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Heathrow Airport to change flight plans to avoid disrupting The Queen's funeral

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16th September 2022
London’s busiest airport, Heathrow, is working alongside airlines to ensure minimal disruption will occur during the funeral of Her late Majesty The Queen. In accordance with NATS – the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services – operations to and from the airport will change as is appropriate. The goal is avoid noise disruption at certain locations at…
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Queue to see The Queen Lying-in-State paused after it reaches capacity and wait time extends to 14 hours

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16th September 2022
Entry to the queue to see The Queen Lying-in-state was temporarily paused on Friday after it reached maximum capacity. People were asked not to join the queue for at least six hours as organisers try and reduce the wait time which is was 14 hours. According to the government’s live tracker, at the time of the queue’s closure, it stretched for 5 miles all the way from Westminster…
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The Queen's loyal Ladies-in-Waiting say their final goodbyes to their mistress and friend

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15th September 2022
The Queen’s loyal Ladies-in-Waiting joined members of The Royal Family in Westminster Hall on Wednesday, September 14, to say their final goodbyes to the monarch they had served for many decades. The Ladies-in-Waiting, who were Elizabeth II’s closest aides, curtsied as Her late Majesty arrived in Westminster Hall to begin Lying-in-State. Some of the ladies had served The Queen…
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London falls silent as Queen Elizabeth II is transferred from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall

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14th September 2022
The streets of London were full of mourners on Wednesday as many tens of thousands of people lined up to say their final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II. Her late Majesty’s coffin was borne by the Gun Carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery with the Imperial State Crown resting on top. Following the coffin on foot were Queen Elizabeth’s four children – King…
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