'I got quite emotional afterwards... it was just overwhelming.'
A former soldier who waited more than 12 hours to view the Queen's coffin in Edinburgh has said he was"prepared to wait even longer" and that it was an experience he would never forget.
He was waiting from 6.45am, more than 10 hours before official guidance said the public would be allowed into St Giles' Cathedral, where the Queen is lying at rest.Mr Higgins, a security officer at the Royal Infirmary, described the"moving scene" inside the cathedral, where it was so quiet"you couldn't even hear anyone breathing".
"I'm glad I did it, and I would do it all over again. It was a poignant day, and I'll never forget it."
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