Nicknamed the 'The Great Queue' by Londoners, thousands of people flocked to pay their respects to King George VI when he lay in state. This is the story of how the public reacted to his passing 👇
The cortege of late King George VI as it turned from Kingsway into Aldwych in 1952 The Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh followed the coffin on foot, followed by members of the late monarch’s royal household.the then-25-year-old Elizabeth II travelled by car with Queen Mary, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.Many wore black as a sign of respect towards the family.
For those unable to make it to the capital, the events of the day had been broadcast in detail on television and also by radio.He told listeners: ‘Never safer, better guarded, lay a sleeping king than this, with a golden candlelight to warm his resting place, and the muffled footsteps of his devoted subjects to keep him company.’In comparison: queues on Lambeth Embankment in London
But, despite the weather, people still flocked to London in their droves to say their final goodbyes.Over the next three days some 304,000 people passed by the late King’s coffin.
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