![]() ![]() He said: “It’s not just that she was the Queen, but that she performed her duties so thoroughly and carefully. Mr Thompson, 78, from Teddington, said seeing the Queen lying in state was particularly poignant as his first memory of the Royal Family was in 1952 when Princess Elizabeth ascended the throne. It was important to be there because the Queen never did anything wrong all her life.” I wanted to show my respect more than anything. Mr Kinding, 66, from Coulsdon in south London, said: “It was very moving. Louis Kinding queued for about five hours, meeting husband wife Ian and Miriam Thompson.Īfter paying their respects at Westminster Hall the trio exchanged numbers and vowed to keep in touch. Kamran Mallick, chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said: “It’s really important that when the Government puts out guidance, the accessible arrangements are front and centre so that people genuinely see it and don't have to go hunting for that information. However charities have slammed the Government for not making enough effort to publicise this option as far fewer people are using it. There is an "accessible" queue available for those unable to stand for long periods of time, for instance the disabled and elderly. Volunteers with St John Ambulance told The Telegraph they had attended 232 incidents across one day this week, with dehydrating, fainting, falls and blisters the most common issues. “I suppose that’s one of the many flaws of being human but its always the one attracted to the jobs of politics that behave like that.”Ī second more "accessible" queue is also available but less widely known about amongst mourning members of the public.įrail older people queueing to pay their respects to the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall are suffering from dehydration and falling over after waiting in line for hours.Īs of Thursday night the queue was almost five miles long and the waiting time was approximately nine hours. “I think it just shows that a lot of our politicians do prefer to be the servants of the people when really they are only servants of themselves in the perks they can get. “It meant if they had to queue, the answer would be probably no for some of them. It begs the question of would they be paying their respects? “It was supposed to be about national unity with the Queen passing instead it creates the impression that these politicians are far too above the common people that are far too good to queue up with them. ![]() ![]() Parliamentary House staff can also avoid the line, which was around 3.5 miles long at 11am according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and have been offered one guest ticket each.Ĭriticising the act, journalist Dominique Samuels told GB news: “I think it’s completely wrong thing to do. A House of Commons spokesperson confirmed that Members of Parliament can view the Queen's coffin without having to queue for miles - and can also bring up to four guests. ![]() However, despite the miles long queue, several MPs have been skipping the queue in Westminster Hall to visit Queen’s coffin. Mourning members of the public queued overnight in central London to see the Queen lying in state. ![]()
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