Queue to pay respect to Queen’s coffin paused for six hours after reaching capacity
King Charles III and his three siblings have held a15-minute vigil beside their mother Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin.
The Vigil of the Princes came as the waiting time to see the late monarch lying in state in London’s Westminster Hall is now at least 22 hours, with ambulance teams treating 435 mourners since the queue opened two days ago.
Forty-two people waiting to see the Queen’s coffin have been hospitalised, with head injuries sustained after faints said to have accounted for the vast majority of incidents attended by London Ambulance Service staff.
Two women were also allegedly sexually assaulted, with a 19-year-old man accused of related charges appearing in court on Friday.
Earlier during a visit to the Senedd, King Charles recalled his late mother’s love for Wales as he spoke in both English and Welsh, saying: “Through all the years of her reign, the land of Wales could not be closer to my mother’s heart.”
Accompanied by Camilla, the Queen Consort, the new monarch was met by a small number of anti-monarchist protesters holding placards and booing as they arrived at Cardiff Castle.
