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The Latest Breaking News from Albert Embankment

Man, 66, dies after being pulled from River Thames near Albert Embankment

The man was taken to hospital but, despite the efforts of emergency services, was later pronounced dead

Evening Standard · Oct 4

Top architects Foster + Partners face court over death after window pane fell from luxury Thames flats

Mick Ferris died when he was struck by a falling window pane on Albert Embankment

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024

Why are those lost to COVID not formally memorialised? How politics shapes what we remember

Every Friday, volunteers gather on the Albert Embankment at the River Thames in London to lovingly retouch thousands of red hearts inscribed on a Portland stone wall directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Each heart is dedicated to a British victim of COVID. It is a deeply social space –…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023

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Watch: Queen’s lying in state queue paused for at least six hours as capacity reached

Entry to the queue to see the Queen lying in state has been paused for “at least” six hours after Southwark Park reached capacity, it was announced on Friday morning. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DMCS) announced the move as thousands of mourners queued for hours for…

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2022

Queen’s funeral latest: King Charles and siblings keep vigil over late monarch’s coffin

The official YouTube queue tracker has the estimated waiting time at more than 22 hours

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2022

First mourner says paying respects to Queen ‘helped with loss of late husband’

Vanessa Nanthakumaran queued for more than 50 hours on Albert Embankment to see the Queen lying in state.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

King Charles taking day off public duties as mourners queue overnight for Queen’s lying in state

Members of the public can pay their respects to the late monarch’s coffin for 24 hours a day at Westminster Hall, with queues along Lambeth Bridge and Albert Embankment flowing all night

Wales Online · Sep 15, 2022

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ITV This Morning viewers point out problem as thousands queue to see the Queen lying-in-state

Viewers were stunned by the coverage outside the Albert Embankment

Manchester Evening News · Sep 14, 2022

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