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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is laid out in London until the funeral. Millions of people are waiting to say goodbye to the Queen.
Update from Friday, September 16, 06:45: In London, the queue for the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has continued to grow. On Friday night, it stretched eight kilometers from Parliament over Lambeth Bridge and along the south bank of the Thames from the National Theater and Tate Modern to the Tower of London. The waiting time is now 14 hours, the reported BBC citing government information.
A man in line interviewed by the station said the time had “fly by”. Everyone is focused on the moment when they can say goodbye to the Queen. Expect the line to get longer this weekend.
Queen’s funeral: member of the royal family collapses on the coffin
+++ 5.15 p.m.: The new British King Charles III. and his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward will hold another wake at their mother’s coffin. As the palace announced on Thursday (September 15), the royals want to keep watch on Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin for 15 minutes on Friday at 8:30 p.m. local time.
The Queen’s body was laid out in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the British Parliament in London, until Monday morning. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pay their last respects to the Queen.
Update from Thursday, September 15, 2:30 p.m.: In addition to a security guard, Lady Gabriella Windsor, Elizabeth II’s niece, is said to have collapsed at the funeral service. When the coffin arrived at Westminster Hall, she suffered a dizzy spell. The British magazine reports Hello. There was sudden unrest among the mourners. Lady Gabriella’s husband Thomas Kingston and her mother Marie Christine von Reibnitz helped her to her feet after she collapsed. This can be seen on a video.
Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: Theresa May shows up at the coffin – kilometers long queue
First report from Thursday, September 15: London – After Death of Queen Elizabeth II. The coffin of the regent arrived in London on Wednesday (September 14). In the late afternoon, the procession finally arrived at Westminster Hall, where the Queen’s coffin is laid out.
After a service, to which the entire royal family was present, numerous citizens now have the opportunity to say goodbye to their former queen. About two million people are expected. According to media reports, the waiting time is currently around 30 hours. Among the people is ex-Prime Minister Theresa May, who bowed in front of the coffin with her husband Philip, according to footage from the broadcaster Sky News demonstrate.
Queen Elizabeth II is dead: Queen’s coffin laid out – security guard collapses in Westminster Hall
Elizabeth II’s coffin is closely guarded around the clock. On the night of Thursday (September 15) there was an incident: a guard collapsed in London’s Westminster Hall, as in a live broadcast by the public broadcaster BBC was to see. During a guard change, the guard fell forward and hit his face on the ground. In the otherwise very quiet Westminster Hall, where the Queen’s coffin is laid out, the impact was clearly audible. The security guard had already faltered several times before. Bystanders rushed to the aid of the fallen man and rolled him onto his back.
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In a festive funeral procession, the coffin of Elizabeth II was pulled through the English capital from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in the British Parliament. King Charles III and other members of the court, including his sister Princess Anne and sons Prince William and Prince Harry, walked behind the carriage. Millions of mourners and onlookers gathered along the route. (asc/dpa)
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