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| | Tuesday, 15 October, 2002, 16:51 GMT 17:51 UK In pictures: Prince Claus funeral The funeral of Prince Claus, the German-born husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has taken place in the presence of kings and queens from the royal houses of Europe and Asia as well as tens of thousands of mourners.
 A tearful Queen Beatrix led the mourning for late husband  Prince Claus's coffin lay in state in the Noordeinde Palace for four days  The nation paid a sombre tribute to one of its most popular royals  Europe's royal families were well represented  Prince Charles represented the British royal family  Some 6,000 soldiers lined the procession, as well as tens of thousands of civilian mourners  The procession from The Hague palace to the royal vault in Delft was nine kilometres long  Japanese royal house also took part in the funeral  The procession arrived at a 15th century church where Dutch royals have been interred for more than 400 years | | See also:  15 Oct 02 | Europe 07 Oct 02 | Europe 06 Oct 02 | Europe Top Europe stories now: Links to more Europe stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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