Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox.ET at the White House after the president's remarks. That's more Americans who have died in one year in this pandemic than in World War One, World War Two and the Vietnam War combined," he said.īiden, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff marked a moment of silence at 6:15 p.m. "Today we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone - 500,071 dead. deaths from COVID-19, urging Americans to set aside partisan differences and fight the pandemic together. President Joe Biden led Americans in observing a moment of silence on Monday to commemorate the grim milestone of 500,000 U.S. London police said Sunday that a 28-year-old London man, Muhammad Khan, has been charged with behavior intended to "cause alarm, harassment or distress." He will appear in court on Monday.U.S. The silence in the hall was briefly broken Friday when a man lunged at the coffin. The queen's four children - Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward - held a similar vigil around the coffin on Friday. You taught us so much and we will cherish those lessons and memories forever," the sisters wrote. You were our matriarch, our guide, our loving hand on our backs leading us through this world. "We, like many, thought you'd be here forever. The king, however, requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.īefore the vigil, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie issued a statement praising their "beloved grannie." He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes earlier in the week as the queen's coffin left Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. "It was good to see them all together as a set of grandchildren given the things that have happened over the last few years." "You could see that they were thinking hard about their grandmother, the queen," said Ian Mockett, a civil engineer from Oxford in southern England. Prince William stands in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall on Sept. Mourners continued to file past in silence. Both princes, who are military veterans, were in uniform. William stood with his head bowed at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. William and Prince Harry, Charles' sons, were joined by Princess Anne's children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips Prince Andrew's daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie and the two children of Prince Edward - Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn. Later, all the queen's grandchildren stood by her coffin.
Honoring their patience, Charles and William made an unannounced visit Saturday to greet people in the line, shaking hands and thanking mourners in the queue near Lambeth Bridge. The number of mourners has grown steadily since the public was first admitted on Wednesday, with a queue that stretches for at least five miles along the River Thames and into Southwark Park in the city's southeast. That smile is unforgettable," said Camilla, who is married to King Charles III.Ī tide of people continued to stream into Westminster Hall, where the queen's coffin is lying in state, draped in the Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
"It's been very emotional, and I think it's been a very fitting tribute to a wonderful queen."Ĭamilla, the new queen consort, paid tribute to the queen in a video message, saying the monarch "carved her own role" as a "solitary woman" on a world stage dominated by men. "I think it's been amazing," said Anna Pettigrew, a 55-year-old teacher. Crowds also gathered Sunday near Windsor Castle, where the queen will be laid to rest at a private family ceremony on Monday evening.
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