Lancaster, 51, is a special constable with the City of London Police, and confirmed toGood Morning Britainthat she’ll be on duty for the Mondaystate funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died “peacefully” at Balmoral Castle on Sept. 8 at age 96.
“It was a great privilege to work at the Queen’s memorial service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday,” shereportedlytold the morning show. “I signed the oath of Office of Constable to Her Majesty the Queen just over a year ago, April last year, and just as the seamless tie between Her Majesty and King Charles III, my oath will now be with the King.”
The star added that she’s “very proud to be able to serve” during such a “historic moment” for the country.
“It’s always an honor and a pleasure and they’re just a family like all other families, but they have this huge responsibility to be the head of state and to do the work that they do for the country of the commonwealth,” Lancaster said. “I’m just in absolute admiration of them.”
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The “Maggie May” singeropened up to PEOPLE in Octoberabout his wife’s surprising gig, and said she spent eight months working toward her goal of becoming a cop.
“She’s a part-timer, she works one day a week and patrols the Tower Bridge around London,” he explained. “She makes arrests, and she’ll go out in front… She’s tough. She’s 6' 2”. [You] can’t argue with a big blonde."
Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
During her appearance onGood Morning Britain, Lancaster—who, along with Stewart, is an ambassador of King Charles III’s charity, The Prince’s Trust—reflected on her many meetings with the royal family, including a memorable encounter in 2008.
“It was [Charles’s] 60th birthday and he’d asked Rod to perform, and it was an intimate evening,” she recalled. “Then he asked if I would be the first on the dance floor, cause you imagine people being nervous and not knowing the protocol—who should get up first? And so he asked in the drinks reception if I would do the first dance to get everybody up. And while Rod was performing, I was on the dance floor withPrince Charles, Prince Andrew, William and Harry, and it was an incredible family event.”
Lancaster — who confirmed that the song she used to start the party was Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” — reportedly said that meeting the Queen made her feel “extremely nervous,” but that she had a “warm smile” and a “twinkle in her eye” that helped her “connect with everyone she met.”
Queen ElizabethII’s state funeral will take place on Monday at Westminster Abbey in Central London. It’ll be the first time a monarch’s funeral has been held at Westminster since the 18th century.
After making its way from Edinburgh to St. Giles’s Cathedral, the Queen’s coffin was flown to London on Tuesday night. On Wednesday afternoon, it was moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall for lying-in-state, which will end on the morning of the state funeral.
source: people.com
