'It means an awful lot you're here' Prince William speaks with those in the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state Latest
Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has joined the back of the queue here at Southwark Park - and doesn't feel too daunted by the long wait ahead.
The 52-year-old was at an award ceremony last night in Liverpool, but said she felt compelled to come to London to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II. "In my head I was like 'I have to join this queue' so I stopped all my plans for this weekend and here I am," she tells me. "I got my damehood from the Queen in 2005 for services to sport so that will always hold good memories.
"But the ones which really stand out are the ones that are really informal - at races where I break protocol and say to the Queen 'you look lovely ma'am' and she says 'thank you Dame Kelly'."I have been watching the live feed and I was just overwhelmed. People are feeling this warmth, connecting with this moment, and for me yes it will be a sombre occasion [but] it makes me happy I am here in this queue.
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