through the gloomy, drizzly skies, an raf aircraft brought the queen back to northolt, the raf base from where she had left her balmoral earlier in the summer. and as the evening set in, the state hearse took the queen to buckingham palace. through the suburbs of west london, traffic stopped, main roads closed, people came out to see. the involvement of the public was to be part of all events leading up to the funeral. thousands lined the streets of central london to see the journey to westminster hall for lying in state. the queen s four children walked behind their mother s coffin, as did some of her grandchildren including princes william and harry.
the journey to westminster hall for lying in state. the queen s four children walked behind their mother s coffin, as did some of her grandchildren including princes william and harry. prince william has since spoken of the memories this brought back of his mother s funeral. at westminster hall, queen elizabeth ii lay in state until the day of her funeral. tens of thousands came to share this experience in silence, in prayer, sometimes in tears, and they had waited many hours to do so. the queue to see the queen lying in state became a place where memories were shared, friendships made. it stretched back for miles, and at times the waiting was reported to be close to 2a hours. but that didn t put people off.
was to be part of all events leading up to the funeral. thousands lined the streets of central london to see the journey to westminster hall for lying in state. the queen s four children walked behind their mother s coffin, as did some of her grandchildren including princes william and harry. prince william has since spoken of the memories this brought back of his mother s funeral. at westminster hall, queen elizabeth ii lay in state until the day of her funeral. tens of thousands came to share this experience in silence, in prayer, sometimes in tears, and they had waited many hours to do so. the queue to see the queen lying in state became a place where memories
the involvement of the public was to be part of all events leading up to the funeral. thousands lined the streets of central london to see the journey to westminster hall for lying in state. the queen s four children walked behind their mother s coffin, as did some of her grandchildren including princes william and harry. prince william has since spoken of the memories this brought back of his mother s funeral. at westminster hall, queen elizabeth ii lay in state until the day of her funeral. tens of thousands came to share this experience in silence, in prayer, sometimes in tears, and they had waited many hours to do so.