time. the crowds mostly silent. but then breaking out in applause as the procession neared westminster hall on grounds of parliament. that s where her body now lies in state and will remain until monday morning. the queen s coffin draped with the royal standard, her crown caried into the hall just a few hours ago. taking part in the mile-long walk from the palace to the queen s children, king charles, prince andrew and princess anne and the grandsons william and harry. william s wife kate and meghan, the queen consort rode behind in black cars. they joined the rest of the royal family for a service at westminster after the coffin arrived. amazing to think it was just a few months ago these streets were packed with londoners celebrating the queen s platinum jubilee. today many of those same people have gathered here again. taking the opportunity to bear witness and pay respects, but also to share the royal family s personal grief, a reminder that the queen really served three
beated the drum, moving the stiffest of upper lips betting the drum, moving even the stiffest of upper lips. the coffin carrying to westminster, and the guards, they lifted it on a raised platform, in medieval timber and a few tennis balls from the days of hen i have viii and you can notice the sweat on their brows, the cof en is lined in lead. and they sing the queen to her rest, as king charles put it, quoting hamlet, these guards, these men must first lift a quarter ton with a crown on top. the queen lies in state for four days, her coffin will be watched over constantly until her funeral at westminster abby on monday and the line to see her stretches two and a half miles. here is the map, the wait is up to 30 hours. joining me now is nbc news correspondent molly hunter. a wait of up to 30 hours is truly incredible. what are folks telling you about why they felt that they needed to be there, why they were willing to wait in a line like that? yes, not only willing to
Computer rendering from her skull. and they also paid for her funeral out of their own pocket. now, this killing was extremely gruesome in that this 4-year-old s body was found in a cooler. it was folded over, tied, and she had been sexually abused. the detectives told us that if we ever saw a picture of her body, we would never forget it. and i did see it. and they re right. don. yeah. so listen, i just want to give you a little bit more information, margaret as we sit here and get more details. because that press conference, if not just wrapped up is still going on. police commissioner ray kelly said it happened in astoria, queens, back in 1991, she was born at elmhurst hospital in 19197, she was in astoria,