- Title: 'Absolutely amazing!': Will and Kate meet mourners at Sandringham
- Date: 15th September 2022
- Summary: SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 15, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PRINCE WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE KATE LOOKING AT TRIBUTES TO QUEEN ELIZABETH VARIOUS OF WILLIAM AND KATE WALKING ALONG TRIBUTES / MOURNERS WATCHING, TAKING PHOTOS WILL AND KATE WALKING TOWARD MOURNERS, SHAKING HANDS WILL AND KATE SPEAKING WITH MOURNERS CAMERAS KATE RECEIVING FLOWERS FROM CROWD WILL AND KATE SPEAKING WITH CROWD PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS KATE RECEIVING FLOWERS MAN FILMING ON HIS PHONE KATE WALKING WITH YOUNG GIRL TO PLACE FLOWERS AMONG TRIBUTES PEOPLE POSING FOR PHOTO NEAR TRIBUTES (SOUNDBITE) (English) 10-YEAR-OLD POPPY TUCKNALL AND HER BROTHER 10-YEAR-OLD CASPER TUCKNALL, SAYING: POPPY: ''I hand shaked with William, I said hello and he said hello back and he walked off and he came to my brother and I think them two are new best friends really because they just bonded so much because they talked for a long time.'' CASPER: ''(We) talked about how old I was, what school I go to and where I live. And we were talking about football.'' (SOUNDBITE) (English) 40-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF CASPER AND POPPY, EMMA TUCKNALL, SAYING: ''We come to lay some flowers, I'd actually made some flowers, bouquet of flowers in a vintage handbag for her in memory and we were quite surprised that William and Kate was actually here today, we didn't actually know.'' (SOUNDBITE) (English) 10-YEAR-OLD POPPY TUCKNALL, SAYING: ''Sadly, the queen has passed away but they came to have look at all the beautiful flowers everyone's gave and it's probably going to be a massive memory for everyone because the queen has been the longest queen going and it's just amazing when me and Casper saw the future king and future queen, it was just absolutely shocking to us.'' (SOUNDBITE) (English) 40-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF CASPER AND POPPY, EMMA TUCKNALL, SAYING: ''It's a historical moment, it is for all of us you know even for the children it's absolutely amazing, my youngest she won't know about the queen so much but now she'll learn about the king more, she'll have that in her life whereas we have obviously have only ever known the queen. So for everybody to come together, it's absolutely amazing. It's so many people.'' WILL AND KATE WAVING GOODBYE BEFORE WALKING TO WAITING CAR, CAR DRIVES OFF
- Embargoed: 29th September 2022 16:34
- Keywords: Britain Queen UK William and Kate royals
- Location: SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
- Reuters ID: LVA001562915092022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Prince William and his wife Kate met with well-wishers on Thursday (September 15) after viewing flowers laid outside the royal Sandringham Estate in eastern England to honour the queen.
The new Prince of Wales stopped to chat with many people in the crowd, including 10-year-old Casper Tucknall, who said they talked about school and football.
''I think the two are new best friends really because they just bonded so much because they talked for a long time,'' said his sister Poppy.
The children's mother said the visit from the royals was a 'historic moment for them.
The body of the late Queen Elizabeth is now lying in state in London's ancient Westminster Hall, where tens of thousands are waiting patiently in line to pay their final respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
Presidents, prime ministers, and royalty from around the world will gather on Monday (September 19) for her funeral.
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