In London, the long queue of people eager to pay homage to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II , who died on 8 September at the age of 96, does not stop. The wait to enter Westminster Hall is now 24 hours and for this the authorities have invited citizens to desist.

In a row simple ordinary citizens, but also well-known faces. Such as former football star David Beckham, who queued 12 hours in the crowd waiting to greet the queen, at Westminster Hall public funeral parlor, where the remains will remain until the state fair, scheduled for Monday. .

Around the coffin also the 4 children of the queen, King Charles and the princes Anna, Andrea and Edoardo , who took a vigil on the four sides of their mother's coffin for 15 minutes, with their heads bowed, surrounded by the Royal guard of honor. Guard and the keepers of the Tower of London.

And there is the diplomatic case: a Chinese delegation was in fact refused access to Westminster Hall , with the Beijing government commenting: "The United Kingdom should maintain diplomatic protocol and hospitality".

(Unioneonline / lf)

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