Europe 1 with AFP 07:54, September 19, 2022
This Monday, the whole world will be able to bid a final farewell to the Queen of England, who died ten days ago.
The very last members of the public gathered Monday morning in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in London before the closure of the oldest chamber of the British parliament where the body was exposed.
The very last members of the public gathered in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday morning before the closure of the oldest chamber of the British parliament where the body was exposed, a few hours before a historic funeral.
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Braving long hours of waiting, tens or even hundreds of thousands of people marched in five days in front of the coffin placed on an imposing catafalque in Westminster Hall until it closed around 06:30 local time (05:30 GMT), before the funeral of which will begin at 10:00 GMT in the presence of 2,000 guests, including hundreds of foreign dignitaries and crowned heads.