- Title: 'Her legacy will live on' says Commonwealth citizen in Edinburgh
- Date: 13th September 2022
- Summary: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 13, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ENTERING ST GILES CATHEDRAL AT DAWN VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING UP TOWARDS SECURITY TO ENTER CATHEDRAL SCOTTISH FLAG FLYING HALF MAST MEDIA AT CATHEDRAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) EDINBURGH RESIDENT ORIGINALLY FROM NIGERIA, TIMIE OGUNMOLA, SAYING: "It was so serene and I’m so happy because we are from the Commonwealth countries, she is the Queen of the Commonwealth for us, she has made so much impact in the lives of all of us and particularly for me, as my family, my father used to show us pictures of when he accompanied the President of our country to come for her coronation in 1953. And so we grew up seeing her, even before I knew I would ever come to the UK." UNICORN STATUE (SOUNDBITE) (English) EDINBURGH RESIDENT ORIGINALLY FROM NIGERIA, TIMIE OGUNMOLA, SAYING: "Our father kept telling us stories of how he saw a woman ruling men, that is (something) he has never seen before. And so he vowed that when he gave birth to girls he would educate them, so I owe my education to this great great lady. Her legacy will live on." VARIOUS OF POLICE OUTSIDE AND PEOPLE ENTERING CATHEDRAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOSPITAL CONSULTANT ORIGINALLY FROM KENYA OF INDIAN ANCESTRY, ISHWINDAR THETHY, SAYING: "I think it was really moving and emotional and I’m really fortunate to have had the chance to go in and pay my respects and say my goodbyes. So I’m from the Commonwealth, of Indian origin, grew up in Kenya and I feel fortunate enough to live in the UK and work in Edinburgh. I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist but I think the Queen is an amazing modern day, like, somebody to look up to, and I really respect her for the dignity and integrity with which she’s ruled her nation, so it’s very moving. Thank you." VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF ST GILES' CATHEDRAL PEOPLE LEAVING CATHEDRAL UNION JACK FLAG ON FENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) 39 YEAR OLD FROM TORQUAY, LEWIS PRESTON, SAYING: "She’s just been a major part of everyone’s life for such a long time, and I think just being here I feel quite lucky really, that we had the opportunity that we were in Edinburgh to come and just pay our respects." (SOUNDBITE) (English) 62 YEAR OLD RETIREE FROM EDINBURGH SHARRON TURNBALL, SAYING: "Just overwhelmed, I mean to think that the Royal family have been there, the grief, and all I could picture was the family, King Charles and sister and brothers just standing around the coffin last night, I just thought that was the most heartbreaking thing, but they did it and they did it with such dignity and, yeah, I had to come." (SOUNDBITE) (English) 13 YEAR OLD, RACHEL ENGELS, SAYING: "When we got inside it was very quiet and it was, it just felt good to see it because you know it's part of history and you'll never see it again." FLAG SEEN AT HALF MAST IN THE DISTANCE VARIOUS OF TRIBUTE WITH PHOTO OF QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP ON FENCE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ENTERING CATHEDRAL VARIOUS OF POLICE POLICE / FLOWERS VARIOUS OF EDINBURGH CASTLE
- Embargoed: 27th September 2022 08:25
- Keywords: Edinburgh King Charles Queen St Giles' coffin
- Location: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
- Reuters ID: LVA001488413092022RP1
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- Story Text: People continued streaming into St Giles' Cathedral on Tuesday (September 13) for the last chance to pay their respects to the Queen before she journeys on to London.
The Queen's coffin has been under 24-hour vigil since arriving by procession to St Giles'.
There was a brief lull in public visitors at 0400 GMT before picking up again.
The queen's coffin will leave Scotland for the first time since her death when it is flown to London in the evening and then driven to Buckingham Palace.
On Wednesday, it will be taken on a gun carriage as part of a grand military procession to Westminster Hall where a period of lying in state will begin until Sept. 19 - the day of the funeral.
Charles was joined by his sister Anne and brothers Andrew and Edward on Monday (September 12) at St Giles' Cathedral, where they stood, heads bowed, at the four sides of the coffin while members of the public filed past to pay their respects.
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