The crowds of young and old had come from around Britain and beyond. Read more at straitstimes.com.
fell silent and bowed their heads on Monday to follow her funeral service in Westminster Abbey and watch the procession of her coffin afterwards through the city.
Colin Sanders, 61, a retired soldier who had come to London from North Yorkshire to bid farewell to the queen, struggled to hold back tears listening on the Mall to the ceremony."I knew I'd well up ... She's like your grandma, a loving and caring person. She said she'd serve the country and that's what she did."
"We wanted to come and see this historic event, to be part of it and to pay our respects to the queen and thank her for her long life of service," said Alison Cornish, 66, from Ashford in Kent.Filling London Melanie Odey, 60, a teacher, had camped out in a tent with her two daughters and grandchildren after arriving on Sunday afternoon.
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