A farmer has been praised after coming up with a unique way to view the Queen 's coffin as it passed by his field. The quick-thinking agricultural worker knew that at some point the funeral procession would drive along the A30 to get to Windsor, and luckily enough the dual carriageway runs straight past one of his fields.
Instead of driving into town and queueing with the masses, he decided to place his tractor by the hedge at the edge of the road and raise the forks on the front - creating a stable platform for him to stand on. Then, as the Daily Star reports, he climbed to the top and paid his respects as Her Majesty was driven past.
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In a picture, posted on Reddit and labelled "Perks of Being a Farmer", the man is shown standing high on the fully raised front loader of a tractor to peer over the gathered crowds at the procession of cars following that transporting Her Majesty on her final journey to St George's Chapel.
People were quickly moved to comment on the unique image with one declaring: "There's something rather sweet and heart warming about this."
A second quipped: "Hope he correctly calculated the moment on that tractor so he could enjoy this moment."
But others were a little more concerned about the farmer's welfare, pointing out that health and safety regulations might have been breached by the somewhat precarious perch that had been used as a viewing point.
One commented: "HSE just casually popping in for a farm inspection tomorrow....."
Another said: "Come on people, they're not wrong. This is technically against health (and) safety guidelines."
Meanwhile, people from around the world have been glued to the TV screen today as the Queen's funeral is broadcast, but one man found himself the unexpected focus for many viewers who began posting relentlessly about him on social media.
The man in question had dropped a white piece of paper and it landed right next to Her Majesty's coffin and laid there throughout most of the service.
Shortly after it fell, social media users began posting about the piece of paper as one Twitter user joked dropping it would "haunt" whoever dropped it "for the rest of their lives".
Eventually, it was moved away - but not before it was seen by billions of people, as the televised funeral is expected to be the most watched TV moment in history.
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