Britain, world leaders and royalty from across the globe will on Monday bid a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, the last towering figure of her era, at a state funeral of inimitable pageantry.
She oversaw her nation trying to carve out a new place in the world, and she was instrumental in the emergence of the Commonwealth of Nations, now a grouping comprising 56 countries.
Despite being reputedly just 1.6m tall, she dominated rooms with her presence and became a towering global figure, praised in death from Paris and Washington to Moscow and Beijing. National mourning was observed in Brazil, Jordan and Cuba, countries with which she had little direct link. Transport chiefs said one million people were expected in central London for the funeral, while police said it will be the biggest security operation ever in the capital.
Alistair Campbell Binnings, 64, said he left his home in Norfolk at midnight to make his way to London.
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