[Rapporto di Yahoo News]”I feel it is my responsibility to say goodbye to the Queen in person.” Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will be open to the public 24 hours a day in Westminster Hall from 5pm on the 14th British time. Large numbers of people wait nearby early in the morning, and the premiere is earlier Arrived two days ago. More than 1,000 volunteers helped maintain order on the scene. Security at Westminster tube station was significantly tightened at noon. Due to road closures in some places, Transport for London has also organized assistance from ambassadors. Authorities had expected the queue time to be 30 hours, but some attendees were able to get in after queuing for 8 hours that day and the order was good.
Text and photos: Liang Keying
There was a military parade when the queen’s coffin was moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. After the coffin was delivered to Westminster Hall, the public was allowed to say hello. People paying homage to the coffin have extended from Lambeth Bridge to the northeast of the Thames. At 5:30 pm local time, the dragon is 4 kilometers long. The City of Westminster government has also recruited staff to become volunteers. Volunteer Hayden said this moment is a historic moment, and he has decided to help voluntarily. Therefore, starting on the 14th, from 7:00 to 15:00, the main purpose is to prevent the public from skipping the queue. What we saw at the scene is that everyone in the queue was given a yellow bracelet with the queue number printed on it. In addition, the authorities have organized 500 mobile toilets. There were also snack stalls near the river for the public to eat. the order was generally good. Among them, there is a newspaper stand nearby that has been in existence for more than 100 years. Kristen, the manager, said the series of bereavement activities increased the flow. In addition to selling newspapers, the kiosk also sells postcards and gold coins related to the queen.
Arriving in the queue two days early – it is your responsibility to say goodbye to the queen in person
Vanessa, a 56-year-old from Sri Lanka, was crossing the Limbao Bridge at 11am on Tuesday (12) when she accidentally discovered that this was a place where the public could queue. In an interview with a reporter from this website, she mentioned that her great-uncle was knighted by King George V and was invited to attend his coronation ceremony; she took root after coming to the UK to study in 1985, and her daughter too was knighted a few months ago. Chosen as a member of the honor guard for the Platinum Jubilee of the enthronement of the Queen, I feel that my family has a destiny with the royal family, so it is my responsibility to say goodbye to the Queen in person. You also said that the queen is a great monarch. “She treats everyone equally. In her eyes, everyone has the same freedom of belief and religion. And she has done her duty. She has been on the throne for 70 years. I am saddened by her passing, but I am also honored to be able to see her for the last time”. she joked that her first experience of her with “Daojie” was cool, but too tired, so I went home to take a sip of hot chocolate and fell asleep.
When the Queen’s mother, the Queen Mother, died 20 years ago, more than 200,000 people lined up outside Westminster Hall to mourn, including Susan, 62, of Hampshire. This time she also came to mourn the queen’s death. “When I heard the news of her disappearance, I was very sad and felt that I had to come and say hello. The queen has accompanied me all my life and I am very grateful to her.” She choked. .
Waiting time in hours
As the authorities did not allow the public to wear clothes with political or offensive slogans, most of the queuing crowd wore dark clothes, including Hong Kong-born Mr. Sin who moved to the UK for six months at 10:30 yesterday morning and it was 1445. The audience queued. He said he was born in the British colonial era, and when he was in elementary school, he had the queen’s head in class: “She’s like a nanny who lives next door.” He went on to say that he didn’t expect bad news to come soon after celebrating his 70th year on the throne: “I think this is the only time in my life that I can see the queen for the last time … I want thank her for her dedication to her work for the past 70 years, and she was still absorbed in her work until the very last moment. I have infinite respect for this queen who loves the country. “Initially it was estimated that the line would be at least 12 hours Finally, Mr. Xian entered at 18:00, everyone is safe and guarded, the lady has a lady’s ceremony, bows to the coffin, and some people send kisses to the coffin.
The public can watch the farewell until 6:30 am on the 19th, which is also Queen’s State Funeral Day, which is a British public holiday. Heads of state, including US President Biden, will attend the state funeral. The Queen’s coffin will eventually be buried in the Royal Vault and rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel within St George’s Chapel.Public commemorative booklet onlinelet people who could not participate write their final thoughts.
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