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Abigail O'Leary

Prince William and Kate Middleton share touching 'goodbye' tribute to Queen

Prince William and Kate Middleton have shared a touching 'goodbye' tribute to the Queen this evening as she's laid to rest.

In a tweet, the Prince and Princess of Wales wrote: "Goodbye to a Queen, a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother."

Alongside the words, they shared a black and white image of the pallbearers carrying the Queen's coffin, draped in the Royal Standard and Crown Jewels.

The Prince and Princess of Wales attended today's funeral with their two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Charlotte paid her own personal tribute to her great-grandmother the Queen at her state funeral by wearing a small badge with a nod to one of her loves.

William and Kate paid tribute in a sweet message on their Twitter account (PA)

Charlotte, aged seven, walked behind the Queen's coffin with her brother Prince George and parents the Prince and Princess of Wales dressed in black and wearing a formal hat for the first time.

And pinned to her coat was a small and delicate pin badge of a horseshoe - with horses being a great passion of the late Queen - and Charlotte herself known to be learning how to ride.

Before the procession, nine-year-old George and Charlotte travelled to Westminster Abbey in the same car as the Queen Consort, with mum Kate arriving with them.

William and Kate at the funeral service for her Majesty at Westminster Abbey (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

It's the first time the two young royals have been seen in public since the death of their beloved great-grandmother, who they heartwarmingly called 'Gan Gan'.

They arrived at the church shortly after some of the Queen’s grandchildren including Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

A team of nearly 100 Royal Navy sailors carried Her Majesty's coffin for the service, which will last around one hour, with the procession followed by the King, Prince William, Prince Harry and other male members of her family.

Prince William and Kate also attended the funeral service with their two children George and Charlotte (Getty Images)

After the funeral, the King and members of the royal family will walk behind the Queen’s coffin to Wellington Arch before it is driven to Windsor in the state hearse.

On arriving in Windsor, there will be a committal service attended by around 800 people including personal staff who work, or who have worked, on the private estates.

The majority of those attending this service, which will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, will not have attended the earlier service at Westminster Abbey.

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