Since Queen Elizabeth II's demise, tons of of hundreds of individuals have waited for hours, typically even a full day or night time, to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Her state funeral was held Monday morning in London's historic Westminster Abbey.
World leaders, royal relations and dignitaries attended the funeral providers because the world appeared on. Some individuals traveled to London simply to expertise this historic second.
"If you happen to simply think about essentially the most serene factor, that was it up to now that I've ever seen or skilled in my life. For me, it is as near heaven as I am gonna get," one mourner advised "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King.
Some felt a reference to Queen Elizabeth II as a result of she reminded them of their very own relations. It is that particular connection that made Chris Tinney make the journey to say goodbye.
"She's like everybody's grandmother and mom. Epitomized what we ought to be," Tinney mentioned.
It wasn't simply Brits who lined the streets to view the funeral procession—some People have been amongst these within the crowd.
"Ten years in the past, we have been right here in London and I mentioned to the women, 'Properly when the queen passes, every time that day could also be, we are going to come for the funeral.' We simply thought it could be a particular time and we're very respectful of the queen and it is a actually particular time for a father to spend time together with his two daughters," an American named Tom mentioned.
As Queen Elizabeth II's reign ends and King Charles III takes over, many got here to pay their respects to Elizabeth for being the sturdy lady chief that she was.
"We cannot see one other woman on the throne for a lot of, a few years to come back. We've got Charles, William after which after that, you are going to have his son, it is going to be a protracted lengthy wait for an additional woman to be on that throne, so we now have to point out respect to that particular person," Wilma Malcolm mentioned.
