Hilary Greenhalgh and Jane Small were there early

Hilary Greenhalgh (56) and Jane Small (‘born around Elizabeth’s coronation’): ‘Sleep is hard, the floor here is very rough and there is a lot of noise. But we wanted to be here today because this is what happened today.’

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The last two people in the ‘row’

The last two people in the queue were asked how they felt, ‘I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever done in my life, even having my kids Lily and Luca, I think it’s the best’ pic.twitter.com/Ye3vQrSpzj

— j (@jrc1921) 19 September 2022

Queen Elizabeth’s Life

Remembering Our Queen.

Today people from across the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world will pay tribute to the extraordinary life and reign of Her Majesty The Queen. pic.twitter.com/yuFxoo6Gdu

— Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) 19 September 2022

Westminster Abbey doors open for Queen’s funeral

Westminster Abbey Church in London has opened its doors to dignitaries and other guests attending Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. British media reported that the first invitees entered the church.

The Queen has been lying in state for the past few days in Westminster Hall, a historic hall in the Parliament building in London. There the English could say goodbye to Elizabeth. His coffin will be taken to Westminster Abbey tomorrow morning. The state funeral will begin there at 11 a.m. local time, 12 p.m. in the Netherlands.

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The funeral was attended by many world leaders and heads of state. These include US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Members of the European and Japanese imperial families were also there, including King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix.

Funerals are not only attended by nobles and high-ranking politicians. For example, according to Sky News, nurse Nancy O’Neill, who has been praised at home for her work during the coronavirus pandemic, arrived just after 8 a.m. local time. Another invitee was Pranav Bhanot, a lawyer who helped deliver 1,200 free meals during the pandemic.

The last person to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth in the coffin

The doors to Westminster Hall in London, where Queen Elizabeth is located, were closed Monday morning. The last people said goodbye to the queen, who would be buried at a later date.

The last person allowed in was Chrissy Heerey. He called the queen an ‘amazing woman’. He also told British news channel Sky News that he would be staying in the area for Elizabeth’s funeral.

At 10:44 a.m. local time, the coffin containing the ensign, crown, ball and scepter was taken to Westminster Abbey. King Charles and other members of the royal family walked behind the coffin. The state funeral begins at 11.00 local time.

Get busy early in central London

Images from British media showed that central London was packed with people on Monday morning. Around Westminster Abbey, where Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral begins at 11:00 a.m. (local time), some people spend the night in tents or sleeping bags on the trails.

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One of the campers is 79-year-old David, an Englishman living in the United States. He told the BBC he first stood in line for 14 hours to see the coffin of the dead queen. He spent last night on the road for a chance to pay his respects on Monday morning.

The queue to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth is closed