Sun. Oct 15th, 2023
<div>Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state queue 'paused' as wait reaches 14 hours, King Charles III visits</div>
<div>Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state queue 'paused' as wait reaches 14 hours, King Charles III visits</div>

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The prince and his wife met with troops from the Commonwealth.

The Prince and Princess of Wales thanked the troops, which have been deployed to the United Kingdom to take part in Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.

David Beckham was waiting in line to pay his respects.

Beckham said that they all want to be here. We all want to experience a place where we celebrate our queen’s life. The fact that we’ve been here eating pringles is something that is supposed to be shared.

A person waiting in line with Beckham said she has a lot of respect for him.

“He’s stood with us and he’s paid his respects how he wants to and I think that’s amazing and it’s just been really good,” she said.

At the time of the interview, Beckham said he had been in the queue for 12 hours.

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on Monday.

Queen Elizabeth II’s death this week brought about a strikingly similar scene as mourners watched on while Her Majesty’s coffin made its way from Buckingham Palace and traveled to Westminster Hall, an image reminiscent of Princess Diana’s memorial 25 years ago when Prince William and Prince Harry followed their mother’s casket to its final resting place shortly after she died.

The world was transported back to 1997 when the princes stood strong in their last act of protection for their mother before she was laid to rest.

Click to read more about the similarities between
Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral preparations.

Tracy Wright was a contributor to this report.

The coffin of Queen Eliabeth II will be visited by Prince Harry and Prince William.

All of Queen Elizabeth’s children will be standing together. Military uniforms will be worn by Prince William and Prince Harry.

William and Harry will stand at the head of the coffin.

The children of Prince Edward, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn will also be present.

The ceremony will follow a vigil by the queen’s four children on Friday evening.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to file past the coffin on the day of the queen’s funeral.

Click to learn more about Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughters.

The AP contributed.

The King spoke in Welsh and English.

He said that Wales was not close to his mother’s heart. It is the greatest privilege to be a part of a land that can inspire such devotion.

“I take up my new duties with immense gratitude for the privilege of having been able to serve as the Prince of Wales,” he continued. “I now pass to my son William, whose love for this corner of the earth is made all the greater by the years he himself spent here.”

Children and members of the public were greeted by King Charles III after the prayer and reflection service.

As he met with mourners outside the cathedral, the King was given flowers and trinkets.

The people chanted “God save the King” as he walked and before he entered the car on his way to the Welsh parliament.

People are continuing to join the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state Friday, The Guardian first reported, even after the U.K. government said the area had “reached capacity” and entrance to the line would be closed.

The mourners could be waiting for 30 hours.

Admittance to the queue was supposed to be closed for six hours.

A service of prayer and reflection was held for the life of the Queen.

The service was held in English and Welsh.

“Her ability to influence and lead with soft power” gave her “unmatched perspective to see the distance,” the Dean said. Adding the Queen “surprised” and “delighted” Brits across the U.K.

Following the service, the King and his wife will meet with children and community members.

More mourners were not allowed to join the queue for at least six hours as they waited to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth.

The public are not allowed to join the queue until it reopens.

The U.K. government said that the park had reached capacity. Don’t try to join the queue until it’s open again.

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