William and Harry Unite as They Grief for Their Grandmother The Queen

Mourning brothers Prince William and Prince Harry today walked together behind the Queen's coffin in emotional scenes before it was carried into Westminster Abbey by the military bearer party for her state funeral.

The brothers, who again put aside their feud for a united front to remember their late grandmother, walked with King Charles III, Princess Anne and Prince Edward as well as other royals from the Palace of Westminster.

In the second part of the procession, as they entered the Abbey behind the coffin, Harry and William were then also joined by their respective wives - as well as two of William's children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

At this stage, Charles and Queen Consort Camilla walked immediately behind the Queen's coffin, followed by Anne, her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Andrew, Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

Also in this party were William and Kate, while George and Charlotte walked with their parents side-by-side in formation, followed by their uncle and aunt Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and other royal family members.

It marks the fourth time in just over a week that Harry and William have carried out an engagement together, with royal observers hoping that they are making first steps to put their troubled relationship behind them.

The brothers also followed behind the Queen's coffin for a procession to Westminster Hall last Wednesday; a vigil over the coffin on Saturday; and a walkabout with Kate and Meghan outside Windsor Castle on September 10.

While William and Harry have put aside their disagreements for royal events in recent days, fears over the content of Harry's upcoming memoir continue to cast a cloud over their relationship - especially following the bombshell interview he and Meghan gave to Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 when they accused an unnamed royal of racism.

Rumours of a rift between the brothers first emerged in 2019 when they divided their households following various disagreements about Harry's role, but their feud deepened amid the fallout from the Megxit saga in 2020.

But the death of the Queen has seen the rivals shelve their differences, with William and Kate joined in recent days by Harry and Meghan for the first occasions in more than two years since Commonwealth Day in March 2020.