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IN PICS | Final adieu: Beckham, PM Truss, public queue up to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II's death has triggered an outpouring of emotion across the nation, with people queueing for hours, many through the night, to pay their respects to the late monarch, who died last week.
Elizabeth's death has triggered an outpouring of emotion across the nation, with people queueing for hours, many through the night, to pay their respects to the late monarch, who died last week. (Photo | AP)
Elizabeth's death has triggered an outpouring of emotion across the nation, with people queueing for hours, many through the night, to pay their respects to the late monarch, who died last week. (Photo | AP)
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At Westminster Abbey on Monday morning at 11 am local time, the queen will be honoured with Britain's first state funeral in nearly six decades, with more than 2,000 guests expected. It will conclude with a national two-minute silence, with the order of the service set to reflect the Queen's personal touches. After the televised service, she will be then buried with her late husband Prince Philip. (Photo | AP)
At Westminster Abbey on Monday morning at 11 am local time, the queen will be honoured with Britain's first state funeral in nearly six decades, with more than 2,000 guests expected. It will conclude with a national two-minute silence, with the order of the service set to reflect the Queen's personal touches. After the televised service, she will be then buried with her late husband Prince Philip. (Photo | AP)
Mounted on a catafalque, her casket -- covered by the Royal Standard flag and adorned with the Imperial State Crown, her ceremonial Orb and Sceptre -- immediately commands the attention of everyone inside the high vaulted hall. (Photo | AFP)
Mounted on a catafalque, her casket -- covered by the Royal Standard flag and adorned with the Imperial State Crown, her ceremonial Orb and Sceptre -- immediately commands the attention of everyone inside the high vaulted hall. (Photo | AFP)
Mourners marked their moment in front of the coffin in Westminster Hall in various ways, from bows or curtsies to the sign of the cross or by simply removing their hats, an AFP reporter observed Friday. (Photo | AP)
Mourners marked their moment in front of the coffin in Westminster Hall in various ways, from bows or curtsies to the sign of the cross or by simply removing their hats, an AFP reporter observed Friday. (Photo | AP)
The stream of humanity -- spanning all ages, races and backgrounds -- has flowed unrelentingly hour after hour since 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
The stream of humanity -- spanning all ages, races and backgrounds -- has flowed unrelentingly hour after hour since 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
The mourners who visited Westminster Hall in London where Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is Lying-in-State have been on their feet for anywhere between five to eight hours in a queue extending over 5 km. (Photo | AP)
The mourners who visited Westminster Hall in London where Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is Lying-in-State have been on their feet for anywhere between five to eight hours in a queue extending over 5 km. (Photo | AP)
Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort leave following a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the life of Queen Elizabeth II, at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday. On his return from Cardiff to London on Friday evening, the King will observe a fifteen-minute vigil beside the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall alongside his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew. (Photo | AP)
Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort leave following a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the life of Queen Elizabeth II, at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday. On his return from Cardiff to London on Friday evening, the King will observe a fifteen-minute vigil beside the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall alongside his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew. (Photo | AP)
A live tracker of the queue to get into historic Westminster Hall said it was “at capacity” and entry was being 'paused” for six hours as waiting times reached 14 hours and the line stretched 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament to Southwark Park in south London and then around the park. (Photo | AP)
A live tracker of the queue to get into historic Westminster Hall said it was “at capacity” and entry was being 'paused” for six hours as waiting times reached 14 hours and the line stretched 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament to Southwark Park in south London and then around the park. (Photo | AP)
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives to attend a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the life of Queen Elizabeth II, at St Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff on September 16, 2022. (Photo | AFP)
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives to attend a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the life of Queen Elizabeth II, at St Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff on September 16, 2022. (Photo | AFP)
Former England soccer captain David Beckham bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall. He said, 'The most special moment for me was to receive my OBE (Order of the British Empire honour from the queen, which he received in 2003). I took my grandparents with me who were huge royalists.' (Photo | AP)
Former England soccer captain David Beckham bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall. He said, 'The most special moment for me was to receive my OBE (Order of the British Empire honour from the queen, which he received in 2003). I took my grandparents with me who were huge royalists.' (Photo | AP)
An official delegation from China has been banned from attending the lying-in-state following an intervention by House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, parliamentary sources said. It comes after China sanctioned several British lawmakers for speaking out against its treatment of its Uyghur minority in the far-west Xinjiang region. (Photo | AP)
An official delegation from China has been banned from attending the lying-in-state following an intervention by House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, parliamentary sources said. It comes after China sanctioned several British lawmakers for speaking out against its treatment of its Uyghur minority in the far-west Xinjiang region. (Photo | AP)
People wait in a queue opposite Westminster Palace to pay their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the Lying-in State, in Westminster Hall, London, Friday. (Photo | AP)
People wait in a queue opposite Westminster Palace to pay their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the Lying-in State, in Westminster Hall, London, Friday. (Photo | AP)
A gull flies backdropped by Westminster Palace in London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday. (Photo | AP)
A gull flies backdropped by Westminster Palace in London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Flowers, messages and photographs are placed for Queen Elizabeth II outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo | AP)
Flowers, messages and photographs are placed for Queen Elizabeth II outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo | AP)
People wait in line to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in Central London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Photo | AP)
People wait in line to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in Central London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Photo | AP)
People stroll on the long walk where the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II will be carried in the funeral procession to Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England. (Photo | AP)
People stroll on the long walk where the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II will be carried in the funeral procession to Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England. (Photo | AP)
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