The Maynila Ballroom of the Manila Hotel was transformed into an elegant palatial ballroom, complete with burgundy and red draping, roses hanging from the gilded and arched walls, with gilded columns and crowns to recreate the Coronation of European Royalty, this being the thematic handle of the 2023 Club Bulakeño Ball.
The late monarch - who died on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year reign - is currently lying-in-state at Westminster Hall in London before her funeral on Monday (19.09.22) and mourners wishing to pay their respects are currently facing a wait time of at least nine and a half hours, but the DCMS has warned against joining now as the queue is set to close permanently
Royal cousins Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn surrounded the late royal's coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall
The late monarch, who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year reign, has been lying-in-state at Westminster Hall since Wednesday, September 14.
Entry to the queue for Westminster Hall will close permanently when the queue reaches final capacity, just hours after the DCMS warned those who were not already waiting in line