Thousands Line-Up In The Streets Of London To Pay Their Last Respects To Queen Elizabeth II

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Tens of thousands of people are queuing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin makes its journey from Edinburgh in Scotland to London later on Tuesday.

In a report by PTI, London , Thousands filed past the coffin at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh as the Queen’s four children – King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward – accompanied it in a procession through the streets of the Scottish capital on Monday, before standing in vigil with bowed heads as it lay in state inside the cathedral.

In London, 56-year-old Sri Lankan origin Vanessa Nathakumaran became the first person in the queue that began forming on Monday, way ahead of the Lying-In-State at Westminster Hall in London set to open to the public from Wednesday evening.

“I just really wanted to be part of it,” said the Londoner, whose family is a “great admirer” of Britain’s royal family.

On Tuesday evening, the coffin will be flown on a Royal Air Force (RAF) plane to London, accompanied by Princess Anne – the Princess Royal. It will be received by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, who would have returned from their customary mourning visit to Northern Ireland, and will then lie-in-state overnight at the Bow Room of Buckingham Palace for the royal household to pay their respects.