The last member of the public to view Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lay in state was Chrissy Heerey, a serving member of the Royal Air Force. Heerey said the experience was, “one of the highlights of my life.”
The doors of Government House, the residence in the Australian capital Canberra of the British monarch’s representative Governor-General David Hurley, will be open to registered members of the public for the funeral.
The public offer of an opportunity to watch the funeral at the 19th century mansion set on 54 hectares of parkland populated by kangaroos and other native wildlife was overwhelmed. Registration closed on Tuesday last week, a Government House official said.PARIS — The Paris Metro has renamed one of its stations after Queen Elizabeth II to honor the British monarch on the day of her state funeral.
As the end of more than four days of the queen’s lying-in-state drew to a close, the stream of mourners slowed to a trickle. After Heerey bowed her head toward the coffin and moved away, parliamentary officials paid their last respects before leaving the queen’s coffin in the 900-year-old hall ringed by four candles and military guards in ceremonial uniforms.Her coffin was being taken later Monday morning to Westminster Abbey for a state funeral attended by 2,000 people.
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AP PHOTOS: Mourners wanting a last look at queen's coffinHundreds of thousands of people have filed past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at Westminster Hall since her lying-in-state opened to the public. As they prepare to leave, quite a few mourners pause at the end of the hall, turning back for one last look.
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Queen's 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffinAll eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay their respects. Mourners huddled in a line that snaked across London, enduring the city's coldest night in months and waits that stretched up to 16 hours. As U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders and dignitaries flew into London ahead of the queen's state funeral on Monday, a tide of people wanting to say goodbye streamed into Parliament’s Westminster Hall for another day Saturday.
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