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Article: Wait begins for the funeral procession
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- April 8, 2002
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THE number of those paying their respects to the Queen Mother
massively exceeded expectations again yesterday as thousands
continued to wait for up to 12 hours to file past her coffin, ahead
of tomorrow's funeral.
Many queued through the night to pay respects to the 101-year-old
Royal matriarch.
Officials said 100,000 people had passed through London's medieval
Westminster Hall yesterday bringing the total since Friday to
125,000.
Police warned people early yesterday they faced a four-mile queue
and a possible 12-hour wait. Volunteers had already handed out 22,000
gallons of tea to sustain them.
The mass interest has bolstered the Royal Family and surprised
some Royal commentators who ...