The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday.
. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to "a pilgrimage."
Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
"We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance," Beckham told reporters afterwards.
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