The Queen’s Piper plays the traditional piece “Sleep, dearie, sleep” inside Westminster Abbey. For most of her reign, the Queen was awakened by the sound of bagpipes played beneath her window -- at all her residences around the country
For most of her reign, the Queen was roused by the sound of bagpipes played beneath her window -- at all her residences around the country. The Piper to the Sovereign has for decades acted as a personal alarm clock, playing for 15 minutes each morning, as well as on state occasions. But on Monday, the piper will have a different role.
Since the role was created in 1843, there have been 17 chief pipers.Britain bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth with an outpouring of emotionOn Monday, the music will be played by Pipe Major Paul Burns, of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, who took up the role last year. He will play a lament as the Queen's coffin is laid to rest.Among the thousands of tributes paid to the Queen this week, one of the most moving came from Scott Methven, who served as the Queen's piper between 2015 and 2019.
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