Queen Elizabeth II: Thousands of people gathered and lined up 30 hours ago, for the last glimpse of the Queen
Queen Elizabeth II died in Scotland recently. Her body will be brought to Parliament today. During this, there are already queues to get a glimpse of her and to have her last glimpse. When Rachel Brading was a child, he waited for hours to see Queen Elizabeth II pass by her hometown in the Midlands, England.
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When Rachel Brading was a child, she waited for hours to see Queen Elizabeth II pass by her hometown in the Midlands, England.
Forty years later she waited again, one of a crowd of thousands, hoping to have one last glimpse of the late emperor's coffin before her burial.
She said, with tears in her eyes, Brading, who is now in marketing, recalled how the Queen waved to her that day decades ago. On Tuesday, her coffin headed for Buckingham Palace, the Queen's official London residence, in the blink of an eye.
Her daughter, Ella, said that they had come and waited in the rain to see history. She said, this is something that I will tell my children about.
The coffin will be taken to the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday before the funeral on Monday at Westminster Abbey, which will remain in the state for four days. Many people are already queuing up, setting up their tents for his last glimpse.
Thousands of people have already flocked to the park adjacent to the palace to pay their respects to the Queen with flowers and written notes. One person read: We have loved you as you have loved us.
For Steven Beasel, it was a strange way to celebrate a birthday.
The accountant turned 43 on the day the queen's coffin was about to arrive in London. Instead of celebrating, he brought his four children to wait on the grand procession road leading to the palace. I want my children to understand their country. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Babi Kunsden, 31, held a large bouquet of flowers and waited for hours to say a final goodbye to the late emperor. She is the only queen I have ever known, Kansden said of Elizabeth, who reigned for 70 years.
Mary Ward, 62, had come from Australia to visit her grandchildren living in Britain, but stayed to mourn the Queen. "I have always appreciated his guidance," Ward said. She is a grandmother and I am also a grandmother.
Despite their distance from most English society, many in the crowd claimed to have felt a strange acquaintance with the royal family, knowing the innermost details of their lives.
Some gossiped about whether the brothers Prince William and Harry had reconciled after they greeted the public outside Windsor Castle. Others gratefully acknowledged that King Charles III's wife, Camilla, now queen consort, managed to win public opinion after the death of the country's beloved Princess Diana.
They are like part of our family, Ward said.
Moments before the Queen's body finally arrived at the palace after a long journey from Balmoral, Scotland, crowds thronged. They jumped with joy when the car overtook.
He said it was impressive. She was an influential woman.
