![]() They had to stop people trying to get there because it would have become dangerous.” Lord Duncan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio National: “The sheer quantity of individuals moving into Edinburgh today (indicates) that there will be many tens – possibly even hundreds – of thousands of people who will wish to pay their respects to the late Queen. Lord Ian Duncan, the Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords said crowds waiting to see the coffin were “ten deep” along the Royal Mile in the Scottish capital. She said seeing the coffin was “surreal” and “one of the most emotional moments of my life”. ![]() “Some people, including myself, felt it was perhaps a little bit of scaremongering to get the crowd numbers down a bit.”Ĭatherine Gray, from London, said she had made the 800-mile round trip because she felt “weird” without Her Majesty in her life. We accepted this but later found out it was not the case,” he added. “We were told (we would need to wait) about 11 hours. “It was a very important occasion for us – we lost our mum earlier this year and she would have loved to have been able to go, so we went for her memory also,” Mr Stevenson told PA. The siblings had initially been advised they would likely need to wait 11 hours to see the Queen’s coffin but were not deterred. “The people were still (lining up) after 2.50 am when I got into the cathedral.”įellow mourner Mitch Stevenson, who queued for just under five hours with his sister, said they were “overwhelmed with the power and emotion of the occasion” after making it into St Giles’ cathedral just after 1am. There were thousands of people in line at 12.30am at the start of the queue. “There were people in the queue with me who had travelled from Aberdeen, over 100 miles away, to do this. A man carries a child as he and others queue to enter St Giles’ Cathedral and pay respects to the Queen (Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay) People queue to enter St Giles’ Cathedral and pay their respects following the Queen’s death aged 96 (Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay) Crowds queue to see the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as she lies at rest at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh (Photo: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ![]() “It took about five and a quarter hours waiting in line to see her,” he said, adding that he made into the cathedral just before 3am. Gavin Hamilton from Edinburgh was informed upon arrival it would likely be 13 hours before he would have the chance to pay respects to the Queen but it soon became apparent the wait would only be five or six hours. The atmosphere was sombre, with some weeping as they entered the cathedral, while others chose to bow or curtsey.
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