The UK is in mourning, officially so, but the word doesn't quite capture the mood on the streets. As the nation farewells its longest serving monarch, grief is mixed with a kind of gaiety.
Standing behind the barricades near the Houses of Parliament, I twice see the new King being driven past, his black Rolls Royce festooned with royal insignia. On both occasions, a rousing and happy cheer comes from the crowd.
Some children are wearing cardboard crowns, brightly decorated. There are Union Jack umbrellas for the adults or T-shirts featuring the Queen's image.
