute to his grandmother, released on Monday, he said he wanted to honour his father at the start of his reign.
The last time Charles and his two sons were all together in public was at the service of thanksgiving for the Queen at St Paul’s Cathedral during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.
Image: Inside St Paul’s at the service of thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh
On that occasion, the Sussexes sat some distance from Prince Charles and Prince William, behind the Wessex family and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
This was Harry and Meghan’s first public appearance alongside the Windsors since they stepped down as senior royals in 2020.
In April 2021, Harry and William joined their father when they walked behind the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin at his funeral.
Image: Prince Charles and his sons escort the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin after his funeral last April
The brothers were separated by Mr Phillips, their cousin, but he dropped back half a pace at one point, so the siblings appeared closer together.
After the funeral service, William and Harry chatted as they walked back up the hill from the chapel to the castle.
Mourners have already joined the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall, which begins at 5pm on Wednesday.
It will continue until 6.30am on Monday, the day of the Queen’s funeral.
The government has warned that the queue is expected to be very long, with people standing for “many hours, possibly overnight” and with very little opportunity to sit down.
