King Charles, William and Harry reunited in grief to escort queen’s coffin Mourners included former Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip, who bowed their heads before the coffin as they filed past with members of the public. Some had travelled from abroad, dropping off bags at nearby hotels to join those moving slowly through Westminster Hall. “It is our aim and belief that the state funeral and events of the next few days will unite people across the globe,” he told reporters.”Īs he spoke, the queue to see the queen’s coffin stretched more than 4 miles (6.5 km) along the south bank of the River Thames, crossing Lambeth Bridge as it neared Westminster Hall.Īs King Charles returned to his Highgrove home in the southern English county of Gloucestershire after days of scheduled events, officials expected about 750,000 people to view his mother’s coffin before the lying in state ends at 6.30 a.m. “These events are taking place against the backdrop of an outpouring of grief, affection, and gratitude for people in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and across the world,” said the Earl Marshal, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the Duke of Norfolk, England’s most senior peer who is in charge of state occasions.
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