Across the globe, crowds gathered outside British embassies and consulates and at cafes, bars and other public places to bear witness to the pageantry unfurling thousands of miles away from their homes. | SaltWire
Reuters | Posted: 8 hours ago | Updated: 5 hours ago | 3 Min ReadHONG KONG/SYDNEY -In Hong Kong, hundreds kept up with Queen Elizabeth's funeral https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-world-prepare-say-last-farewell-queen-elizabeth-2022-09-18/ on their phones as they queued for hours to pay their tributes. In Sydney, Australia, customers packed into pubs to watch the ceremony on screens.
Across the globe, crowds gathered outside British embassies and consulates and at cafes, bars and other public places to bear witness to the pageantry unfurling thousands of miles away from their homes. Nearby, visitors had piled up flowers, hand-written notes, photographs, candles and other mementos in the centre of a city still marked by its 156-years of British colonial rule.The queen served as Hong Kong's head of state for 45 years, presiding over a period of fast development which some consider to be a golden age.
"She was a stabilising figure in the Commonwealth, and she handled it with legendary grace," said Eric Sladic, 53, an engineer in Ottawa, referring to the club of 56 countries that evolved out of the British Empire after World War Two. He said he had taken the day off work for the event.
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