Earl and Countess of Wessex light candle in memory of Queen Elizabeth II during poignant visit to Manchester
As thousands queued in the capital to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state, hundreds in Manchester greeted her youngest child Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex. While the crowds in the city centre were not quite on the same level as those seen in London at the moment, plenty of people still lined the barriers to pay their respects.