The choirboy with auburn hair who was seen singing his heart out at the Queen’s royal burial has received a ton of love from social media users.
The Choir of Westminster Abbey sang the national anthem and other hymns and psalms during the ceremony honoring Queen Elizabeth II.
The Westminster Abbey Choir recited verses from Revelation 14:13, known as The Sentences, which have been sung at every state burial since the early 18th century as the Queen’s casket was brought to the church and taken within.
Many people commended the choir’s performance during the ceremony as they sang hymns, psalms, and the national anthem, but one little child, in particular, caught the attention of social media users.
During the Psalm 42: 1–7 portions of the ceremony, the choirboy could be seen dancing expressively and singing passionately as choral music filled the monastery.
The tiny red-headed choirboy has won my heart with his sincerity, a social media user said.
The chorister was referred to as a “superstar” by one person, while others commended his “theatrical performance.”
Up to thirty boys and twelve trained adult singers, referred to as Lay Vicars, make up the famed Westminster Abbey Choir.
The Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, which participated in the ceremony as well, has a history dating back to the fourteenth century.
The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want, a hymn performed during the Queen’s 1947 nuptial to the Duke of Edinburgh, was among the poignant songs sung by the Westminster Abbey Choir during the historic event.
The identical hymn, although with slightly changed language, was also sung during the 1952 burial of the Queen’s father, George VI.
Today, Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was held at Westminster Abbey before Her Majesty and her late husband, Prince Philip, were put to rest in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Hundreds of international leaders, including US President Joe Biden, attended a banquet Friday night that King Charles gave at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen’s casket, which hundreds of mourners have been walking by and grieving over for the last week, was brought in a procession to Westminster Abbey at 10.44am before the State Funeral started at 11 am.
The State Gun Carriage, which has been under the care of the Royal Navy ever since it was taken out of duty in 1901 for Queen Victoria’s burial, will then convey the coffin.
Since then, the funerals of King Edward VII in 1910, King George V in 1936, King George VI in 1952, Sir Winston Churchill in 1965, and Lord Mountbatten in 1979 have all taken place in the carriage.