‘The obvious thing to do’: Mourners queue through night to see Queen’s coffin in Edinburgh
2 years, 6 months ago

‘The obvious thing to do’: Mourners queue through night to see Queen’s coffin in Edinburgh

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I remember watching the Queen’s coronation on TV when I was eight and this is a chance to stand and reflect on all the years that we’ve known her.” open image in gallery Thousands were already queueing to get into St Giles’ Cathedral at 6am on Tuesday. “I’ve served 22 and a half years in the army and I’ve come from Barry, near St Angus, this morning,” he said at 6am. "It’s an absolutely once-in-a-lifetime event, it’s never going to happen again.” The queue to view the Queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh was eventually closed around 12.30pm. The Scottish government said some 26,000 people had viewed the late monarch’s coffin by the time the queue was closed, with the final people set to move through on Tuesday afternoon.

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Thousands wait for hours to catch glimpse of Queen’s coffin
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Thousands wait for hours to catch glimpse of Queen’s coffin

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What time is the Queen’s funeral?
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What time is the Queen’s funeral?

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Queen’s body has been brought down from Scotland to lie in state in …

Queen queue: ‘I waited eight hours to see Her Majesty - and then guard fainted as I got to the coffin’
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Queen queue: ‘I waited eight hours to see Her Majesty - and then guard fainted as I got to the coffin’

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Scotland falls silent to honour Queen as lanterns lit to celebrate her life
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Scotland falls silent to honour Queen as lanterns lit to celebrate her life

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said: “In reflecting on Her Majesty’s life and legacy, many of us have …

AP PHOTOS: Mourners wanting a last look at queen’s coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Mourners wanting a last look at queen’s coffin

Associated Press  

LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of people have slowly filed past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at Westminster Hall since her lying-in-state opened to the public in London on Sept. 14. But quite a few pause right at the end of the 900-year-old hall at Parliament and turn around for one last look before exiting through the North Door. Standing watch …

The Queen’s Funeral Sets Off the Biggest UK Police Operation Ever
2 years, 6 months ago

The Queen’s Funeral Sets Off the Biggest UK Police Operation Ever

Wired  

Inside a Special Operations Room in central London’s Lambeth borough are representatives from the Metropolitan Police, emergency services, intelligence agencies such as GCHQ and MI5, and local authorities. “It's an enormous room,” says Nick Aldworth, the UK’s former counterterrorism national coordinator, who has spent 36 years in policing and the military. The Met, the country’s biggest police force, says the …

Queen queue: Fights, freezing and fainting: What it was like queuing through the night to see coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen queue: Fights, freezing and fainting: What it was like queuing through the night to see coffin

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The fact that we have come to pay our respects to the Queen is …

Double queues introduced in Westminster Hall to speed up wait to see Queen’s coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

Double queues introduced in Westminster Hall to speed up wait to see Queen’s coffin

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Mourners wait for hours, miles to farewell Queen Elizabeth
2 years, 6 months ago

Mourners wait for hours, miles to farewell Queen Elizabeth

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of mourners waited for hours Thursday in a line that stretched for almost 5 miles across London for the chance to spend a few minutes filing past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin while she lies in state. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — who first met the queen when he was a child and his father Pierre Trudeau …

Thousands queue through night to pay their respects at Queen’s lying in state
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands queue through night to pay their respects at Queen’s lying in state

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of mourners are continuing to join the miles-long queue …

VIRAL VIDEO: Royal Guard next to Queen Elizabeth's coffin faints as mourners continue to pay homage
2 years, 6 months ago

VIRAL VIDEO: Royal Guard next to Queen Elizabeth's coffin faints as mourners continue to pay homage

India TV News  

VIRAL VIDEO: People across the world are closely watching Queen Elizabeth's funeral. In the video, one of the Royal guard who was positioned next to Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at Westminster Hall faints. watch the video here: Queen Elizabeth's coffin draped in the Royal Standard is now lying in state in London's Westminster Hall where it will remain for four …

Queen is mourned with silence in the busy heart of London
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen is mourned with silence in the busy heart of London

Associated Press  

LONDON — Westminster Hall is both a scene of constant movement and the quietest place in London. The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on its purple-draped platform — a catafalque — is the fixed point at the center of the vast medieval hall, the oldest part of Britain’s Houses of Parliament. The first mourners were admitted Wednesday evening, after the …

Live updates: Public views queen’s coffin in ancient hall
2 years, 6 months ago

Live updates: Public views queen’s coffin in ancient hall

Associated Press  

LONDON — Members of the public who waited outside for many hours are filing through Westminster Hall to pay their respects at the queen’s coffin, which is lying in state there. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: — London diaspora district remembers a queen — ambivalently — Huge line to view monarch’s coffin is queue fit for a queen — Leaky pen and …

Route revealed for mourners queueing to see Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall
2 years, 6 months ago

Route revealed for mourners queueing to see Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After arriving at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, the Queen’s coffin will be taken …

Photos: Thousands wait in line to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth
2 years, 6 months ago

Photos: Thousands wait in line to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of mourners took their places in a queue snaking around the centre of London on Wednesday, recognising without complaint that they might have to wait for hours to see the late Queen Elizabeth lying in state. As people began filing past the queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall from 5pm, many stopped for a moment to bow their head and …

London braced for 1m mourners with ‘35-hour’ waits to see Queen’s coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

London braced for 1m mourners with ‘35-hour’ waits to see Queen’s coffin

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The Queen’s coffin will arrive in London on Tuesday night …

King Charles and senior royals stand vigil over late Queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral
2 years, 6 months ago

King Charles and senior royals stand vigil over late Queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy King Charles III and other senior royals have kept vigil …

Thousands queue overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands queue overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mourners in Edinburgh have shown up in their “tens of …

‘A very special moment in time’: Hundreds of thousands pack Edinburgh streets for Queen’s coffin procession
2 years, 6 months ago

‘A very special moment in time’: Hundreds of thousands pack Edinburgh streets for Queen’s coffin procession

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What’s next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest
2 years, 6 months ago

What’s next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest

Associated Press  

LONDON — The death of Queen Elizabeth II set in motion a tightly choreographed series of ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and enters the reign of King Charles III. Here is a look at what will happen in the coming days: Monday, Sept. 12 — King Charles II and Camilla, the Queen Consort, …

Crown of Scotland to be placed on Queen’s coffin while it lies in rest
2 years, 6 months ago

Crown of Scotland to be placed on Queen’s coffin while it lies in rest

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Crown of Scotland will be placed on the Queen’s …

Mourners ‘face 3-mile queues and 12-hour waits to see Queen lying in state’
2 years, 6 months ago

Mourners ‘face 3-mile queues and 12-hour waits to see Queen lying in state’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mourners coming to London from across the country to pay …

Mourners camp overnight as crowds queue on Edinburgh's Royal Mile as they wait for Queen's coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

Mourners camp overnight as crowds queue on Edinburgh's Royal Mile as they wait for Queen's coffin

Daily Mail  

Wellwishers were today turned away from Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile after huge crowds and thousands of mourners descended upon the Scottish capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Huge crowds have descended upon Edinburgh 's Royal Mile today as thousands of mourners head to the Scottish capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II By midday, Police …

AP PHOTOS: Mourners and royals grieve Queen Elizabeth II
2 years, 6 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Mourners and royals grieve Queen Elizabeth II

Associated Press  

Mourners streamed to the gates of Buckingham Palace in London to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday after she spent 70 years on the throne. One image captured by an Associated Press photographer showed a single red balloon with a black and white photo of the young queen hanging above hundreds of flowers. On Saturday, Prince William …

Queen Elizabeth death: No selfies with coffin, airport-style security check | Rules for final respects
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth death: No selfies with coffin, airport-style security check | Rules for final respects

India TV News  

Highlights Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 at the age of 96 Her coffin will rest on a raised platform in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament Thousands lined roads and bridges as the queen's coffin was carried across the Scottish countryside Queen Elizabeth death: Locals and tourists wishing to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II …

Queen’s ‘neighbours’ pay respects as hearse passes through Ballater
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen’s ‘neighbours’ pay respects as hearse passes through Ballater

The Independent  

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Thousands line Queen’s coffin route to pay final respects in Scotland
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands line Queen’s coffin route to pay final respects in Scotland

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Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh

Hindustan Times  

Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the British monarchy’s residence in the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, on its way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie in rest for a day, Sunday. The …

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived in Edinburgh. Here's the latest on Operation Unicorn
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived in Edinburgh. Here's the latest on Operation Unicorn

ABC  

The hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has left Balmoral Castle, beginning a multi-day journey back to England. The plan for the Queen's death is code-named Operation London Bridge, but another plan called Operation Unicorn is taking place to transport her body from Balmoral Castle in Scotland. September 12: The Queen's body is taken to St Giles' Cathedral On Monday …

What are the plans for the Queen’s funeral? Your questions, answered.
2 years, 6 months ago

What are the plans for the Queen’s funeral? Your questions, answered.

CNN  

CNN — As a new era dawns in Britain, arrangements for a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II are underway. Marko Djurica/Reuters Prince William and Prince Harry lead the Queen's grandchildren into Westminster Hall to stand vigil at her coffin on Saturday. Emilio Morenatti/AP The King, Prince William and Princess Anne salute the Queen's coffin beside Prince Harry and Prince …

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