Holly Willoughby and rarely-seen children take "time to reflect" at Buckingham Palace
HOLLY WILLOUGHBY shared a sweet snap of her and her three children paying their respects to the late Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Holly and her children “pay their respects” outside Buckingham Palace
Holly captured the moment when her three children, Harry, Belle and Chester stood looking at the floral tributes left for Queen Elizabeth II. Crowds continue to flock to the Palace to experience the atmosphere and leave messages of condolence.
(Image: INSTAGRAM)The 41-year-old This Morning host took a picture of the back of her children, Harry, Belle and Chester, who all stared at the thousands of flowers laid by members of the public in tribute to the late monarch who died on Thursday, September 8.
The star, who prefers to keep the identity of her three young children hidden from the public, also shared another moment of her daughter, Belle, placing a card on top of a bunch of flowers, her long blonde hair covering her face.
Alongside the two pictures, Holly wrote the caption: “Time to reflect and pay our respects… the children wrote the most beautiful words…”
Sharing the photos, a handful of Holly’s celebrity friends commented on the post including fellow stars of This Morning Alison Hammond and Vanessa Feltz were among them.
Alison, 47, posted three red heart emoji’s and Vanessa, 60, wrote: “We’ve just been. So emotional.”
Blonde haired Belle leaves card full of “beautiful words”
Taking after her mother with beautiful blonde locks, Belle, 11, lays a card and a bouquet of flowers along with all the other tributes. Holly commented that her children “wrote the most beautiful words” within the card.
(Image: INSTAGRAM)Holly thanked the late Queen for her “lifetime of service”
After the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II had died, Holly shared a post with her eight million Instagram followers. The image, which showed four black and white images of the Queen at every stage of her life, was accompanied with the caption: “Thank you for your lifetime of service and humble commitment to duty… you really were the best of us, you never let us down…”
(Image: INSTAGRAM)Holly took to Buckingham Palace earlier this year for a Jubilee special of This Morning
In another connection to the British monarchy, Holly was pictured standing outside Buckingham Palace as This Morning broadcast from the palace. In order to celebrate the late monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, Holly wore a dress and captioned the image: “Well that was just one of those special moments on @thismorning … such a privilege to take our show to Buckingham Palace today to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee… Thank you @theroyalfamily for having us…”
(Image: INSTAGRAM)Holly frequently shares rare glimpses of her three children
The star, who shares her children with husband and TV producer Dan Baldwin, and often posts heartwarming pictures of her young family. Most recently she shared a fresh-faced image of her clutching one onto her youngest son Chester, who wrapped his arms around his mother. The image was captioned: “All the stripes and all the feels… soaking up the last few moments before back to school.”
(Image: INSTAGRAM)Holly mockingly calls one of her sons “weird” over his bizarre food choices
Whilst the family holidayed over the summer, Holly shared an image via social media of a bowl of pickles and Oreo cookies. Along with the vomiting emoji, Holly jeered: “Is your kid as weird as mine??? #chester #pickles #oreo.” One user commented that the picture of the odd food choices was making them “gag”.
(Image: INSTAGRAM)“My boy” Holly dedicates post to her son in his 13th birthday
On the day of her eldest son’s birthday, Holly took to Instagram to wish him a happy birthday. The youngster was pictured looking out to sea whilst clinging onto the railing of a boat. His face was hidden from the camera. The caption read: “My boy... Harry… 13 today… Our love for you is the greatest love imaginable…Happy Birthday… welcome to your teens.”
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