Queen's funeral

2022 - 9 - 19

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Late Night Recaps the Queen's Funeral (The New York Times)

There is no iPhone at the end of that line, all right?” Trevor Noah said of the long lines of mourners on Monday.

Meanwhile, Trump showed up at a Burger King and said, ‘Sorry for your loss.’” — JIMMY FALLON It’s like saying ‘Freddy Krueger is dead and he’s never coming back!’” — JIMMY KIMMEL “The procession was lengthy, with King Charles and siblings walking behind the coffin for nearly one and a half hours. It’s just a box and you don’t even get to open the box.” For years, the royal family’s only form of exercise has been walking back statements from Andrew.” — STEPHEN COLBERT Here are the

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Queen's funeral: Telford woman's 'mind-blowing' invitation (BBC News)

Elizabeth Wilkinson MBE was one of 200 recipients of Jubilee honours chosen to be at Westminster Abbey on Monday. She said although it was not a family funeral, ...

She added the moment when the coffin was brought in was "horrid" and she was glad to have brought a handkerchief with her. But she said the occasion "was really about the respect that she was held in by so many people across the world". Ms Wilkinson said that as with any funeral "the bit that gets you" was the moment the family arrived, but Monday's occasion was different because of the enormous public interest. She said the emotions of the occasion were difficult to explain, adding she could not "think of the adequate word to describe it". "I had a phone call in the queue at Costa, with my mum, and realised when they said it was from the Palace I needed to go outside to take the call." She said although it was not a family funeral, she still cried because of the respect she had for the Queen.

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