Resolute mourners continued joining the five-mile-long line to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London Saturday despite official warnings that they could face a wait of as long as 24 hours in chilly temperatures.
Jane O’Kane said it felt like the right thing to do. The Queen has been with us all our life.
It took 12 hours for O’Kane to make it into the grand hall to salute the Queen.
She curtsied. It was so sad.
The queue that snakes along the south bank of the river before crossing the bridge could be a new record.
Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief at Guinness World Records, said, “As much as the British enjoy a queue, I don’t think we’ve ever seen the like of this on our shores before.”
More than 300,000 people lined up in February of 1952 to pay their respects to George VI.
According to Guinness World Records, the flight that carried the queen’s casket to London this week was the most tracked flight of all time, with over 4 million users following its progress on Flightradar 24.
David Beckham waited for 12 hours on Friday to pay his respects to his friend.
Sam Record said that seeing the Queen alone at Prince Philip’s funeral made him want to come. When we learned the prime minister was having parties, she stood by us.
POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe king and prince walked among the mourners to thank them for waiting.
Wristbands given to those who were in the queue in recent days are going up for sale on Ebay.
After wristbands for all the available time slots were distributed, an accessible queue had to be shut down.
British troops are getting ready to participate in the state funeral.
The Telegraph reported that soldiers from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Queen’s Company were recalled from Iraq to march in the ceremony.
Hundreds of troops escorted an empty hearse up Windsor’s Long Walk as a bearer party of 12 soldiers from the unit joined them.
The escort from the Guards will accompany the queen on her final journey to Windsor Castle, where she will be laid to rest.