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The British Government has announced at 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. on the Spanish peninsula) that access to the queue is reopened to visit the burning chapel of Elizabeth II after six hours stopped due to the large number of influxes.
The estimated waiting time is 22 hours.
The funeral chapel will remain open until Monday, when her state funeral will be held.
Charles III visited Wales this Friday for the last stage of his tour as the new British king through the four nations of the United Kingdom, which has already taken him to Scotland and Northern Ireland, in addition to England.
In Cardiff, the monarch and the queen consort, Camila, have attended a religious service in honor of Elizabeth II and then have participated in a session of the Welsh autonomous Parliament, in which a motion of condolence for the sovereign has been approved.
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Police arrest a man accused of sexually assaulting two women who were queuing to access the burning chapel
London police have reported that a man has been arrested on two counts of sexual assault on two women who have reported being assaulted while queuing to access Queen Elizabeth II's funeral chapel.
Tens of thousands of people have been lining up over the past three days to pay their respects to the monarch, whose coffin will remain in Westminster Hall until Monday.
"As those in line will have seen, officers were available to respond immediately and arrest the man," said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy.
"Police officers in London are present throughout the route to help and support those queuing to pay their respects to the Queen. There have been very few crimes or other incidents where officers have had to intervene."
(Reuters)
20:30
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Isabel II's four children —King Carlos, Ana, Andrés and Eduardo— join the vigil for 10 minutes around the coffin
King Carlos III and his brothers, Ana, Andrés, and Eduardo, have joined shortly after 7:30 p.m. local time [one more hour in mainland Spain] to the vigil of Isabel II.
The queen's four children will remain for 10 minutes around the coffin in Westminster Hall, as they did in the funeral chapel installed in Edinburgh earlier this week.
During the vigil, the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, son of the queen, will be able to wear his military uniform as a "special sign of respect", as confirmed this week by Buckingham Palace.
Andrés, the second son of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, had to abandon his public activities as a member of royalty after being involved in the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by the late American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and after reaching an out-of-court settlement with a woman who accused him of having abused her when she was a minor.
Prince Andrew has been deprived of his military titles since then, this is the reason why he does not usually wear a military uniform, as his brothers Ana and Eduardo do.
(Agencies)
In the image, King Charles III and Princes Andrew, Anne and Edward hold a vigil next to the coffin of their mother, Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall on Friday.
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The waiting time in the queue to visit the Queen's Burning Chapel is more than 22 hours
The United Kingdom Government estimates that the waiting time in the queue to access the funeral chapel of Elizabeth II is more than 22 hours, and that the end reaches Southwark Park, beyond Tower Bridge.
This data reflects that the line of people waiting to say their last goodbye to the queen has increased compared to this morning, when the average wait was about 12 hours.
The Secretary of Culture, Michelle Donelan, already warned on Wednesday that some citizens will have to wait up to 30 hours to reach the funeral chapel.
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David Beckham queues for 12 hours and cries before the coffin of Elizabeth II
Since last Wednesday, September 14, at five in the afternoon, the funeral chapel was opened to the public to bid farewell to Elizabeth II in the emblematic Westminster Hall, a lobby and central room attached to the Houses of Parliament, thousands of people from all the points of the United Kingdom have waited their turn to give a last goodbye to the queen.
Despite the kilometres, the inclement weather and the initial warning from the London police that predicted waiting times of 35 hours, the British have armed themselves with umbrellas, blankets, water, food and patience to walk the banks of the Thames and pay your last respects.
See the full video here.
17:14
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The Pope will not attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Pope Francis will not attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, a Vatican spokesman said on Friday.
"The Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, the religious Paul Gallagher, will represent Pope Francis on Monday at the funeral of his Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," Pope's spokesman Matteo said in a brief statement. Bruni.
Monsignor Gallagher, born in the United Kingdom, is a kind of foreign minister of the Holy See and has been a member of its diplomatic service since 1984.
Hundreds of foreign leaders and monarchs have been invited to London's state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, which will be one of the biggest diplomatic gatherings in decades.
Due to the abbey's limited capacity of 2,000 people, only heads of state and one or two representatives per country have been invited to the funeral.
Numerous monarchs from Europe and other parts of the world confirmed their presence to see off the queen.
(AFP)
16:59
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Queue access for the Burning Chapel reopens
The British Government has announced at 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m., Spanish peninsular time) that access to the queue is reopened to visit the burning chapel of Elizabeth II after six hours stopped by the large influx of public.
The estimated waiting time is 24 hours and low temperatures are expected at night.
The statement warns that the queue may stop again if it reaches its maximum capacity again.
16:25
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A minute's silence in Scotland on Sunday
The Scottish Government has announced this Friday that a minute of silence will be held on Sunday in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at 8:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m., Spanish peninsular time).
The event will be led by Deputy Prime Minister John Swinney and Culture Secretary Angus Robertson, as Chief Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be in London for Monday's funeral.
15:25
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David Beckham tells how hanging out during 12 hours in line to see the queen
Former soccer player David Beckham is among the thousands of people who have queued these days in London to access the burning chapel of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster, London.
A BBC journalist, Vicki Young, has discovered him in line, where the athlete has explained that he has been waiting for more than 12 hours and that he has spent that time telling stories and "celebrating" the life of the queen of England.
13:56
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Anti-monarchy protest in Cardiff
In the Welsh city of Cardiff, an anti-monarchist protest was called this Friday in response to the visit of King Charles III under the slogan "Real Democracy Now".
The Welsh chief minister, Mark Drakeford, defended this morning on the BBC that anti-monarchists have a right to protest: "People have a legitimate right to protest and there are a variety of points of view. I do not think this is the week in which That debate needs to come up. But people have that right and I think it will be exercised sparingly and it will be a footnote to the prevailing sentiments of the day," Drakeford said.
In the image of Carl Recine (Reuters), a man holds several posters against the monarchy this Friday in Cardiff.
13:45
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Felipe VI and Juan Carlos I will coincide at the reception in Buckingham and at the funeral of Elizabeth II
Felipe VI will coincide with his father and predecessor in the Head of State, Juan Carlos I, at a reception at Buckingham Palace offered on Sunday by King Carlos III and also the following day at the state funeral for Elizabeth II at the Abbey of Westminster, as confirmed this Friday by the King's House.
The official agenda includes that Don Felipe and Doña Letizia and Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía will attend the reception at six o'clock on Sunday afternoon (local time, one more hour in mainland Spain) and that the next day, at 11.00 (London time), they will also coincide in the funeral, since the monarch emeritus has been invited "in his capacity as former head of state".
What the agenda does not clarify is whether the two couples will be placed together by the protocol services of the British royal house, but where they will spend the night:
In the image, of Samuel Sánchez, the king emeritus upon his arrival at Vigo airport, last May.
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13:32
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Charles III receives condolences from the Welsh Parliament
The British kings are in the Welsh autonomous Parliament, where the president of the chamber, Elin Jones, has read the motion of condolence.
"We know that many of those we represent have been saddened, some are in shock at your loss, and they have you and your family in their hearts and prayers at this time," Jones said.
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, then took the floor and highlighted that Elizabeth II's life was "a life dedicated to service and duty, but imbued with that lively interest that the queen always showed for the people she found”.
The monarch has remembered his mother in his speech: "Wales could not have been closer to the heart of Queen Elizabeth II, I know that she took immense pride in the many great achievements of Wales, and that she also deeply felt her moments of pain ".
Carlos III has concluded assuming his new role: "I assume my new functions with immense gratitude for the privilege of having been able to serve as Prince of Wales".
12:12
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The king is already in Cardiff
The King and Queen of England have landed by helicopter in Cardiff and are currently attending a religious service in honor of Elizabeth II.
Later they will participate in an extraordinary session of the Welsh autonomous Parliament, in which a motion of condolence for the sovereign will be approved.
They will also visit Cardiff Castle, where the King will hold a private audience with Welsh Chief Minister Mark Drakeford.
King Charles III visits Wales this Friday, the last stage of his tour as the new monarch through the four British nations, which has already taken him to Scotland and Northern Ireland, in addition to England.
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10:44
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The queue for people with reduced mobility, with long waiting times
The British Government has reported that the Westminster accessible queue for people with mobility problems is very busy and the slots scheduled for this Friday afternoon have already been filled.
"There are long waiting times," they warned in a Twitter message from the UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
10:16
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London suspends entry into the queue for at least six hours to say goodbye to the queen
The British Government has suspended for at least six hours the entrance in the queue to access the burning chapel in which the remains of Queen Elizabeth II rest after it reached its maximum capacity.
Thousands of people have spent the night in the open to keep their place in the line to Westminster, which this morning stretches almost five miles.
The authorities estimate that the waiting time can be up to 14 hours.
09:08
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Prince Harry will wear military uniform at vigil for Elizabeth II
Prince Enrique, the youngest son of King Carlos III, will finally be able to wear the military uniform during the vigil that the grandchildren of the sovereign will celebrate tomorrow Saturday before her coffin after a change of heart, according to local media revealed this Friday.
En un principio se había indicado desde el palacio de Buckingham que Enrique solo podría vestir con traje de día en los eventos previos al funeral de su abuela, durante los días oficiales de luto, pese a que el duque de Sussex pasó 10 años en el Ejército, entre ellos dos períodos sirviendo en misiones en la provincia de Helmand, en Afganistán, en 2008. Enrique y su esposa, Meghan, abandonaron sus funciones como miembros a tiempo completo de la monarquía en enero de 2020 para mudarse a Estados Unidos.
También se ha hecho una excepción con el duque de York, el príncipe Andrés, hijo de la reina, a quien también se permitirá vestir con su uniforme militar como “señal especial de respeto” en otra vigilia que los hijos de la soberana celebrarán esta tarde, según ya confirmó esta semana el palacio de Buckingham. Andrés, el segundo hijo de Isabel II y el duque de Edimburgo, tuvo que abandonar sus actividades públicas como miembro de la realeza tras haberse visto involucrado en el escándalo de abuso sexual de menores del fallecido pederasta norteamericano Jeffrey Epstein y tras llegar a un acuerdo extrajudicial con una mujer que le acusó de haber abusado de ella cuando era menor de edad. (Efe)
07:17
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Londres prevé hasta 11 horas de espera en la cola para acudir a la capilla ardiente de Isabel II
La cola para poder acceder a la capilla ardiente de la reina Isabel II, instalada en el palacio de Westminster, se extiende más de siete kilómetros a primera hora de este viernes, lo que provoca que las autoridades calculen que el tiempo de espera pueda ser de hasta 11 horas, según los datos del Gobierno.
Miles de personas han pasado la noche a la intemperie para mantener su puesto en la cola, que va desde el palacio de Westminster hasta la playa de Bermondsey, según los datos que ofrece el Ejecutivo británico en tiempo real sobre el estado de la fila para dar idea de dónde tienen que colocarse quienes quieran incorporarse e intentar entrar a la capilla ardiente.
La capilla ardiente abrió el miércoles por la tarde y no cerrará hasta el lunes a primera hora (las 6.30, una hora más en la España peninsular), cuando tendrá lugar el funeral de Estado en memoria de Isabel II. (EP)
07:13
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Carlos III cierra este viernes en Gales su gira por las cuatro naciones británicas
El rey Carlos III visita este viernes Gales, la última etapa de su gira como nuevo monarca del Reino Unido por las cuatro naciones británicas, que ya le ha llevado a Escocia e Irlanda del Norte, además de a Inglaterra.
El rey y la reina consorte, Camila, viajarán en helicóptero a Cardiff, donde asistirán a un servicio religioso en honor de Isabel II y luego participarán en una sesión extraordinaria del Parlamento autónomo galés en la que se aprobará una moción de condolencia por la soberana. También visitarán el castillo de Cardiff, donde el rey mantendrá una audiencia privada con el ministro principal de Gales, Mark Drakeford.
Por la tarde, Carlos III se reunirá con líderes religiosos en el palacio de Buckingham y participará en una vigilia de 10 minutos junto del féretro de Isabel II con sus tres hermanos -Ana, Andrés y Eduardo-, como ya hicieron en la capilla ardiente instalada en Edimburgo a principios de esta semana. (Efe)
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Vídeo | Un siglo de funerales de Estado en el Reino Unido
Tras la muerte de la reina de Inglaterra, Isabel II, el pasado 8 de septiembre, los actos para recordar su memoria se han ido celebrando por todo el país y finalizarán el próximo lunes 19 con su funeral. Del mismo modo que ella, en los últimos cien años, tres reyes y un solo civil han sido despedidos en funerales de Estado en el Reino Unido.
Como se puede ver en el vídeo que acompaña la noticia, uno de ellos fue el bisabuelo de Isabel II, Eduardo VII, que fallecía con 68 años. Esta fue la primera vez en la que las campanas del Big Ben tocaron los años vividos por el fallecido en su honor. 26 años después, el 28 de enero de 1936, tuvo lugar el entierro de Jorge V, su hijo. Durante el recorrido con el ataúd, la Corona Imperial del Estado cayó al suelo, lo que para su hijo heredero, Eduardo VIII, fue un mal presagio. Menos de un año después, Eduardo abdicaba por amor y le dejaba el cargo a su hermano, Jorge VI.
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05:21
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La cola para acceder a la capilla ardiente de la reina roza los ocho kilómetros
El Gobierno del Reino Unido calcula que la cola para acceder a la capilla ardiente de Isabel II alcanza los 7,88 kilómetros de longitud y llega hasta el Southwark Park, más allá del Tower Bridge. Este dato refleja que la fila de personas que esperan para dar su último adiós a la reina ha aumentado respecto a ayer y ha ido creciendo a lo largo del día, desde los cuatro kilómetros que tenía al inicio de la jornada hasta los casi ocho que marcaba a las 23.30 de la noche del jueves. Las autoridades estiman que quienes se unan ahora al final de la cola tardarán unas nueve horas en recorrer la distancia que separa esa zona del Westminster Hall, donde se encuentra el ataúd de la monarca. La secretaria de Cultura, Michelle Donelan, ya avisó el miércoles de que algunos ciudadanos tendrán que esperar hasta 30 horas para llegar hasta la capilla ardiente.
15 Sep 2022 - 21:31 UTC
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Fotogalería | El dolor de los ciudadanos por la muerte de Isabel II
Centenares de personas esperan su turno para dar su último adiós a Isabel II. Una mujer mira las flores depositadas en el homenaje a la reina en el Green Park de Londres. Los príncipes de Gales, Guillermo y Catalina, visitan los tributos florales depositados por miles de ciudadanos en honor a la monarca. Una niña sostiene un peluche del oso Paddington y otro de un corgi mientras espera para acceder a la capilla ardiente, que tendrá una duración de cuatro días, desde que se abrió el miércoles hasta el lunes, cuando los restos mortales de la monarca serán trasladados a primera hora de la mañana a la abadía de Westminster, donde se celebrará el funeral de Estado.
Consult here these and other images of the tribute of the citizens to the queen.
15 Sep 2022 - 19:51 UTC
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