5:00 AM.
A line of mourners stretches along the river as they make their way to the hall.
The line goes from Parliament across the river, down the river’s south bank and ends in the neighborhood. Thousands of people are expected to walk the route
8:51AM
Rebekah Marks-Hubbard is from Folkestone and HarryWatson is fromBrighton.
Rebekah Marks-Hubbard said that people think they are together. After disembarking from my train, I asked him if he knew where the queue was.
We found it together because he was also looking for it. He wore a tartan and I wore a side-saddle riding outfit while we were waiting. I wanted to honor the queen by riding side-saddle.
The government said that it would take more than a day to see the queen’s coffin.
The street painter is from Bath.
Mr. Brown is painting the crowds gathered to remember the queen.
People queueing and doing nothing is what I want to see. The streets are empty of cars and people are confused.
10:24 AM.
There is a queue on the south bank of the river.
Margaret and Charlotte are nurses.
The queen was at an event 30 years ago.
My husband was posted to Germany in the 1980’s. I was eight months pregnant when I fainted. I told the soldiers to return to work so that they wouldn’t miss the queen.
Duncan Stewart lives in Essex County.
Mr. Stewart wore a kilt to honor the queen and represent family members who weren’t able to come to London. There was a bag of snacks in his possession.
I think I’ve overcompensated with the snacks. I was expecting a wait of at least 12 hours. We have to figure out how to eat them all, as they won’t allow us to bring anything in.
Archie’s name is Archie.
I wanted to take part because I didn’t have much else to do today and I thought standing in a queue for a whole day was very strange.
A man is reading a book on how to stop smoking.
2:12PM
The people are getting water.
Security and first-aid workers are at the queue. There are a lot of portable toilets.
Sue Cox is from Suffolk County.
I don’t care how long I have to wait. If I have to, I will do it for 36 hours. It appears that it will be six hours. It is less than anticipated. My Union Jack colors are on.
Martha Jim hails from Zimbabwe.
She has lived in the UK for 25 years.
I’m tired. About four hours ago, I began queueing. We had to follow the queue until I knew where we were. I should get it done. I don’t know how to surrender right now.
7:30PM
The bridge istower The last guest will be allowed in at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, according to officials.
They are Peter Saville, Michael Clark, Anna Richards, and HenryWatson.
They met at a university.
Mr. Clark said that the monarch is symbolic for British people and similar to the flag for Americans. This isn’t just about an old lady.
Owen and Bobby are brothers.
People queue up to buy tea and coffee from the stand.
Bobby said that they don’t feel a connection with the monarchy and the queen. We were in Turkey when the queen died. When we returned, we had a queen and a king.
David Xue, Fred Li, Wendy Tan, Macy Ma and Zihan Zhang are related.
They all studied in London.
Mr. Li said, “Everyone is here to celebrate.” They all seem to ignore the damage that the British Empire has done to other countries, and that is partly because it is a story that is not properly told here.
The flowers are by OllyThorton.
He used to be a member of the Queen’s Royal Lancers. He had a meeting with the queen.
She said she didn’t know there was much intelligence in the military.
3:20 AM.
The lying-in-state is open to the public 24/7.
A man named Howard Fawcett.
It was traveled from Durham.
It’s a big gap that someone was always in the background of a nation’s life and now she’s not here. All of our parents and grandparents are represented by her.
The mourners left in tears after viewing Queen Elizabeth’s body.
The pictures and video were taken between the hours of dawn and dusk.
Margaret Keady worked on the project.
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