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Dame Kelly Holmes met a fellow veteran in the queue to visit Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state. The 52-year-old athlete served in the Army before winning gold medals at the 2004 Olympics for sprinting and felt "compelled" to visit Her Late Majesty - who died on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year reign - as she was lying in state at Westminster Hall and changed her plans last minute but ended up meeting a veteran named John who had served during the time of the Queen's father King George VI. She said: "I was in Liverpool at the National Diversity Awards and I won, I'm very pleased to say and I got back after the after-party.

Kelly Holmes said she felt "compelled" to queue for 11 hours to see the Queen lying in state. Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest today in a state funeral at Westminster Abbey, with proceedings set to begin in the coming hour. The monarch passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 in her home of Balmoral, Scotland.

The final mourner to honour Queen Elizabeth as she was lying in state was a serving member of the Royal Air Force. Hundreds of thousands of people queued for hours for the chance to pay their last respects to the late monarch at Westminster Hall in London ahead of her funeral on Monday (19. 09.

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid has told viewers that it was a "privilege" to stand for seven hours as she waited to see the Queen lying in state.

A mother and daughter were the last people to join the queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state. The late monarch - who died on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year-reign - has been lying in state at Westminster Hall since Wednesday (14. 09.

The final day of the Queen’s lying-in-state has come and the queue could close “within hours”, while a one minute silence will be held later to mourn The Queen's passing at the age of 96. The late monarch’s coffin will remain in Westminster Hall for the public to view until 6.30am on Monday, ahead of the state funeral in Westminster Abbey, with today likely to be the last chance to join the queue.

In further evidence that the UK has had a very unusual media week, two high-profile British TV presenters have been forced to defend themselves, after receiving a huge backlash from other mourners and commentators on social media for appearing to jump the queue at Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state. 

Manchester Evening News readers have hit out at This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after they were recorded allegedly 'jumping the queue' to see the Queen lying in state. The hosting duo were seen filing past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin on Friday (September 16).

Adam Hills couldn't help but cheekily share thoughts on the famous faces avoiding the queues to see the Queen lie in state. The comedian was back at the helm of The Last Leg on Friday night after he made a decision not to go ahead with the planned programme last week.

Police have arrested a man who broke away from the queue of mourners in Westminster Hall, and ran towards Queen Elizabeth’s coffin, where he pulled at the flag.

A man decided to skip the line and rush Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin lying in state.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin Lying in State on Friday inside Westminster Hall and lifting the Royal Standard, the official flag of the sovereign.According to multiple reports, the man injured a 7-year-old girl as he scurried past security and grabbed a hold of the coffin before cops from the Metropolitan Police and security personnel tackled him to the floor. Onlookers were stunned in disbelief at the shocking disturbance, many of whom had been waiting for hours to pay their respect for Her Majesty, who died on Sept. 8.

Metropolitan Police in London have reportedly arrested a man for attempting to rush at Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.

Entry to the queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state has been reopened after seven hours. Members of the public wanting to pay their respects to the late monarch - who died on 8 September aged 96 - at Westminster Hall were told by government officials shortly before 10am on Friday (16. 09.

K.J. Yossman David Beckham, Sharon Osbourne and “Good Morning Britain” anchor Susanna Reid are among the hundreds of thousands of mourners who have spent hours queuing for a chance to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II while she lies in state ahead of her funeral on Monday (Sept. 19). Beckham told Sky News – who caught up with him while he was still waiting in line – that he had joined the queue at 2am on Friday morning. “Well we all want to celebrate our Queen, Her Majesty,” he told the camera crew as the line inched forward. Later that day, at around 3pm, the BBC’s livestream of the lying in state showed Beckham, dressed in a black suit and tie, finally entering Westminster Hall. As the soccer star approached the Queen’s coffin, which is sat on a catafalque draped in the Royal Standard flag and the Imperial State Crown, he stopped and bent his head, pausing for a moment before following the others mourners out.

David Beckham has been spotted amongst the thousands of mourners queuing to pay their respects to Her Majesty The Queen in London. The England legend, 47, kept a low profile in a dark flat cap and shirt as he queued to see Queen Elizabeth II Lying-in-State.

Entry to the queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state has been closed for at least six hours. Members of the public wanting to pay their respects to the late monarch - who died on 8 September aged 96 - at Westminster Hall were told by government officials shortly before 10am on Friday (16. 09.