MADRID, September 14 (European press) –
The UK’s culture minister, Michelle Donelan, has said queues “of up to 30 hours” are expected to see the burning church of Elizabeth II, who died last week at the age of 96, which will be erected in the Palace of Westminster.
Thus, he asserted that the government expects “extremely long queues, which may reach 30 hours”, before adding that “thousands” of people will come to the place. “It will not pass 30 hours for everyone,” he explained, although he asked those who come “very well prepared.”
Donelan emphasized that authorities were doing everything they could to make people “as comfortable as possible”, although he advocated the need to “open up” with residents so they could make “informed decisions”, according to the BBC. .
In that sense, he explained, some establishments, including the Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe, will “light up their buildings with portraits of the Queen,” while cafes and bars will offer drinks and access to their facilities. In addition, 500 mobile toilets were installed along the road.
The coffin of Elizabeth II arrived at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday afternoon, where it was received by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, consort. The remains of the dead came from Scotland, where a series of official acts have been held these days in memory of the king.
Hundreds of people gathered near Buckingham for the procession that accompanied the coffin. And after Buckingham, the king’s coffin will be moved on Wednesday to Westminster Palace, where the burning chapel will be erected.
On Monday, the Queen’s state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey, an event attended by prominent members of the royal houses from around the world, including King Felipe and Queen Letizia, as well as presidents and heads of state such as American Joe Biden. French Emmanuel Macron or Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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