This is the emotional moment Princess Beatrice broke down after she caught sight of her father Prince Andrew walking the Queen to her seat at the service of thanksgiving in memory of her grandfather Prince Philip.
Beatrice, 33, began to tear up as she watched her father the Duke of York accompanied the monarch down the aisle at Westminster Abbey, seemingly overcome by the significance of the moment.
To the shock of many in the congregation, including, apparently, Beatrice, the shamed royal, 62, escorted his mother, 95, all the way down to her front-row position - in full view of the live broadcast cameras - after travelling with her from Windsor.
It had been expected that the Dean of Westminster would take the Queen to her seat, bursa escort with Andrew behind. The decision to have Andrew walk her down the aisle instead is being interpreted as an 'endorsement' by Her Majesty.
Shortly after laying eyes on her father and the Queen, Beatrice covered her face with the order of service. She then stood mutely while others around her sang, apparently trying to hold in tears.
The emotion would have also been driven by the personal loss she felt at the death of her beloved grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she shared a close relationship.
As Camilla Tominey noted in the : 'The very personal nature of such a public commemoration hit home when Beatrice, 33, started sobbing upon sight of her grandmother and father, arm in arm, covering her tearful face with her order of service.'
This is the emotional moment Princess Beatrice broke down in tears (right) as she caught sight of her father Prince Andrew walking the Queen to her seat (left) during the Service of Thanksgiving in memory of her grandfather Prince Philip
To the shock of many in the congregation, including, apparently, Beatrice, the shamed royal, 62, escorted his mother, 95, all the way down to her front-row position - in full view of the live broadcast cameras - after travelling with her from Windsor
The princess then reached into her handbag for a tissue.
It's been a difficult period for Beatrice, who royal commentators have previously said has been 'devastated' by accusations by Virginia Giuffre that the Duke of York sexually assaulted her. Prince Andrew has categorically denied the accusations.
Beatrice and her mother Sarah Ferguson were said to have been among the key figures pressing Andrew to go ahead with the disastrous BBC interview in November 2019 about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
But the Princess, with the benefit of hindsight, was left mortified that she did not do more to stop the interview going ahead - and it also left her and younger sister Eugenie in a difficult position as members of the Royal Family.