The King was joined by the Prince of Wales on Saturday morning for a surprise visit to The Queue in London where hundreds of thousands of mourners have been waiting to see Queen Elizabeth II Lying-in-State.
His Majesty and His Royal Highness spent around half an hour visiting mourners as they waited to see the late monarch’s coffin in Westminster Hall.
Thanking the public, Prince William said that “it means an awful lot” to him and his family that so many people had come out to pay their respects.
He also said that his grandmother would never have believed the amount of people who have come out, some of them waiting in line for 24 hours, to file past her coffin.
He said: “She would never believe this, honestly, she wouldn’t believe it. It’s amazing.”
“She’d never believe this, honestly, she really wouldn’t.”
The Prince of Wales says his grandmother, The Queen, wouldn’t believe how big the queue of people is to see her Lying-in-State. pic.twitter.com/K7KmdC4x1z
— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) September 17, 2022
The Monarch and the heir to the throne arrived at Lambeth Bridge early on Saturday afternoon to meet some of those waiting patiently to go to Westminster Hall to pay their respects to Her Late Majesty. Some have been queuing since the early hours of the morning.
The King and the Prince told those waiting how much their tributes to Queen Elizabeth II meant to them and all the Royal Family.
Tens of thousands have been queuing to go into Westminster Hall to pay their respects to Her Late Majesty. On Saturday, wait time was put at around 16 hours with many still heading to Southwark to join the start of the queue.
