Queues to see Queen lying in state could last 12 hours and stretch for three miles
The Vigil of the Princes first took place whenThe Queen’s coffin itself will be draped in a royal flag and a crown or other regalia could be placed on top.The last person to lie in state wasShe had a ceremonial funeral but it also included lying in state.closed coffin will rest on a raised platform, called a catafalque, in Westminster Hall and will be draped in the Royal Standard with the Sovereign’s Orb and the Sovereign’s Sceptre placed on top.
Each corner of the platform will be guarded around the clock by a vigil of units from the Sovereign’s Bodyguard, the Household Division, or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.will be viewable for 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury has described the Queen as “the most wonderful example of a Christian life and a Christian death”.
The Most Rev Justin Welby made the touching remarks during a Holy Communion sermon at a special service at Canterbury Cathedral yesterday. In his sermon, the Archbishop thanked people for attending on the “extraordinarily unexpected Sunday” following the death of Her Majesty.“Her late Majesty taught us much if not more about God and grace, both in words and the actions that reinforce them, than any other contemporary figure.
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