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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Emotional David Beckham wipes tears away as he pays respects to Queen after 12 hour queue

David Beckham couldn't hide his emotions as he finally filed past the Queen's coffin to pay his respects to the late monarch. The former Manchester United and England star joined the hundreds of thousands of other mourners who have queued to pay their last tributes to Queen Elizabeth II.

He was among those joining the line on the second full day the public were able to enter Westminster Hall. The public were allowed to start paying their respects to the Queen from 5pm on Wednesday following a procession from Buckingham Palace.

Today, Thursday, marks a week since the Queen's death was announced. Buckingham Palace announced at around 6.30pm on September 8 that the 96-year-old, who had recently celebrate 70 years on the throne, had died peacefully at Balmoral, her Scottish Highlands home, that very afternoon.

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