Do not set off to join queue to see Queen lying in state, mourners warned
2 years, 6 months ago

Do not set off to join queue to see Queen lying in state, mourners warned

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 have been urged not to set off to join the queue to see the Queen lying in state ahead of the monarch’s funeral. The queue to see the Queen’s coffin is in its final full day as Westminster Hall will close to mourners at 6.30am on Monday. open image in gallery Mourners have been warned ‘do not set off’ to join the queue for the Queen’s lying in state Hundreds of thousands of people, including celebrities such as David Beckham, have made the slow, steady pilgrimage across central London to pay their respects to the late monarch over the past four days. You’re looking very good on thirteen hours.” open image in gallery Guinness World Records has said the queue to see the Queen’s lying-in-state could be the longest ever.

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This morning controversy: Who waited in queue to see Queen’s coffin and who didn’t?
2 years, 6 months ago

This morning controversy: Who waited in queue to see Queen’s coffin and who didn’t?

The Independent  

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Around 250,000 mourners attended Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state: UK minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Around 250,000 mourners attended Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state: UK minister

Hindustan Times  

Some 250,000 mourners filed past Queen Elizabeth's coffin at Westminster Hall in London during her lying-in-state, the government said on Tuesday, as the nation's mourning period ended. For four and a half days before Monday's funeral, members of the public queued round the clock to pay their respects to the queen inside parliament, with many waiting through the night for …

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral concludes: What happens next
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral concludes: What happens next

Hindustan Times  

With a two-minute silence observed across the United Kingdom in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, the late monarch’s state funeral service drew to a close in Westminster Abbey in the presence of the royal family, along with hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries. Here's what will happen next: Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral: A Bearer Party of The Queen's Company place …

Huw Edwards makes dig at ‘superstar VIPs’ who ‘jumped the queue’ to see Queen lying-in-state on BBC News
2 years, 6 months ago

Huw Edwards makes dig at ‘superstar VIPs’ who ‘jumped the queue’ to see Queen lying-in-state on BBC News

The Independent  

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Biden joins world leaders at Westminster Abbey for Queen’s state funeral
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden joins world leaders at Westminster Abbey for Queen’s state funeral

The Independent  

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Capital filled with mourners ahead of state funeral
2 years, 6 months ago

Capital filled with mourners ahead of state funeral

The Independent  

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What will happen today as the Queen is laid to rest?
2 years, 6 months ago

What will happen today as the Queen is laid to rest?

The Independent  

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Queen's lying in state closes at 6.30am
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen's lying in state closes at 6.30am

Daily Mail  

The Queen's lying in state has now officially finished ahead of her funeral today, with an estimated 400,000 mourners thought to have passed through Westminster Hall over the past five days. 6.37am: The last mourners have now filed through Westminster Hall in London this morning for the Queen's lying in state 6.32am: Black Rod leaves Westminster Hall after paying her …

Latest: World prepares to say thank you to Queen at state funeral
2 years, 6 months ago

Latest: World prepares to say thank you to Queen at state funeral

The Independent  

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In Photos: Queue to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state ends
2 years, 6 months ago

In Photos: Queue to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state ends

Hindustan Times  

As UK mourned the demise of its longest-reigning monarch, for some the only monarch they have known all of their lives, huge queues were seen along the banks of the River Thames, where people waited to pay their respects to the Queen lying-in-state at the Westminster Hall. Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, Lying in State …

A final goodbye: Britain prepares to lay its beloved Queen to rest today
2 years, 6 months ago

A final goodbye: Britain prepares to lay its beloved Queen to rest today

Hindustan Times  

LONDON: Britain was gearing for the momentous state funeral on Monday of Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III prepared to host world leaders and as mourners queued for the final hours left to view her coffin on Sunday. Also attending Britain’s first state funeral for six decades will be the queen’s family members, courtiers, public figures and UK politicians. …

Sights, sounds and other highlights from Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral
2 years, 6 months ago

Sights, sounds and other highlights from Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral

LA Times  

Soldiers from the Grenadier Guards escort the state hearse as it arrives at Windsor Castle on Monday carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral Monday morning was an exercise in tradition, respect and national unity rarely seen in modern times. The sounds The largest bell at Westminster Abbey tolled in the note of D once …

Queen queue closed for new entrants after XXXX people lined up for hours to see coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen queue closed for new entrants after XXXX people lined up for hours to see coffin

The Independent  

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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 …

Final day of Queen’s lying in state with national minute’s silence held later
2 years, 6 months ago

Final day of Queen’s lying in state with national minute’s silence held later

The Independent  

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What will happen today following the death of the Queen?
2 years, 6 months ago

What will happen today following the death of the Queen?

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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UK issues advisory as wait to catch last glimpse of Queen stretches for 16 hours
2 years, 6 months ago

UK issues advisory as wait to catch last glimpse of Queen stretches for 16 hours

Hindustan Times  

Thousands lined up on Saturday to walk past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lay in state at the British Parliament, defying a government caution to stay at home to avoid standing in queue for hours. People line up near Tower Bridge to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the Lying-in State, in Westminster Hall, in …

Tilda Swinton spotted in queue to pay tribute to Queen
2 years, 6 months ago

Tilda Swinton spotted in queue to pay tribute to Queen

The Independent  

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Public queue to attend Queen’s lying in state resumes after 40-minute pause
2 years, 6 months ago

Public queue to attend Queen’s lying in state resumes after 40-minute pause

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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Watch the live queue tracker for Queen’s lying in state
2 years, 6 months ago

Watch the live queue tracker for Queen’s lying in state

The Independent  

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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 of mourners continue to join queue to see the Queen as wait time passes 14 hours
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of mourners continue to join queue to see the Queen as wait time passes 14 hours

Daily Mail  

Mourners hoping to pay their final respects to the Queen have been warned they could face a 14-hour wait - amid claims that people have been fainting in the queue that has now reached five miles in length. The near five-mile queue stretches far beyond the London Eye as thousands wait to pay their final respects to the Queen It …

Queen’s funeral to be ‘fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign’
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen’s funeral to be ‘fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign’

The Independent  

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Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday
2 years, 6 months ago

Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday

Associated Press  

LONDON — Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey, giving British public across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the late monarch. Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, the official in charge of arrangements, said the funeral and events over coming days are …

Everyone’s saying the same thing about the nine-hour long queue to see the Queen’s coffin
2 years, 6 months ago

Everyone’s saying the same thing about the nine-hour long queue to see the Queen’s coffin

The Independent  

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Queen lying in state: The three-mile line to see the coffin at Westminster showcases the very best of Britishness
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen lying in state: The three-mile line to see the coffin at Westminster showcases the very best of Britishness

The Independent  

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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  

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Queen's lying in state: 1.3m log in to watch live queue tracker
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen's lying in state: 1.3m log in to watch live queue tracker

Daily Mail  

Well-wishers queued overnight to pay their final respects to the Queen as she lies in state at Westminster Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson cried as she joined similarly emotional mourners including Theresa May in the affectionately-named 'Elizabeth Line' of tens of thousands of people queuing for more than four miles to see the Queen's coffin. Mrs May curtseyed while Mr May bowed, …

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state in Westminster Hall, mourners queue for kilometres to pay respects — as it happened
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state in Westminster Hall, mourners queue for kilometres to pay respects — as it happened

ABC  

The ABC's Emily Clark joined a small group of reporters this morning in a 30 minute viewing of the Queen's coffin lying in state inside Westminster Hall. We are brought through the grounds of parliament via a series of narrow paths and then enter Westminster Hall through a side door and within a few steps, we are looking at the …

AP PHOTOS: Queen takes final journey from Buckingham Palace
2 years, 6 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Queen takes final journey from Buckingham Palace

Associated Press  

Queen Elizabeth II has left Buckingham Palace for the last time, her casket borne to Westminster Hall by a horse-drawn gun carriage. Her son, King Charles III, and his siblings and sons marched behind the coffin, which was topped by a wreath of white roses and her crown resting on a purple velvet pillow. The military procession from the palace …

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 …

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after solemn procession
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after solemn procession

Hindustan Times  

Britain's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II left the Buckingham Palace in London for the final time on Wednesday as her coffin began its journey to Westminster Hall, where she will be lie in state. Draped in the royal standard and topped with Imperial State Crown, the coffin was borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage out of the front gates of …

BBC to livestream Queen lying in state
2 years, 6 months ago

BBC to livestream Queen lying in state

The Independent  

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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  

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A right royal queue: Thousands brave long wait for Queen’s lying in state
2 years, 6 months ago

A right royal queue: Thousands brave long wait for Queen’s lying in state

The Independent  

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What happens next? Day by day after the death of the Queen
2 years, 6 months ago

What happens next? Day by day after the death of the Queen

The Independent  

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How to watch the Queen’s coffin procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall
2 years, 6 months ago

How to watch the Queen’s coffin procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall

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What happens next after Queen’s death? A day-by-day schedule
2 years, 6 months ago

What happens next after Queen’s death? A day-by-day schedule

The Independent  

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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 …

King, William and Harry to walk behind Queen’s coffin to Westminster Hall
2 years, 6 months ago

King, William and Harry to walk behind Queen’s coffin to Westminster Hall

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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Commuters into London may wish to WFH as Queen lies in state for five nights in Westminster, No 10 suggests
2 years, 6 months ago

Commuters into London may wish to WFH as Queen lies in state for five nights in Westminster, No 10 suggests

The Independent  

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People urged to not to camp or wait ahead of Queen’s lying in state procession
2 years, 6 months ago

People urged to not to camp or wait ahead of Queen’s lying in state procession

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Queen funeral: Public asked to reconsider bringing children to late royal’s lying in state
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen funeral: Public asked to reconsider bringing children to late royal’s lying in state

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Security staff prepare expected queue route for Queen’s lying in state
2 years, 6 months ago

Security staff prepare expected queue route for Queen’s lying in state

The Independent  

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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  

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