Waiting 14 hours to see the Queen...
The Queen, Lying-in-State outside Westminster Hall in London has crowds reportedly waiting 14 hours to see a closed casket and pay their respects.Reports are due to the huge number of people, the queue was at capacity and entry had to be paused for six hours making wait times reach 14 hours as the line stretched 5 miles (8km) from Parliament to Southwark Park.
One woman interviewed said she got in the line at 4am Friday. Quoted as saying it's a moment in history to celebrate and would regret not being part of it.
I saw a reader comment about the lead lined casket being closed. He had suspicion her body wasn't inside.
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The Queen's coffin will not be put underground as is the norm which is why it is lead lined to preserve the body longer. Both her and her husband will be transferred to St. George's chapel at Windsor Castle where they will be interred. Her coffin was actually made 30 years ago .
The enormous crowds now gathering in London show just how many people respected this lady and they are not all British subjects either. Yes it is a moment in history and frankly one that we are unlikely to witness again.
The Queen's coffin will not be put underground as is the norm which is why it is lead lined to preserve the body longer. Both her and her husband will be transferred to St. George's chapel at Windsor Castle where they will be interred. Her coffin was actually made 30 years ago .
The enormous crowds now gathering in London show just how many people respected this lady and they are not all British subjects either. Yes it is a moment in history and frankly one that we are unlikely to witness again.
Body preservation cannot be maintained in an open casket, I understand, but a glass panel just for the viewing and after sealed with a lead lined lid would have been the ultimate.
Body preservation cannot be maintained in an open casket, I understand, but a glass panel just for the viewing and after sealed with a lead lined lid would have been the ultimate.
Bullet proof glass and a mirror so those passing can get a final glimpse.
Honest answer and not to be perceived as a joke.
Unless they are concerned someone would have a hidden camera (that passed security screening) and unauthorized photos would show up on the tabloids.
Bullet proof glass and a mirror so those passing can get a final glimpse.
Honest answer and not to be perceived as a joke.
Unless they are concerned someone would have a hidden camera (that passed security screening) and unauthorized photos would show up on the tabloids.
If folk want to queue for that length of time so be it, they chat together so the respect is happening long before they see coffin. R.I.P our Queen
It's pretty unusual to have a wake, or funeral service with an open coffin here. Individuals may choose to visit their loved ones in a funeral home in the days before the funeral, though.
The advantage of it is that people can grieve how they choose. Personally, I don't like seeing friends and family without their life in them.
There may be other cultural practises here that aren't British, are culturally mixed, or a bit new age, but the bog-standard is closed coffin.
It's pretty unusual to have a wake, or funeral service with an open coffin here. Individuals may choose to visit their loved ones in a funeral home in the days before the funeral, though.
The advantage of it is that people can grieve how they choose. Personally, I don't like seeing friends and family without their life in them.
There may be other cultural practises here that aren't British, are culturally mixed, or a bit new age, but the bog-standard is closed coffin.
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I feel sorry for the family. Instead of private mourning, they have to entertain a circus.
I feel sorry for the family. Instead of private mourning, they have to entertain a circus.
And also stop assuming that everyone loved her and her death is the only news item in the world.
Some reader comments (on a Queen's funeral story) described a former US president is predicting the crowd at his funeral will be 10 times bigger than the Queen's
Some reader comments (on a Queen's funeral story) described a former US president is predicting the crowd at his funeral will be 10 times bigger than the Queen's