Prince William and Kate Middleton post emotional tribute to the Queen on Twitter

The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty the Queen, after attending her emotional state funeral yesterday.

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch was yesterday laid to rest at Windsor Castle, in what is believed to be the most widely watched ceremony of its kind - in history.

At the end of the service, the Queen was committed to the Chapel’s vault where she will rest alongside her late husband, Prince Phillip, as well as her father King George VI, the Queen Mother, and her sister Princess Margaret.

The new heir to the throne, Prince William, 40, and his wife Princess Catherine, 40, finally broke their silence, following 10 days of mourning and the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The royal couple took to Twitter, last night, and posted a black and white photo of the pallbearers carrying the Queen’s coffin into St George’s Chapel, Windsor, for the service, earlier in the day.

Alongside the solemn photo, posted on their official Twitter account, they wrote: “Goodbye to a Queen, a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother.”

Following the televised state funeral, the late monarch’s immediate family gathered, to pay their respects privately, at a service at King George VI Memorial Chapel - at 7.30pm.

It is believed that King Charles III placed a handful of earth onto her coffin, alongside his wife, siblings and children.

The new Princess of Wales paid tribute to the late monarch, and her husband’s beloved grandmother, by wearing her earrings and a pearl choker necklace that she also wore to Prince Phillip’s funeral last year.

The beautiful pearl choker was also previously loaned to William’s mother Diana, the late-Princess of Wales, who tragically passed away in 1997.

Prince William took on his royal duties as the heir and grandson of the Queen, he was part of the procession which walked behind the coffin, as it was led into Westminster Abbey.

Queen Consort, Camilla, Princess Catherine, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Meghan, then joined King Charles III, Prince William and Prince Harry, as they entered the abbey.

The Prince and Princess of Wales made the decision to allow their children Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, to attend their great-grandmother’s funeral, while their youngest sibling, Prince Louis, 4, stayed at home.

The young Princess Charlotte also paid tribute, like her mother, Catherine by wearing a small diamond horseshoe brooch, which was a gift from her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The procession behind the coffin was led in by members of the Queen’s royal household, with the Queen’s children, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward first.

Then followed by Her Majesty’s grandsons, William, Harry and Peter (Phillips), as well as her nephew David Armstrong-Jones (The Earl of Snowdon), and cousin Prince Richard (The Duke of Gloucester).

The televised service at Windsor castle was attended by not only family, it also featured friends from Her Majesty’s household throughout the years, including personal staff from her private estates.