IT was apparently “the biggest live TV event in history”.
And while people around the world tuned in to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral to bid a final farewell to the late monarch, it was the Grenadier guards carrying her coffin that caught the attention of many viewers.
Royal fans were left swooning over the Grenadier guards carrying the Queen’s coffin at her funeral on Monday
The eight men had the difficult job of carrying the Queen’s lead-lined coffin on the historic day
Emily Everitt couldn’t help but Google the men as she watched the funeral
And Haz also liked what he saw as he watched the funeral
Courtney Palmer-Jone took to TikTok to share a clip from her television, of the guards holding the coffin.
She captioned it: “With all due respect ma’am, the gentleman who carried you to lay to rest were.
“I was watching respectfully.”
“Apparently they were specifically chosen by the Queen herself, Lizzie had good taste,” one person commented on the video.
Floral tribute
Sophie Wessex paid tribute to the Queen with subtle detail on funeral dress
To which Courtney wrote: “She knew what a nation likes.”
Meanwhile, Emily Everitt shared a video of herself watching the funeral, saying: “Don’t change the channel”.
“What do you like about watching the funeral?” she teased someone asking, to which she showed pictures of the pallbearers.
“Was it only me? #queensfuneral #grenadierguards #queen,” she captioned her clip.
“I thought I was the only one!” one person commented, to which Emily replied: “Definitely not!”
As another added: “They can carry my coffin any day.”
“Not until they carry mine,” Emily hit back.
And Haz posted another video, writing: “Okay but can we talk about the Queens Pallbearers?”
“Yeah, are they single? Does anyone know?” someone commented on the clip.
“We all have crush on pallbearers,” another wrote.
As someone else said: “Yes, the guard with his head resting on the yellow lion on the red field of the standard was the hottest.”
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“I get what you mean!!!” another person added.
“I was stanning over that one third from the left in your photo. I want his @.”
