Final mourner at Queen's lying-in-state pays her respects after queuing up twice ⚫ Chrissy Heerey described the experience of visiting the Queen as “amazing”
The final mourner to visit the Queen lying in state has paid her respects as it closed to the public after four days of marathon queues.
“I thought they might close the line off but my Plan B was to queue up with these people to see her coming out when they bring her out.Grant Murrell, from south-east London, who queued for eight hours after arriving on Sunday night, added: “I feel very honoured… it’s a moment of reflection. You’ll never forget it all of your life. The Queen had been such a steady set of hands for such a long time.
She added that the queue was “really tough” and that towards the end “I was very close to giving up”.
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