The Queen's funeral procession left Buckingham Palace yesterday (September 14) and began its journey to Westminster Hall, where the coffin will stay until the monarch's state funeral on Monday, September 19.
Thousands lined the streets in London to watch the coffin pass by and pay their respects, but some Royal fans were not impressed by the actions of some people in the crowd, the Mirror reports. Several mourners chose to record the historic moment on their phones, which has angered people on social media who say the gesture is "disrespectful".
One angry Royal fan took to Twitter to complain about what they'd seen.
They said: "Currently watching the procession of Her Majesty the Queen as they move her to Westminster Hall, and am honestly disgusted by all the people with their phones and cameras pointed, not a single person watching or living it. Shame. My thoughts go out to the King, must be a hard day."
Another said: "I can’t be the only one who thinks that the all-pervasive camera phones along the procession route seems to lack the solemnity and respect that might be expected on such an occasion?"
A third agreed: "I find it so weird people are taking photos and video of the procession of the queen's coffin. you wouldn't whip your phone out at any other funeral would you? I just find it weird."
The Queen will spend the next four days lying in state at Westminster Hall. Her coffin, which will be placed on a raised platform called a catafalque, will be guarded 24/7 by units from the Sovereign's Bodyguard, the Household Division, and Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.
The first members of the public were permitted to enter the hall and view the Queen's coffin yesterday, after queueing for hours. Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to visit and pay their respects to the monarch.
200,000 people queued to see the Queen Mother's coffin, who was the last royal to lie in state when she passed away in 2002.
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