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Paige got here from Haslemere, a metropolis southwest of London. “It’s good to feel a part of something,” she mentioned. “I just wanted to come over and have it all. … We’ll never have another queen in our lives.”

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Ashley arrived in London from the Midlands round 11 p.m. on Friday to hitch The Q. “I have been listening to the media for days on how it was such an amazing experience of meeting people and making friends and I didn’t expect it to happen to me,” he mentioned. “But we just had the most wonderful time. I’ve seen the best of humanity in the last few hours. Unlike a normal day, I’ve seen people share, be kind, laugh. It’s easy to be cynical but today has been the best.” ”

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Alison Stephenson hails from Leicestershire, England. “We wanted to be here in our honor and in the memory of our mother and grandmother, who loved the Queen dearly,” she mentioned. “I think it has tapped into grief for a lot of people.”

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Rebecca spent a mixed 15 hours within the two separate strains, because the Q was halted on Friday as a consequence of reaching capability. “I was so tired,” she mentioned. “I just came out. I was so touched. I’m so glad I came. Ever since the Queen died, I’ve been watching on TV crying and alone so I thought maybe I’d better come… . Rani was my smile keeper, even my friends know. I like the woman the way she is. She was like a mother to me.”

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Farkhanda Ahmed and her mom Shakeela got here from the city of Slough in Berkshire, England. Farkhanda mentioned, “Our hair had gone up.” “Such a beautiful moment. You can hear a pin drop. I’m glad I’m in the queue. … As soon as we got there my legs stopped hurting and I forgot about the queue. Really unbelievable Experience.”

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“It was very emotional – really untrue,” mentioned Lucy, who hails from North Essex, a county in south-east England. “He has done so much for our country. He has made Britain great, and we will never see the likes of him again.”

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Sam mentioned she was in line all evening on Friday. She got here from Macclesfield in North West England. “Didn’t think we were going to cry, and now I can’t stop,” she mentioned.

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Andrew McNulty got here from Buckinghamshire in south-east England. “She was arguably the greatest emperor we’ve ever had,” he mentioned. “She was a wonderful woman. Incredible devotion to her country and her people. Most countries feel the same way. We have all come to pay our respects.”

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The Queen mentioned she had taken 4 trains, a automobile and a bus from Ruislip, a city west of London. Her mother and father emigrated from India to the UK within the Sixties, when her father, a musician, carried out in entrance of the Queen on the Royal Albert Hall. “Coming here today means a lot,” she mentioned. “I asked the guard if I could touch the ground near the coffin. I bowed to him on behalf of my entire family and thanked him for our beautiful life in the UK.”

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From left, buddies Shirley, Joan, Margaret and Sarah got here from Nottingham. “She was our queen, wasn’t she?” Joan mentioned. “There will never be another like him.”

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Eli mentioned that when he awoke within the morning his mom requested if he wished to hitch the queue and he mentioned sure. “I’m really excited,” mentioned the 10-year-old. “It’s history. One day I’ll tell my kids about it.”

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Leslie and her daughter Ashley got here from Berkshire. “The queue is amazingly well organized,” Leslie mentioned. “The Queen was such an amazing person. She did so much for our country, has been a rock solid for all of us for 70 years – all my life. It’s a privilege to be here.”

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Pesach Nussbaum is visiting from Montreal, Canada. He has household in London and was there earlier than Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish New Year. “To tell you the truth, I was on a two-hour walk and I got into it when I saw The Q,” he mentioned.

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Connor lives in Haslemere and is claimed to have been dropped at London by her father when Princess Diana died. “I’m a fan of the Royals,” he mentioned. “(The Queen) paved the way for women, and I wanted to come and pay my respects.”

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Farah mentioned that her husband is within the Household Cavalry. “We are an army family,” she mentioned. “Our lives have revolved around the Queen for the past 15 years, and I wanted to come and show my respect.”

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Kelly got here from the seaside city of Worthing in West Sussex, England. “We just wanted to pay our respects and say thank you for 70 years of service and dedication,” she mentioned. “We want to give something back. When we heard that the Queen was not well, we didn’t expect news of her death, and so soon. It’s all very real.”