'One last goodbye': Londoners welcome queen's coffin at Buckingham Palace

Record ID: 1688774

  • Title: 'One last goodbye': Londoners welcome queen's coffin at Buckingham Palace
  • Date: 13th September 2022
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 13, 2022) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF HEARSE CARRYING QUEEN ELIZABETH'S COFFIN DRIVING, CROWDS, AND POLICE OFFICERS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN THE CROWD WATCHING AS THE HEARSE DRIVES PAST PEOPLE ON THE STATUE PLINTH WATCHING AND FILMING WOMAN WATCHING, POLICE OFFICER STANDING IN FRONT OF CROWD POLICE OFFICERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUSEWIFE FROM NORTH OXFORDSHIRE, LYNNE LLOYD-THOMAS, 49, SAYING: “It feels a privilege, I wanted to pay my respects, I brought one of my sons down so he could see it. It's history, it’s emotional, it's just what I felt we should do really, yeah.” POLICE OUTRIDERS PEOPLE IN THE CROWD FILMING ON PHONES (SOUNDBITE) (English) RETIRED LONDON RESIDENT, ALEXANDRA JIMMERSON, 72, SAYING: “I’m just terribly glad to have been able to see her coffin pass because we owe so much to this amazing, amazing Queen we’ve had.” PEOPLE WATCHING AND FILMING ON PHONES SIGNPOST FOR BUCKINGHAM PALACE (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONDON RESIDENT, LILLY SCOTT, 9 (WITH GRANDMOTHER ANNE DUNHILL), SAYING: “Well, happy because I’ve never been so close to the Queen and it’s like one last goodbye I guess.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN THE CROWD WATCHING AND FILMING ON PHONES (SOUNDBITE) (English) FINANCE DIRECTOR FROM LONDON, CHRIS EDINGTON, 40, SAYING: “It was powerful, that’s the word I’d use. I’m from London as well and I’m a proper royalist, I’ve always loved the Queen and loved the monarchy, yeah so just wish Charles the best of luck because it's big shoes to fill.” BRITISH UNION FLAG FLYING AT HALF MAST
  • Embargoed: 27th September 2022 22:18
  • Keywords: Buckingham Palace Queen Elizabeth lying in state royal family
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
  • Reuters ID: LVA002511313092022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tens of thousands of people lined London's streets in heavy rain to mark the arrival of Queen Elizabeth's coffin in the British capital on Tuesday (September 13).
    On a dark night, the well-lit hearse travelled slowly from a nearby airport through London, with crowds standing all along the route, some on the road, others throwing flowers, and many ditching their cars or running from nearby streets to catch a glimpse of the cortege.
    Londoners took the opportunity to witness the queen's final journey to her residence in London, Buckingham Palace.
    "I’ve never been so close to the Queen and it’s like one last goodbye," said Lilly Scott, 9, as she stood with her grandmother to witness the hearse.
    Lynne Lloyd-Thomas had travelled to London from Oxfordshire with her son to mark the historic day.
    "It's history," she said. "It's just what I felt we should do, really.”
    72-year-old Londoner Alexandra Jimmerson said she was glad to be part of the crowd that greeted the Queen, saying the country owed her so much.
    Ardent royalist Chris Edington was also moved by the experience.
    “It was powerful, that’s the word I’d use," he said.
    King Charles and members of the royal family received the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
    Elizabeth died peacefully on Thursday (September 8) in her holiday home at Balmoral Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, at the age of 96, plunging the nation into 10 days of national mourning.
    The death of Britain's longest-reigning monarch has prompted hundreds of thousands of people to gather at royal palaces across the country to express their condolences.
    (Production: Manuel Ausloos, Helena Williams)
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