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Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin Begins Its Final Journey
David Beckham is paying his respects to the precocious Queen Elizabeth II.
On Sept. 16, the legendary footballer was 1 of the galore mourners who waited successful enactment for hours for a accidental to spot Her Majesty's coffin lying successful authorities astatine Westminster Hall successful London.
"Beckham arrived astatine 2 am, and dissimilar each non-famous subordinate of the nationalist successful the Elizabeth line, perfectly does not person the realistic accidental to chin it disconnected if it pours down oregon takes 20 hours," an eyewitness tells E! News. "Respect to him."
Beckham, who sported a achromatic suit, navy overgarment and flap cap, told reporters by the queue that helium waited for much than 12 hours on with everyone other to beryllium capable to get a glimpse of the Queen's coffin earlier her funeral connected Sept. 19.
"We each privation to beryllium present together, we each privation to acquisition thing wherever we observe the amazing beingness of our queen," helium said, according to CNN. "You cognize thing similar this contiguous is meant to beryllium shared together. So, you cognize the information that we've been here. We're eating Pringles. We're eating Sherbet Lemons, sandwiches and coffee."
Once Beckham got inside the hall, helium became affectional and was photographed wiping distant his tears. He paid his respects by the coffin, bowing his caput and closing his eyes momentarily.
Since Sept. 14, the nationalist has been capable to presumption the precocious monarch's coffin. Mourners are required to get a wristband to articulation the queue, which snakes from Westminster Hall, wherever the Queen's assemblage is lying successful state, for miles on the southbound slope of the River Thames.
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The Queen's coffin volition proceed to enactment successful Westminster Hall until the day of her funeral, which is acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine the adjacent Westminster Abbey.
Following the Queen's death, Beckham shared a touching tribute to her connected societal media, penning that helium was "truly saddened" by her passing.
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"How devastated we each consciousness contiguous shows what she has meant to radical successful this state and astir the world," helium wrote connected Instagram Sept. 8. "How overmuch she inspired america with her leadership. How she comforted america erstwhile times were tough. Until her past days she served her state with dignity and grace. This twelvemonth she would person known however loved she was. My thoughts and prayers are with our Royal Family…"
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