Final day of Queen’s lying in state with national minute’s silence held later
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 final day of the Queen’s lying in state is set to take place, while a minute’s silence will be held later to mourn her death. It will come shortly after the Queen Consort pays a televised tribute to the late monarch, recalling her “wonderful blue eyes” and saying: “I will always remember her smile.” Camilla, in pre-recorded words on the BBC, will speak of how Queen Elizabeth II was a “solitary woman” in a male-dominated world. She will add: “I can’t remember anyone except the Queen being there.” There will also be a service of reflection near Falkirk, Scotland at 7.30pm. The King and Queen Consort will host world leaders and official overseas guests at the palace, in what the King’s spokesman described as an “official state event”.
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