Viral post calls queue to see Queen's coffin a 'triumph of Britishness'
15.09.2022 - 17:45
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A thread explaining why the miles-long queue to pay respects to the Queen is as the "greatest thing ever" has gone viral.
Queen Elizabeth II is lying in state at Westminster Hall until the state funeral on September 19. The Queen's coffin left Buckingham Palace in a solemn procession featuring King Charles and members of the royal family.
Hundreds of thousands of people will queue to file past the late monarch in a wait that could last as long as 30 hours. A popular series of Twitter posts by one user summed up the Brits as a "deeply, deeply mad people with an absolutely unshakeable need to join a queue".
People can join a huge queue, which is capped at 10 miles, to pay their respects 24-hours a day until 6am the morning of the funeral. ITV News reports the wait could last as long as 30 hours and stewards may be forced to turn mourners away.
People waiting in line are being given a coloured and numbered wristband to manage the queue. At 2.30am on Thursday, the queue was almost three miles long and stretched to London Bridge.
The Queen's coffin continues to be guarded at all hours by units from the Sovereign's Bodyguard, the Household Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.
One of the guards suddenly collapsed overnight, with nearby officials quickly rushing to his aid after he appeared to faint.
Twitter user CuriousIguana, who describes themselves as a 'thought-leader, role-model, icon', was "giddy with joy" over the queue they described as the "greatest bit of British performance art".
The thread has been liked 85,000 times and retweeted 19,000 times so far on the social media platform after being shared on Wednesday evening, reports Wales Online.
CuriousIguana tweeted: "Right, everyone. I need to be serious