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Westminster Hall, the oldest existing part of the Palace of Westminster, was first used as the venue for a lying in state in 1898, for William Gladstone, and has since been used for the lyings-in-state of King Edward VII in 1910, King George V in 1936, King George VI in 1952, Queen Mary in 1953, Winston Churchill in 1965, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002.
The Queen's eight grandchildren held a vigil the following day on 17 September 2022. [28] The tradition of lying in state in the United Kingdom dates to the Stuart sovereigns in the seventeenth century. [29] The first British monarch to lie in state in Westminster Hall was King Edward VII in 1910, apparently following William Gladstone in 1898 ...
A livestream of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin lying-in-state in Westminster Hall will be available from the BBC until Her Majesty’s state funeral on Monday (Sept. 19). “The BBC will be ...
Up to 400,000 people are expected to brave a 12-hour wait on the banks of the Thames to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies in state in Westminster ahead of her funeral on Monday ...
The queue to see the Queen lying in state closed to new arrivals after four long days and with her life due to be celebrated at a state funeral. Thousands of people have made the pilgrimage to pay ...
Elizabeth II lying-in-state at Westminster Hall. The Queen lay in state in Westminster Hall from 17:00 on 14 September to 06:30 on 19 September. [73] The coffin was guarded by members of both the Sovereign's Bodyguard [h] and the Household Division.
The Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall for four days. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...
The descriptive title proposed above - a queue for the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II - is how it is commonly referred to. There is NO article about this that doesn't refer to "lying-in-state" or Queen Elizabeth. Whereas most articles even during the frenzy, don't use the term "The Queue" (capitalized as if it were a proper name). Not ...