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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Alice Clifford & Graeme Murray

Royal super fan camping for 10 days outside Buckingham Palace to pay Queen final respects

A royal 'super fan' is camping for 10 days outside Buckingham Palace to pay his final respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

John Loughrey, who is in a red tent and wearing his favourite hat full of royal badges, has been a loyal royalist since he was a child, meeting the Queen and the Royal family on many occasions.

The 67-year-old said: "The atmosphere here is very sad. I am in shock. I caught my breath when I found out the news, I thought she was going to live until 100.

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