“I've been here since Thursday, loose Christine, a bit tired.
It's been four or three days, I don't know.
But I wanted to make sure I had my place to pay homage to the queen.
“Like hundreds of people, this forty-something has pitched her tent in front of Westminster Abbey, in view of the procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, which will be deposited there on Monday morning.
A few meters away, Jamie, a Briton recently exiled to the United States, says she made the round trip "especially to pay homage to her majesty".
“We're exhausted, but for the world we wouldn't have missed this,” adds Rachel, who has been sitting in her camping chair for nearly 48 hours.
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As London police cordon off the perimeter, cheers ring out as British soldiers pass by, echoing the "Cheers!"
thrown here and there.
“We didn't know each other before coming here,” says Tracy, delighted to have made new acquaintances.
“That's what's incredible with the queen: we may come from different countries, but she brings us all together,” she says, hugging her new Brazilian friend.
