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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

‘I cried when I saw her’: the first mourners see the Queen lying in state

Mourners pass by the coffin of the Queen as she begins her period of lying in state in Westminster Hall.
Mourners pass by the coffin of the Queen as she begins her period of lying in state in Westminster Hall. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

The first mourners to see the Queen lying in state have told how they were overcome with emotion as they paid their respects.

Some doffed their hats, others said prayers and shed tears, while one woman said she wanted to sing Ave Maria.

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