King Charles thinks it is 'remarkable' how many people queued to see Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state
King Charles thinks it is "remarkable" how many people queued to see his late mother Queen Elizabeth lying in state. The late monarch's body was taken to Westminster Hall in London after she died in September, with around 250,000 filing past her coffin to pay their respects ahead of her funeral, and on Wednesday (14.12.22), her son returned to the parliamentary building for the first time to unveil a memorial plaque alongside private secretary, Sir Clive Alderton, and the late queen’s former right-hand man, Sir Edward Young. Speaking to parliamentary staff who worked during the lying-in-state ...