In the streets with the Queen's funeral on the historic day - "I had to come"
Millions of people took to the streets of London today to pay their last respects to the Queen.
In the city where she was born and where she lived most of her life, her people came to say goodbye and thank you.
Large crowds were in place before dawn. All motorcade viewing areas were full by 9am.
Outside official viewing areas, people struggled to catch a glimpse of the hearse carrying the Queen's coffin to Windsor.
Despite requests from security guards, people made holes in the nets.
They scaled the railings and dug deep into the holly bushes along the edge of Hyde Park as the funeral procession passed.
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PENNSYLVANIA)Many dressed in black but others wore colorful Union Jack inspired outfits. As people listened to the service, they joined in the hymns and the national anthem.
Thousands of people in Hyde Park spontaneously cheered after the two-minute silence.
Music from the procession played over the speakers as Big Ben rang at the start of the route and gunshots rang through the air at the end.
People leaned over with smartphones to take photos of the royals as they walked behind the coffin.
Faye Goddard, 54, has placed photos of her late grandparents on a fence next to Buckingham Palace.
She said, "I needed them to come say goodbye."
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Provided)The finance manager from Bromley, south London, said: "She was amazing, she was the matriarch of the country and my connection to my grandparents. I am in tears regularly.
"It feels like everything is falling apart, and we've lost the one thing that seemed constant. But I think the outpouring we've seen shows we can all come together."
Sarah Rowlands, 45, and her six-year-old son, Reuben, from Bristol, drove straight to Whitehall after seeing the Queen lying in her...
Millions of people took to the streets of London today to pay their last respects to the Queen.
In the city where she was born and where she lived most of her life, her people came to say goodbye and thank you.
Large crowds were in place before dawn. All motorcade viewing areas were full by 9am.
Outside official viewing areas, people struggled to catch a glimpse of the hearse carrying the Queen's coffin to Windsor.
Despite requests from security guards, people made holes in the nets.
They scaled the railings and dug deep into the holly bushes along the edge of Hyde Park as the funeral procession passed.
Picture:
PENNSYLVANIA)Many dressed in black but others wore colorful Union Jack inspired outfits. As people listened to the service, they joined in the hymns and the national anthem.
Thousands of people in Hyde Park spontaneously cheered after the two-minute silence.
Music from the procession played over the speakers as Big Ben rang at the start of the route and gunshots rang through the air at the end.
People leaned over with smartphones to take photos of the royals as they walked behind the coffin.
Faye Goddard, 54, has placed photos of her late grandparents on a fence next to Buckingham Palace.
She said, "I needed them to come say goodbye."
Picture:
Provided)The finance manager from Bromley, south London, said: "She was amazing, she was the matriarch of the country and my connection to my grandparents. I am in tears regularly.
"It feels like everything is falling apart, and we've lost the one thing that seemed constant. But I think the outpouring we've seen shows we can all come together."
Sarah Rowlands, 45, and her six-year-old son, Reuben, from Bristol, drove straight to Whitehall after seeing the Queen lying in her...
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