Death of Queen Elizabeth: The British media reported today (Saturday) that hundreds of thousands are still waiting in line to arrive and pass for a few seconds past the Queen’s coffin in the Palace of Westminster in London. According to the reports, the queue is 8 km long and reaches as far as Southwark Park, in the southeast of the capital.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in Westminster (Photo: Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS)
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Waiting to pass Queen Elizabeth’s coffin (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Coombs)
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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in Westminster (Photo: Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS)
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Crowds wait to pass the coffin of Queen Elizabeth (Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville)
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Crowds wait to pass the coffin of Queen Elizabeth (Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville)
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Crowds wait to pass the coffin of Queen Elizabeth (Photo: REUTERS)
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Waiting to pass the coffin of Queen Elizabeth (Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville)
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In the meantime, preparations continue for the Queen’s funeral, when heads of state and representatives from all over the world are expected to arrive tomorrow, to pay their last respects to the Queen of Great Britain for the past 70 years. On Monday, his coffin will be brought in a procession to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral and afterwards, the coffin will be moved to Windsor Castle.