Scottish friends queue up in Edinburgh to visit Queen's coffin
Former soldier George Higgins and Sheila Purvis queued up to see the Queen's coffin in EdinburghTwo friends and former civil service members joined a long queue in Edinburgh today to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Seeing the Queen's coffin is a momentous occasion and for two friends it was worth getting up early to be the first in line to pay their respects to Her Majesty. Former soldier George Higgins was the first person queuing down The Meadows in Edinburgh - around a 15 minute walk away from St Giles' Cathedral, where the monarch's coffin is available to view from 5pm today.He told Sky News he"wouldn't miss it for the world".
"We get the privilege to be able to do this in Scotland, where if she had passed in England we wouldn't have. Me coming from Edinburgh, my home city, and she's lying in St Giles', I wouldn't miss it for the world.At around 10am, he was joined by his friend Sheila Purvis, who knew she would be in the queue as soon as she found out the Queen's coffin was coming to the Scottish capital.
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