Queen Elizabeth updates: State funeral ends 11 days of ceremonies

Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth’s youngest child, opened up in a personal statement Friday, saying, "The Queen’s passing has left an unimaginable void in all our lives."

"Sophie and I have taken huge pleasure in seeing our [children] James and Louise enjoying the places and activities that their grandparents loved so much. Given that my mama let us spend so much time with her, I think she also rather enjoyed watching those passions blossom," he said. "Those times together, those happy memories, have now become massively precious to each and every one of us."

Edward said he’s "overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect to such a very special and unique person who was always there for us."

He also looked to the future, ending his statement with, "May God bless Her Majesty and may her memory be long cherished even as the baton she has carried for these past 70 years now passes to the next generation and to my brother, Charles. Long Live The King."

William, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, are in Surrey to thank troops from the Commonwealth who are in the United Kingdom to participate in Monday's funeral.

Soccer star David Beckham was spotted waiting with fellow Brits in the hourslong queue to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

He told a reporter that his grandparents raised him to be a fan of the royal family.

As for the range of people waiting for hours in line, Beckham said there was an 84-year-old woman and a 90-year-old man.

"Everyone wants to be here and be a part of this experience and celebrate what Her Majesty has done for us," he said.

He lined up at 2 a.m. and waited over 12 hours before passing the queen's coffin.

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are in Wales on Friday to meet with leaders and members of the public.

To the Welsh leaders, the king said, "Through all the years of her reign, the land of Wales could not have been closer to my mother’s heart."

"It was a privilege to be Prince of Wales for so long," Charles said. “Now my son, William, will bear the title. He has a deep love for Wales."

"I take up my new duties with immense gratitude for the privilege of having been able to serve as Prince of Wales," he said. "That ancient title, dating from the time of those great Welsh rulers, like Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, whose memory is still rightly honoured, I now pass to my son, William, whose love for this corner of the Earth is made all the greater by the years he himself has spent here."