People have begun claiming their spot to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall - 48 hours early. Vanessa Nathakumaran, from Harrow, was the first person to arrive on the south side of Lambeth Bridge, just after 12pm on Monday. Read more:
People have begun claiming their spot to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall - 48 hours early.
Ms Nathakumaran, who is staying at a hotel in Lambeth so she does not miss the opportunity to pay her respects, said she was "really surprised as I was only just finding out the way and the layout, and in the end I found out from the stewards this is going to be the start."I thought I'll stay from now on, I don't want to miss my chance."
Having left her Cardiff home at 03:00, she said waiting for days to pay her respects was "nothing to me". Security staff and stewards are lined up at regular intervals along the queue route, which stretches from Parliament's tourist entrance at Cromwell Green down Millbank, past the Lords and Victoria Tower Gardens, across Lambeth Bridge and loops back north on the other side of the river past the Covid Memorial Wall.
Catherine, from south-east London, said: "The Queen was our Queen, but my grandparents were huge royalists so if they were here today, they would definitely do it so you're kind of doing it for the past generations as she was their Queen as well.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Queen to lie in state for four full days before state funeralPeople will be able to view the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall and pay respects in Edinburgh.
Read more »
Avanti trains fiasco preventing people getting to London to visit Queen lying in stateAvanti trains fiasco preventing people getting to London to visit Queen lying in state ➡️ For many of those who are hoping to make the journey by train, it is proving difficult
Read more »
I'm a royal expert - he will be excellent King who cares about peopleBEING a member of the Royal Family is an accident of birth. But the man we now call King Charles has done such a brilliant job of showing that with a life of privilege comes an awful lot of duty. H…
Read more »
East Midlands: People share their memories of meeting the queenThose who met the Queen during her many royal engagements say she left a long-lasting impression.
Read more »
Fear people will freeze if community centre remains closedRUCHILL, on the northside of Glasgow, is a community that does not have its problems to seek. Sitting between the working-class districts of…
Read more »