LONDON (Reuters) – A host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries attended Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral in London on Monday. The following are some of the attendees, and the countries that were not invited: ROYAL ATTENDEES – Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan – King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands – …
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HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) -In Hong Kong, hundreds kept up with Queen Elizabeth’s funeral https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-world-prepare-say-last-farewell-queen-elizabeth-2022-09-18/ on their phones as they queued for hours to pay their tributes. In Sydney, Australia, customers packed into pubs to watch the ceremony on screens. And in Paris, France, bar owner Thibaud Dupont showed off his new tattoo of the monarch …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Humza Jilani LONDON/WINDSOR (Reuters) -Vast crowds gathered in London and Windsor for Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-world-prepare-say-last-farewell-queen-elizabeth-2022-09-18 watched the grand procession in silence and awe on Monday, as some wept, others clutched one another for support, and some held up their children to view ‘the making of history’. In central London …
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By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Alexandra Hudson EDINBURGH/HASTINGS, England (Reuters) – In airport lounges, parks, pubs and city squares, people gathered in front of screens across Britain on Monday to watch the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth, seeking out togetherness even far from the events. It was a public holiday and usually busy streets fell silent …
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By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth’s closest relatives were ashen-faced throughout Monday’s solemn funeral rituals in London and Windsor, silently playing their parts in meticulously choreographed processions that nevertheless betrayed the high emotions of the day. Elizabeth’s son King Charles and his three younger siblings, Anne, Andrew and Edward, followed the gun carriage pulled …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people are expected in central London on Monday as the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, takes place. Below are quotes from some in the crowds: ALEXANDRA STEVENSON, 35, A NURSE FROM LONDON “She’ been a around for so long that all of us have taken her …
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LONDON (Reuters) – All the viewing areas from where members of the public can witness the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth have reached capacity, London’s governing body said on Monday. City Hall said on Twitter that new arrivals would no longer be allowed entry. Tens of thousands of people have come to the capital to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Trains travelling from London to Windsor, where Queen Elizabeth will be buried later on Monday were badly disrupted by technical problems, straining the public transport system as tens of thousands travel around the capital to watch her funeral. Great Western Railway (GWR) said that all lines between Paddington and key connection point …
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By Michael Holden, Jeff Mason and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden paid emotional tribute to Queen Elizabeth on the eve of her state funeral on Sunday, saying Britain and the world had been lucky to have such a dignified and dedicated servant on the throne for 70 years. Biden, among scores of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles thanked people from Britain and across the world on Sunday for their messages of sympathy following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth. The state funeral for Elizabeth will be held at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, concluding 10 days of solemn ceremony and mourning during which hundreds of thousands …
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