In picturesPhotographer Olivia Arthur met people who came to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 15, 2022.
David Waring, 62, from Colchester: I am a royalist. Throughout my career, I've been with the Queen and she's always been there. We call her the boss, she has always been the head of the Armed Forces. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
China Kercher, 28, from Portsmouth: I came here to be with my mum, it's an important day for her. The Queen was someone I looked up to, she was way more down-to-earth than others at her level. I'm wearing my mask for Covid but it has also become a bit of a style statement for me. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
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Vanissa Amliwala, from Essex: I just want to pay my respects and thank her for her years of unwavering service. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
Garry Clements, 67, from Bexley, Kent: The monarchy is about solidarity, it's a marvellous thing that this country has. The debt we all have for the service of the Queen is huge. I had a plan to go and leave flowers in Green Park but when my train stopped in London Bridge and I realized the queue started there, I jumped off and joined the queue. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
Isabel Ying, from London: I love my queen, I am very proud. Many people like her. Always smiling. She worked very hard. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
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Father Joseph Skinner, 67, from South London: The monarchy is the fabric of our national unity. It is one of the few things we have in common. Somehow, the monarch is the keystone that holds the whole thing together. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
Michelle Kercher, 51, from London: I am coming up to the age of 52 and ever since I was a child my auntie absolutely adored the queen, made us all quieten at Christmas to watch the speech. So she has been in my life for 50 years. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
Sam, from South London: It's a sweep of history really. We were just watching footage of her in the Caribbean and there were men there wearing World War I medals. Its historical. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
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Dierdre Holmes, 68, made the hour-long trip: It's wonderful. We just want to pay our last respects. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
Lisa Winfield, 49, who came with her daughters Celine and Danni Relf from Eastbourne: At the moment it is not quite real, when we see the coffin it will become more real and then we can start the grieving process I wanted to kids to be aware of how many people she has touched, not just our household. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
Nestor Garbin, 72, from Wandsworth: She was a very good lady, she paved my way from the Philippines in 1974. We were paid for to come over and study. It is right that we should come and say goodbye one last time. OLIVIA ARTUHR/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE
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The content of this website is the work of over 530 journalists who deliver high-quality, reliable and comprehensive news and innovative online services every day. This work is supported by additional revenue from advertising and subscriptions.As thousands of people waited hours in line to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, many of them needed medical attention.
The London Ambulance Service reported that 1, 078 people in the queue had to receive medical treatment since Sept. 14, when the queen's coffin arrived at Westminster Hall.
Members of the public wait in line to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lays in state within Westminster Hall in London on Sept. 15, 2022.Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
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The long line for the late queen's subjects to pay their respects has taken hours to get through. Soccer star David Beckham reported it took him 12 hours to see the queen's casket.
As of Sunday afternoon, the line was more than four miles long and an estimated nearly 10 hour wait. The government live tracker showed officials were debating whether to close the line as it reached final capacity ahead of the 6:30 a.m. deadline on Monday morning.
As members of the public file through to pay their respects, they will see the queen's closed coffin atop a raised purple platform, called a catafalque.
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They might have borne witness to one of the vigils performed by the royal family — in one instance on Friday, the queen's children stood watch over their mother for 10 minutes. On Saturday, her grandchildren did the same.
Queen Elizabeth II 's grandchildren (clockwise from front center) Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Peter Phillips, James, Viscount Severn, Britain's Princess Eugenie of York, Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Britain's Princess Beatrice of York, Britain's Lady Louise Windsor and Zara Tindall hold a vigil around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, in London on Sept. 16, 2022, ahead of her funeral on Monday.Aaron Chown / Getty Images
In addition to the reported medical emergencies in the queue, there has been at least one report of crime. A man was charged on Friday with two counts of sexual assault. Two women reported being assaulted in a garden while they waited to pay their respects, Reuters reported.
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One viral tweet from @JofArnold, referencing the British ability to wait in line without complaint, quipped that This is the queue you've been training for all your life. The final boss of queues.
A group of friends hand out hot drinks to people waiting in the queue on Sept. 17, 2022, in London, England.Anthony Devlin / Getty Images
The event was reminiscent of the London Olympics in 2012, when the city was overwhelmed by a feeling of togetherness, Smith wrote on Sept. 15. Mourners chatted amiably with police officers and the many marshals along the route, comparing reports of wait times and exchanging candy.
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Samantha Kubota is a senior digital editor and journalist for Digital based in Los Angeles. Originally from the Chicago area, she grew up dreaming of working for . Prior to joining NBC News, Sam worked in local news around the country, most recently covering Washington D.C. Sam is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia.
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