After a week filled with tributes and events after Her Majesty’s death, many Royal fans are wondering: Who attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral?
19.09.2022 - 11:51 / msn.com
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.
22) and mother and daughter Christine Rogers, 62, and Sarah Rogers, 29, were the last of the estimated 400,000 people to have been given access to the queue as entry closed at 10. 41pm on Sunday (18. 09.
22). A volunteer handed Christine the last wristbands as he said: "You are the last person to join the queue" and she replied: "Oh bless you!" as both cheers and cries could be heard from the hundreds of mourners behind her, who had missed out on the chance to file past Her Majesty's coffin before the mother and duo were eventually applauded by the crowds. Over the course of the last few days, mourners have faced a waiting time of up to 30 hours and Chrstine - who travelled nearly 100 miles from Ipswich to join the queue at 10am on Sunday - admitted she "wouldn't have dreamt" of becoming the last person to be granted entry.
Her daughter Sarah told The Sun newspaper: "It means a lot to get through the queue and pay our respects. She's been a constant in my life and in my mum's life so we felt like we needed to come and say goodbye. We went the wrong way at first but eventually we found the queue.
It means a lot to get through the queue and pay our respects. " A messaged shared by the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport stated: "The queue to attend the Lying-in-State of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has now closed. Live streams are available to watch online and on TV if you are not already in the queue.
After a week filled with tributes and events after Her Majesty’s death, many Royal fans are wondering: Who attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral?
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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday 19 September will take place at Westminster Abbey, and King Charles III, 73, confirmed that the day will be a national bank holiday. On the morning of the sombre day, the lying-in-State period will end and the Queen’s Coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the State Funeral Service will take place.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Queen Elizabeth's coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall on Saturday (17. 09. 22).
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).
Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's youngest grandson James, Viscount Severn, looked sombre as he took his place standing guard by his late grandmother's coffin on Saturday 17 September evening.The Prince of Wales, 40, led his brother Harry, 37, and his cousins Zara Tindall, 41, and Peter Philips, 44, Princesses Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 32, alongside Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and her younger brother James, 14, as they made their through Westminster Hall before taking their places. William stood at the head of the coffin, while the Duke of Sussex could be seen standing guard at the rear. James, Viscount Severn, meanwhile, stood on Harry's left – with his bowed down as he donned a black suit.
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.
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