London — Worldwide soccer star David Beckham stated he waited for over 12 hours alongside different members of the general public on Friday to pay his respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
"I grew up in a family of royalists, and I used to be introduced up that means," Beckham advised British broadcast ITV Information from the road. As he was giving the interview, he stored transferring ahead as the road snaked in direction of Westminster Corridor.
"I get advised off if I maintain the road up," Beckham stated.
Early Friday, the wait to go to the queen mendacity in state was so lengthy that the road was quickly paused for six hours.
Beckham, who stated that he'd had espresso, Pringles, and doughnuts with the folks ready round him, stated he was there on behalf of his grandparents, his household, "and clearly to rejoice with everyone else right here."
"Today was all the time going to be troublesome, and it is troublesome for the nation, it is troublesome for everybody all over the world, as a result of I believe everyone seems to be feeling it," he stated. "Our ideas are with the household, and clearly with everyone right here at the moment, as a result of it is particular to be right here to rejoice and to listen to the completely different tales."
Beckham stated he joined the road, which snakes by means of central London, very early Friday morning. The wait time, which is being shared on a stay line tracker, has gone as excessive as 14 hours.
"I assumed by coming at 2 a.m. it was going to be slightly bit quieter. I used to be unsuitable," Beckham advised ITV Information. "However the folks right here, you recognize, all ages... All people desires to be right here, to be a part of this expertise, to rejoice what her majesty has achieved for us."