LONDON — Football great David Beckham has joined the miles-long line of people to pay their respects as Queen Elizabeth II lies stateside.
People spotted the former England captain in a line of mourners near the British Houses of Parliament at lunchtime on Friday. It is believed that
Officials temporarily stopped people joining the back of the line on Friday after the park at the far end was packed. Those who arrived were ushered to a waiting area and slowly allowed to join the line.
The Queen will remain in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament until Monday morning, when her funeral will be held at nearby Westminster Abbey.
— Reflection from the Queen’s Mourning Row
CARDIFF, WALES — King Charles III spoke of his late mother’s love for Wales when addressing the Welsh Parliament.
Following previous trips to Scotland and Northern Ireland, Charles concludes his tour of four British countries with a visit to Cardiff.
He told a member of parliament, or Senned, on Friday that Wales “couldn’t come closer to my mother’s heart.”
He said he was “very grateful for the privilege” of having served for decades as Prince of Wales, a title traditionally given to heirs to the throne. I’m here.
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The King and Queen, Lady Camilla, were greeted by a cheering crowd in Cardiff and a handful of anti-monarchy protesters. Some held the flag of Owain Grindur, the medieval leader who was Welsh.
Cardiff, Wales — King Charles III speaks in Welsh during his visit to Cardiff.
The new monarch addressed the Welsh parliament called The Sened on Friday after receiving condolences over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last week.
Prior to his accession to the throne, Charles was the Prince of Wales and, after taking lessons, often used Welsh in his official speeches with sprinklings.
Queen Charles and Lady Camilla received a warm welcome in Cardiff. Schoolchildren screamed with excitement and waved Welsh flags, the crowd cheered, and there was a cry of “God save the king” as the royal couple greeted the guests.
The event later took place as King Charles prepared to visit Cardiff’s 2000-year-old castle.
LONDON — London police say Monday’s Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will be the largest single police event police have ever handled.
London Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Stuart Cundy said on Friday that the massive police action surpassed the 2012 Olympic Games in the British capital and the Queen’s 70th anniversary celebrations earlier this year. I said yes.
“As a single event, this is bigger than the 2012 Olympics and bigger than the Platinum Jubilee weekend,” he said.
“The range of officers, police personnel and all those who support the operation is truly immense,” he added.
Royalty and heads of state from around the world are expected to be among the 2,000 people attending the funeral.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss will hold one-on-one meetings with President Joe Biden and several other world leaders who are flying to London for the Queen’s funeral.
The prime minister’s office said Truss and Biden are scheduled to meet on Sunday at the prime minister’s office at 10 Downing Street. They had previously met when Truss was British Foreign Minister.
Truss has been prime minister for just 10 days, and the start of her term was overturned by the Queen’s death last week, putting everyday politics on hold.
Monday’s funeral provides her first chance to meet the other leaders. Truss also met with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday.
On Saturday, she will meet with Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern at the government’s Chevening Country Residence outside London.
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said the Vatican’s foreign minister will represent Pope Francis at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London on Monday.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a brief written statement on Friday that Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, secretary of state and international relations, would attend the funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
A career diplomat, Gallagher hails from Liverpool in the North West of England.
Cardiff, Wales — King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Wales for an official visit.
They went to a service at Cardiff’s Llandaff Cathedral on Friday.
They were later scheduled at the Welsh Parliament and Cardiff Castle.
Prince Charles last week served as Prince of Wales for more than 50 years until the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth. The title is now passed on to his son, Prince William.
The royal couple previously visited Scotland and Northern Ireland, the other countries that make up the United Kingdom, after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.
Later on Friday, the new king will receive religious leaders at London’s Buckingham Palace before spending the night with his brothers around the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall.
LONDON — All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren will stay up all night by her coffin in Westminster Hall on Saturday.
Officials announced Friday that Prince William, son of Charles III, and his brother Prince Harry will attend a 15-minute memorial service.
William, the heir to the throne, stands at the head of the coffin and Harry at its feet. Both veteran princes are in uniform.
Also in attendance will be Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips. Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Children of Prince Edward, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.
The ceremony will follow an all-night vigil by the Queen’s four children on Friday night.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to walk past the coffin and pay their last respects during the state lying, which begins Wednesday and ends Monday, the day of the Queen’s funeral.
LONDON — People are told not to wait in line to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin after a surge.
British officials said on Friday morning that organized lines were at capacity and no one could join for at least six hours.
The line ran 5 miles (8 km) from the Houses of Parliament to Southwark Park in south London.
Those at the back of the line had to wait 14 hours to get to the front.
The government says the park is now full and queues are “suspended”.
It read, “Don’t try to queue until reopening.”
LONDON — Geopolitics invade the solemn pageantry surrounding the death of Queen Elizabeth II amid reported altercations between British and Chinese officials.
A report on Friday said Chinese delegations were barred from visiting the historic halls of the Houses of Parliament where the Queen lies.
China’s ambassador to Britain was expelled from parliament for a year after Beijing last year sanctioned seven British lawmakers for opposing China’s treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
House Speaker Lindsay Hoyle’s office declined to comment on Politico’s report that Chinese delegations were barred from visiting the Queen’s coffin in the Capitol.
China’s foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning said in Beijing that he had not seen reports, but said that as host of the Queen’s funeral, Britain should “follow diplomatic procedures and proper manners for receiving guests”.
A Chinese delegation is scheduled to attend the Queen’s funeral on Monday at Westminster Abbey rather than the Houses of Parliament. The funeral organizers have not released the guest list, and it is unclear who will be in attendance from China.
LONDON — Thousands of mourners queued for at least 14 hours to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin while she lay in the state of London.
Authorities said Friday that the designated line is about five miles (8 kilometers) long along the banks of the Thames, has more than 500 portable toilets available and about 1,000 stewards and marshals on duty at all times. said there is.
Royal families and heads of state from around the world will be among the 2,000 people who will attend the service at Westminster Abbey as preparations continue for the Queen’s state funeral in the British capital on Monday.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were scheduled to visit Wales on Friday.
They had arrived in Cardiff for a service at Llandaff Cathedral, after which they were due to go to the Welsh Parliament and Cardiff Castle.
They have previously visited Scotland and Northern Ireland, the other countries that make up the United Kingdom.
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