BREAKING 6-hour stop on joining line to Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
British officials said Friday morning that the organized line was at capacity and no one will be allowed to join it for at least six hours.People at the back of the line faced a 14-hour wait to reach the front.It said: "Please do not attempt to join the queue until it re-opens."
Preparations are continuing for the queen's state funeral in the British capital on Monday, when royalty and heads of state from around the world are expected to be among the 2,000 people attending the service in Westminster Abbey.The Duke and Duchess of York at the christening of their daughter Princess Elizabeth in 1926. King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, were due to visit Wales on Friday.
They previously visited to Scotland and Northern Ireland, the other nations making up the United Kingdom.People who want to view the queen's coffin can do so 24 hours a day from 5 p.m. local time Wednesday until 6:30 a.m. on Monday, the day of the state funeral.The closed coffin is draped with the Royal Standard, a flag representing the sovereign and the U.K.
When the coffin was in Scotland earlier this week, it was topped with the Crown of Scotland and a wreath of white flowers.The queen's coffin is constructed out of English oak, lined with lead and was made decades ago, experts say.
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